COMMENT | We need a comprehensive sustainable development policy

COMMENT | Every so often, different parts of Malaysia come under siege as the result of apathetic attitudes towards the environment and the planet that we live in and owe our living to.

Unseasonal harsh weather conditions have brought on massive landslides and destructive floods, with severe collateral damage including the loss of lives.

Of course, climate change is the go-to cause and trigger for all the malaise. It is the same scenario globally.

In fact, Malaysia is...