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Year: 2015

Year: 2015

Senior lawmakers from TPP countries call on leaders to protect national sovereignty from US certification

admin May 15, 2015 0 Comments
Senior parliamentarians from five countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have signed an open letter urging their political leaders to protect their nations’ sovereignty from the United States’ process of certification. The signatories from Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, and New Zealand include prominent former parliamentarians as well as current leaders of...
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Reconsider Crematorium Project in Air Itam

admin May 15, 2015 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Penang State Government and relevant authorities to reconsider the development of a crematorium in Mukim 16, Bandar Air Itam. In a media meet today, a resident of Jalan Balik Pulau, Ms. Ching Chooi Ngoh, 46 years old, voiced her concerns that the crematorium project is not in harmony with the environment here. CAP is of the opinion that...
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SAM urges immediate action to overcome flash floods in Machang Bubok

admin May 15, 2015 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang state government and local authority to investigate the causes of recent flash floods in three villages including some major roads surrounding Bukit Mertajam, Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT). A total of 100 houses in Machang Bubok, Permatang Rawa and Tanah Liat were affected by flash floods after heavy rain a few days ago. The flash flood caused a lot of...
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TPP: Malaysia Must Withdraw Now Since No US Fast Track Authority

admin May 13, 2015 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls upon the Malaysian government to withdraw from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations as the US Senate had last night voted against considering fast track authority at this time. The US Senate was supposed to be where the Fast Track or Trade Promotion Authority would pass easily. However the Senate voted 52-45, short of the 60...
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Offshore tin mining in Tanjung Batu, Perak threatens fishers income

admin May 11, 2015 0 Comments
The income of nearly 200 fishermen in Sungai Batu, near Pantai Remis, Manjung district in Perak has been affected following offshore tin mining activities by a company in their fishing area. The problem faced by the fishermen since the offshore tin mining operations began last month has resulted in fish and shrimp catches to decline and fishermen fear that their catch would further dwindle. In a...
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Let Gurney Drive Be: Stop Seri Tanjung Pinang 2 (STP2) Reclamation

Admin May 8, 2015 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are concerned for the future of Penang’s coastal resources. The Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase II (STP2) land reclamation project comes at a high price in terms of its adverse impact on the coastal and marine environment. A report in the Business Times of 8 May 2015 states that besides the 307.5 hectares reclamation for the...
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EU promotes recycling toxic chemicals into new products which will ultimately be dumped as waste into developing countries

admin May 8, 2015 0 Comments
Geneva: The EU has pushed dangerous cleanup standards for three toxic flame retardant chemicals widely used in building insulation, upholstery and electronics (HBCD, PentaBDE, and OctaBDE) at a UN meeting of chemicals treaties in Geneva, Switzerland. All three toxic chemicals are listed in the Stockholm Convention for global elimination. They are ubiquitous in the environment globally and can...
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Rethink the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore “Bullet Train” Project

admin May 8, 2015 0 Comments
The public has been made aware that the “highly anticipated” Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) Project has been approved off and construction is expected to commence in 2016. To many people, constructing the HSR in Malaysia would symbolise that we are on par with tech-giants such as Japan and will validate our countries’ technological advancement. It comes as no surprise to us...
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CAP supports the disposal of illegal drag nets

admin May 7, 2015 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the government to take stringent action to eliminate the activities of drag net (pukat rawa sorong) boats which is banned in this country. According to the Fisheries Act 1985, those found guilty of violating the regulations promulgated under this act will be liable to a fine of RM20,000.00 or two years imprisonment or both. Besides violating the...
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Landfill in Teluk Mengkudu, Perak: Is it an Illegal Dump Site?

admin May 6, 2015 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) were surprised to encounter a garbage dump in Teluk Mengkudu during our field-work in Manjung district in the state of Perak. We were baffled because the Department of Environment (DOE) had on 29 August 2013 rejected a Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) report for a Level 4 Sanitary Landfill to be developed in...
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