Chapter 1Overview of Environmental Issues and EnvironmentalConservation Practices in Malaysia

This chapter is divided into seven sections which encompass all the basicinformation required for Japanese companies to work out the most appropriateenvironmental measures for their particular operations in Malaysia.Section 1 gives an overview of Malaysia and its relationship with Japan andJapanese companies. Section 2 describes Malaysia's present environmentalproblems, while Section 3 outlines Malaysia's environmental legislation andadministrative framework. Sections 4, 5, and 6 describe the regulatoryregime and procedures for dealing with the three main environmental issues inMalaysia - water pollution, air pollution, and industrial waste. Section 7concerns environmental impact assessment (EIA), which is required prior toplant construction and other projects, and explains the assessment process andthe activities to which the EIA system applies. The complete text of theEnvironmental Quality Act (the most recent 1998 amended edition) is given inAppendix 1, and relevant portions of the regulations pertaining to thetreatment of scheduled wastes, notified under the Environmental Quality Act1974, are provided in Appendix 2 more??? http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:-sJ81ri3bUEJ:www.env.go.jp/earth/coop/oemjc/malay/e/malaye1.pdf+environmental+issues+in+malaysia&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk