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Month: January 2015

Month: January 2015

Malaysians should reject undemocratic and authoritarian nuclear energy plan

admin January 30, 2015 0 Comments
At the recent public forum organised by the Bar Council’s Environment and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) in Kuala Lumpur, the public got a glimpse of the idea of public consultation of the proponents of nuclear power plant in Malaysia. In a rare appearance in a public forum organised by concerned groups in recent years, Malaysian Nuclear Power Corporation (MNPC) CEO Dr Mohd Zamzam Jaafar...
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PROHIBIT USE OF SPOTLIGHT

Admin January 29, 2015 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Fisheries Department of Kedah to investigate and take immediate action to prohibit the use of high-powered spotlight by fishers in Pulau Langkawi when catching squid in the waters around the island. The use of spotlights may lead to the extinction of marine life and subsequently affect the food supply for consumers and threaten the country’s fisheries...
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Use inheritance tax to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor

admin January 22, 2015 0 Comments
It is a given that the gap between the haves and have-nots in Malaysia is widening. The recent study by the Khazanah Research Institute, the United Nations Human Development (UNHD) Report 2013 and a recent book by Dr. Muhammed Abdul Khalid, all gives the latest evidences pointing to this maldevelopment. According to the UNHD Report, the total wealth of the richest 40 Malaysians is equivalent to...
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Urgent call to halt further forest conversions

admin January 20, 2015 0 Comments
Given the severity of the recent floods and the resulting tragedy that has befallen several states in the Peninsular Malaysia at a scale that has never been witnessed in living memory, and the increasingly adverse impacts of climate change, SAM strongly calls on all states to immediately halt further forest-to-plantation conversions in Malaysia. Our analysis of the forestry data in the country...
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Act now to prevent future disasters

admin January 20, 2015 0 Comments
The country is still reeling from the after-effect of the devastating year-end floods that ravaged at least seven states. Many are still displaced at temporary shelters and rely on government and well-wishers’ food aid including donations from China and Japan. Besides the initial RM800million allocated for initial flood relief efforts, the government is now staring at a hefty reconstruction...
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