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Month: October 2018

Month: October 2018

Mangrove forests cleared in Juru, Bukit Tengah, Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang

admin October 11, 2018 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang government, Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP), Drainage and Irrigation Department (JPS), Penang Forestry Department and the Seberang Perai Tengah Land and District Office to investigate the destruction of mangrove forest in Juru, Bukit Tengah. The location to the area is via a bund road starting from the Sungai Belanak Fisherman Jetty towards...
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Protest Holding of Angling Competition at Pantai Pasir Panjang, Segari, Manjung District, Perak

admin October 11, 2018 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) objects to the holding of an angling competition at Pantai Pasir Panjang in Segari, Manjung District on Sunday, 14 October 2018 as we are concerned of the impacts. According to the National Physical Plan, Pantai Pasir Panjang and its surroundings have high conservation value and thus is categorised as Environmentally Sensitive Area Rank 1 because it is a major turtle...
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 CAP: Papadum dangerously overloaded with Sodium

admin October 9, 2018 0 Comments
Papadum, a crispy thin cracker, served with Indian meals is dangerously overloaded with sodium. The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Ministry of Health to set limits for sodium in papadum in view of its high sodium content. It should direct Customs Department to check all imports and the dangerous levels of sodium in papadum. Consuming high amount of sodium causes high...
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Save Future Generation through Seed Saving and Sharing

admin October 9, 2018 0 Comments
For this year’s Green Action Week, 45 organisations from 25 countries campaign together on the theme “Sharing Community”.  In conjunction of this action week, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is organizing this seed sharing fair to popularise seed saving and sharing among Malaysian consumers. In the process of promoting chemical-free farming in the past few decades, CAP realised...
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State legislature needs to question NCR violations in Marudi and Tinjar, Baram

admin October 9, 2018 0 Comments
In Miri today, SAM arranged for two groups of indigenous communities from Marudi and Tinjar, Baram, to meet Sarawak state assemblypersons with the aim of halting the violations of their native customary rights (NCR) by oil palm plantation projects.  The first group comprises the Iban community members of Marudi. In August this year, SAM released a statement in an effort to assist the community....
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Light pollution decimates wildlife

admin October 8, 2018 0 Comments
Light pollution is defined as any artificial outdoor light that is excessive, misdirected or invasive. To reduce light pollution does not mean turning off all the lights but being sensible about using appropriate lighting for the purpose it is meant for. Astronomers said that artificial lights at night (ALAN) obliterated the sight of heavenly bodies at night. Hence, Malaysia was supposed to be...
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Issue 48-3 May-June 2018

admin October 3, 2018 0 Comments
We have stories which you will not find in other papers -- hard-hitting stuff with no holds barred, for we name the brands, companies or people in our exposes, unlike the commercial papers which are dependent on companies for their advertisements or are owned by political parties. You can expect our views and perspectives to be different, for we are on the side of consumers.  
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Issue 48-2 March-April 2018

admin October 2, 2018 0 Comments
We have stories which you will not find in other papers -- hard-hitting stuff with no holds barred, for we name the brands, companies or people in our exposes, unlike the commercial papers which are dependent on companies for their advertisements or are owned by political parties. You can expect our views and perspectives to be different, for we are on the side of consumers.  
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 Treat animal cruelty on par with other serious offences

admin October 2, 2018 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is shocked at the extreme cases of cruelties meted out to companion animals - dogs and cats. Statistics from the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) revealed dogs and cats topping the list in animal cruelty complaints. Complaints have been steadily rising over the past five years. In 2016 the department received 463 cruelty complaints, and in 2017 the number was...
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