KUALA LUMPUR: A committee to look into ways to deal with the effects of the heat wave is expected to be formed soon.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the ministry would be meeting related agencies including Ministries of Education; and Energy, Green Technology and Water; as well as Meteorological Department to discuss on the matter.
"We can't take the heat wave lightly and it has been said that the El Nino phenomenon will continue for a few years.
"I have given instructions to my officers to have the meeting later this week. We already have a national committee to address the haze problem, so there should be one on heat wave," he said when met at the Parliament lobby earlier.
He had earlier told the Dewan Rakyat that the Cabinet had agreed on the amendments of laws related to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) laws and these would be tabled in the parliament soon.
"Under the existing laws, findings and products from the researches carried out by the ministry through agencies like FRIM in collaboration with universities, for instance, could not be shared (publicly). So, we are looking into amending the laws and have received the go-ahead from the Cabinet a few months ago," he said in responding to a question by Noraini Ahmad (BN-Parit Sulong).