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DEPARTMENT AND which was officially established on
AGENCY 28 August 1996. The Department of
Standards Malaysia is also responsible for
Malaysian Meteorological Department the accreditation activities which was
also originally conducted by the National
MMD is responsible to monitor the Accreditation Council (MAC). The duties
weather, climate and earthquake and functions of the Department of
activities closely and issue early warnings Standards Malaysia are subject to the
about bad weather, rough seas and Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 (Act 549).
tsunami. In addition, the MMD also
monitors the trans-boundary haze Department of Standards Malaysia
plaguing the country and carry out Century Square,
cloud seeding operations during the dry Level 1 &2, Block 2300,
season. Jalan Usahawan, 63000 Cyberjaya
Tel: 03-8318 0002 | Fax: 03-8319 3131
Malaysian Meteorological Department Website: www.jsm.gov.my
Jalan Sultan, 46667 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Tel: 03-7967 8000 | Fax: 03-7955 0964 Malaysian Nuclear Agency (ANM)
Website: www.met.gov.my
The Malaysian Nuclear Agency is entrusted
Department of Chemistry Malaysia to conduct research and development
(R&D), services and training in the field
The Chemistry Department of Malaysia of nuclear technology for national
was initially known as the Government development, encourage application,
Analytical Laboratory of the Straits transfer and commercialisation of
Settlements in Singapore in 1885 under nuclear technology and coordinate and
the British Colonial government and the manage the national and international
establishment of its branch in Penang in nuclear affairs.
1909. In 1946, the Chemical Laboratory at
the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) Malaysian Nuclear Agency
and Chemistry Laboratory, Department Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor
of Trade and Customs merged. The Tel : 03-8911 2000 | Fax : 03-8925 3827
Department’s functions depend on
the functions of the division under it, National Space Agency (ANGKASA)
which is the forensics, environmental
health, research and quality assurance, ANGKASA is responsible to implement
industry and trade tariff classifications education programs and space science
and development and information research, development of space systems
technology. and infrastructure, as well as technology
development, application and local
Department of Chemistry Malaysia space industry. ANGKASA also helps
Jalan Sultan, 46661 Petaling Jaya, Selangor the government to provide the National
Tel: 03-7985 3000 | Fax: 03-7985 3092 Space Policy as a framework for the
Website: www.kimia.gov.my development of key areas of the national
space sector. Among the facilities under
Department of Standards Malaysia the management of ANGKASA are the
Planetarium Negara, Langkawi National
The Department of Standards Malaysia Observatory and the National Space
is the national standards body and Centre.
national accreditation body in Malaysia
DEPARTMENT AND which was officially established on
AGENCY 28 August 1996. The Department of
Standards Malaysia is also responsible for
Malaysian Meteorological Department the accreditation activities which was
also originally conducted by the National
MMD is responsible to monitor the Accreditation Council (MAC). The duties
weather, climate and earthquake and functions of the Department of
activities closely and issue early warnings Standards Malaysia are subject to the
about bad weather, rough seas and Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 (Act 549).
tsunami. In addition, the MMD also
monitors the trans-boundary haze Department of Standards Malaysia
plaguing the country and carry out Century Square,
cloud seeding operations during the dry Level 1 &2, Block 2300,
season. Jalan Usahawan, 63000 Cyberjaya
Tel: 03-8318 0002 | Fax: 03-8319 3131
Malaysian Meteorological Department Website: www.jsm.gov.my
Jalan Sultan, 46667 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Tel: 03-7967 8000 | Fax: 03-7955 0964 Malaysian Nuclear Agency (ANM)
Website: www.met.gov.my
The Malaysian Nuclear Agency is entrusted
Department of Chemistry Malaysia to conduct research and development
(R&D), services and training in the field
The Chemistry Department of Malaysia of nuclear technology for national
was initially known as the Government development, encourage application,
Analytical Laboratory of the Straits transfer and commercialisation of
Settlements in Singapore in 1885 under nuclear technology and coordinate and
the British Colonial government and the manage the national and international
establishment of its branch in Penang in nuclear affairs.
1909. In 1946, the Chemical Laboratory at
the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) Malaysian Nuclear Agency
and Chemistry Laboratory, Department Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor
of Trade and Customs merged. The Tel : 03-8911 2000 | Fax : 03-8925 3827
Department’s functions depend on
the functions of the division under it, National Space Agency (ANGKASA)
which is the forensics, environmental
health, research and quality assurance, ANGKASA is responsible to implement
industry and trade tariff classifications education programs and space science
and development and information research, development of space systems
technology. and infrastructure, as well as technology
development, application and local
Department of Chemistry Malaysia space industry. ANGKASA also helps
Jalan Sultan, 46661 Petaling Jaya, Selangor the government to provide the National
Tel: 03-7985 3000 | Fax: 03-7985 3092 Space Policy as a framework for the
Website: www.kimia.gov.my development of key areas of the national
space sector. Among the facilities under
Department of Standards Malaysia the management of ANGKASA are the
Planetarium Negara, Langkawi National
The Department of Standards Malaysia Observatory and the National Space
is the national standards body and Centre.
national accreditation body in Malaysia
