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Month: March 2012

Month: March 2012

CAP & SAM censure blueprint for sustainable coastal trawl fisheries

admin March 6, 2012 0 Comments
CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are deeply troubled by the intentions of the Department of Fisheries (DOF) Malaysia and WWF-Malaysia to come up with a blueprint for sustainable coastal trawl fisheries in Malaysia. The DOF in collaboration with WWF-Malaysia is organising a two day workshop on adaptation of a blueprint for sustainable coastal trawl fisheries in Malaysia on 6 and 7 March. We...
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Incessant national tragedies on our roads

admin March 6, 2012 0 Comments
National tragedies on our roads keep repeating incessantly. Since 2007, after a series of  express bus accidents, we have been talking about Vehicle Safety Standards and bus driver management system in order to bring down express bus accidents. However, until today we have not implemented these standards or regulations. CAP urges the authorities to stop wasting any more time over this all...
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Public consultation lacking for Penang infrastructure projects

admin March 5, 2012 0 Comments
CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are concerned that mega infrastructure projects in Penang are being pushed forward without adequate dissemination of information to the public or consulting the public. Recent press reports state that the Penang government will call for a request of proposals for the construction of the 6.5 km Gurney Drive-Bagan Ajam undersea tunnel, 12 km road connecting...
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SAM and JARING urge stringent action on Rawa Sorong nets and illegal fishing gear in Malaysian waters

admin March 2, 2012 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Malaysian Coastal Fishermen's Welfare and Education Network (JARING) urge the authorities to take stringent action on the illegal use of rawa sorong nets which violates the Fisheries Act 1984. SAM and JARING also object any attempt to license this destructive fishing gear. The use of rawa sorong nets, also known as sodok nets among local fishers is not...
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Radioactive waste dump in Malaysia is a super subsidy for Lynas

admin March 2, 2012 0 Comments
In recent days we have heard the authorities giving contradictory signals regarding the disposal of radioactive wastes from Lynas. According to the Health Minister, Lynas would be told to move the radioactive wastes outside of Kuantan or ship them back to Australia. This was the agreement reached by him and the Ministers of International Trade and Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, and...
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