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Investigate Cause of Flash Flood in Ulu Legong

admin January 27, 2016 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Kedah State Government, Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) and Baling District Office to investigate the cause of flash floods that recently occurred in Ulu Legong. The flash flood had seriously affected more than 15 families here wherein their belongings were destroyed or damaged. Besides Kampung Ulu Legong, five other villages that...

CAP calls on MPs to reject TPPA

admin January 27, 2016 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked that the Government is making a mockery of Parliament by seeking a blank cheque for the country to be tied to the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). In its resolution before Parliament the Government wants a mandate to sign AND ratify the TPPA. Signing before a full understanding of the implications of the host of new...

Apollo Nets Threaten Marine Life and Source of Income of Coastal Fishers in Kuala Kurau, Perak

admin January 14, 2016 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Maritime Enforcement Agency of Malaysia (Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia -- APMM) and the Perak State Fisheries Department to take urgent action to resolve problems faced by about 500 coastal fishers in Kuala Kurau who are threatened by Apollo net users. The problem that has occurred since the last 30 years has not only jeopardized the...

CAP and SAM Concerned that Works on Three Major Road Projects in Penang Will Start Soon

admin January 12, 2016 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are concerned to learn that works on three highway projects in Penang would proceed as early as June 2016. The State Local Government Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow was quoted by media that the three highways are critical to mitigate traffic congestion. It is disconcerting that the road projects that may have...

Compensation should be given to fishermen affected by bauxite mining pollution

admin January 5, 2016 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urge the Pahang government to compensate fishermen whose source of livelihood had been affected by pollution from bauxite mining activities in the state. The issuance of compensation must be expedited as the pollution problem has threatened the livelihood of the fisher group and caused burden to them and their families....

Malaysian wildlife doomed to extinction?

admin December 28, 2015 0 Comments

The continuous emergence of wildlife news in the media warrants serious attention from the government and the relevant authorities. Malaysian wildlife faces a desperate fight for survival into the future and without urgent intervention, many of our country’s endangered species will soon be wiped out. They are being driven to extinction by many factors including habitat loss, hunting and...

Go Green Bicycle Campaign 2015

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SAM Urges Review of Plan to Issue License for Bauxite Mining in Terengganu

admin November 26, 2015 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Terengganu State Government and local authorities to review plans for issuance of license for bauxite mining because the mining has potential to cause adverse impacts to the environment and harm the lives of the people in the State. SAM commented on a report in a local newspaper (Sinar Harian: 23 November 2015) which states that the government is willing to...

Securing our food security without GM crops

admin November 25, 2015 0 Comments

We wish to respond to the article "Securing our food supply with GM crops" by Dr. Hoe-Han Goh published in the New Straits Times on 14 November 2015. Dr. Goh extolled the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops in several countries, but his article failed to provide the full picture and we seek to address this important gap. In the case of India, after 10 years of Bt cotton (a GM cotton)...

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