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Year: 2019

Year: 2019

Killing more than rodents

admin December 10, 2019 0 Comments
A Facebook reader has expressed concern to Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) regarding the extensive use of rat poison in drains in the Little India area in Georgetown, Penang. It is indeed worrisome as the open drain system leads directly into the sea and after every heavy downpour the poison gets washed away and diluted in the sea. Rats are a human made problem and their populations are on the rise...
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SAM cautions against proceeding with exploration and mining of Rare-Earth Minerals

admin December 10, 2019 0 Comments
Despite the assurances by the Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry’s (KATS) that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between a China company and the Perak state government is for the exploration of rare earth minerals and not to mine them, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) continues to have very serious concerns over the objective of such a venture. The Ministry issued a statement...
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CAP: Just leave the Botanic Gardens of Penang alone

admin December 10, 2019 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang is appalled with the “Special Area Plan for Penang Botanic Gardens” which will basically bring in lots of visitors, have more man-made structures and ultimately may charge Penangites a fee to visit the gardens (clause IV, p5-4 which states “... arrange and control the admission of the public to the State Parks and to impose fees for their entry and...
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Stop Soil Erosion, Save Our Future

admin December 5, 2019 0 Comments
Today, the equivalent of one football pitch of soil is eroded every five seconds, and the planet is on a path that could lead to the degradation of more than 90 percent of all the Earth's soils by 2050, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In the 2015 Status of the World’s Soil Resources Report (FAO and ITPS, 2015), soil erosion was judged to be the...
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Issue 49-4-2019

admin November 29, 2019 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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Not streaming upper secondary students a step in the right direction

admin November 28, 2019 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) would like to commend the Education Minister, Dr Maszlee Malik for introducing a more flexible education model for upper secondary students. We believe that with this new system, students will not feel that they are being pressured into certain career paths because they have been streamed after their PT3. At this point in time there are two things we...
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Move To Embark On Rare-Earth Mining In Perak Is Highly Irresponsible

admin November 27, 2019 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is most alarmed to learn that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Perak state government and a Chinese company, Chinalco GXNF Rare Earth Development to undertake the exploration of rare-earth minerals in Perak. This fact was revealed via a recent statement of Nov 16 from the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources (KATS), with the...
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Smoking and vaping: Looking through the barrel of a gun

admin November 25, 2019 0 Comments
Recently a Member of Parliament, Datuk Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid, wants the Ministry of Health (MoH) to temporarily suspend the smoking ban at open-air eateries on 1 January 2020 “until proper regulation is put in place for the vape industry”. His call makes no sense. Banning smoking and vaping at eateries including open-air ones does not depart from enacting regulations for vaping. The...
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Need for greater action against animal abuse

admin November 20, 2019 0 Comments
The continuous emergence of animal abuse news in the mass and social media warrants serious attention from the relevant authorities. The shocking number of animal cruelty cases happening quite uncontrollably is just the tip of the iceberg as most cases are never reported. Cruelty and neglect cross all social and economic boundaries along with media reports suggest that animal abuse is common in...
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Earthworks On Steep Hill Slopes At Mount Erskine, Penang – Sam Calls On Authorities To Explain Whats Going On

admin November 18, 2019 0 Comments
.... Earthworks being carried out on very steep slopes at Mount Erskine in Penang, quite close to the Mont Residence apartment.   Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is gravely concerned and alarmed over earthworks and hill-cutting being carried out on very steep slopes at Mount Erskine in Penang, quite close to the Mont Residence apartments in Tanjung Tokong. SAM was alerted to the hill-cutting by...
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