KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Malaysia is increasingly playing a vital role in bolstering global nuclear security and emergency preparedness through practical international cooperation. A cornerstone of these efforts is the country’s hosting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) only equipment repository in the Asia-Pacific region, which supports the rapid deployment of specialised radiation […]

DENGKIL, 20 April 2026 – The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), through the Atomic Energy Department, has responded to claims of a cancer cluster at the Nuclear Medicine Unit of the University Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The government’s green light for Lynas Malaysia’s 10-year operating licence renewal is not an act of betrayal. 

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 11 — The government plans to add four additional Gamma Spectrum Water Monitoring Stations (GSWMS) in Langkawi, Pulau Tioman, Pulau Perhentian and Bintulu by this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — At least eight important protocols or conventions by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) need to be signed and ratified before Malaysia can explore generating electricity using nuclear energy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 — Monitoring conducted through the Gamma Spectrum Water Monitoring System (GSWMS) from October 1 to November 30 found no increase in radioactivity levels in Malaysian waters.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Australian rare earth mining company Lynas has requested Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang to withdraw himself from its appeal hearing that is set for today as it seeks to overturn the Malaysian government’s licence conditions that would otherwise revoke its licence to operate in the country.

SHAH ALAM, March 28 — Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang, who will join Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to China starting tomorrow to April 1, hopes to meet with his counterpart there to discuss issues related to science, technology and innovation as well as explore investment opportunities.

KUANTAN: Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail said today that there are no tributaries in Bukit Ketam, which has been named as the site for the construction of a …