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Sungai Kerian river bank erosion must be addressed immediately

Admin April 7, 2021 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) to take immediate measures to prevent further erosion of the riverbanks of Sungai Kerian before it gets worse. Based on the survey conducted by SAM, we found that the Sungai Kerian riverbank erosion needs serious and immediate attention as many parts of the riverbank is being increasingly eroded. The cause...
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PESTICIDE POISONING – a Global Health Issue

Admin April 7, 2021 0 Comments
A landmark study released in December 2020 shows the global impact of pesticides poisoning. According to the study, 44% of the global population working on farms – or 860 million farmers and agricultural workers – are poisoned by pesticides every year. The study found that the greatest number of non-fatal poisoning cases was in southern Asia, followed by Southeast Asia and East Africa. Total...
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Dangers of “Forever Chemicals” Bared, Measures to Protect Human Health from Such Substances Pressed

Admin April 7, 2021 0 Comments
7 April 2021, Quezon City. An online gathering of over 100 people held in observance of the World Health Day today highlighted the dangers posed by a family of highly persistent chemicals dubbed as “forever chemicals” and the urgent need to protect the people and the environment from these synthetic substances. Organized by the EcoWaste Coalition and the International Pollutants Elimination...
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Proposed Licensing of Seeds and Processing Activities May Deny Farmers’ Rights

Admin April 6, 2021 0 Comments
The Malaysian Food Security and Sovereignty Forum is concerned that the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAFI) will proceed to table the Plant Seed Quality Bill which has been in discussion since 2019, during the next Parliamentary sitting. According to the Minister of Agriculture in a 27 March 2021 news article, this new bill would regulate all regulated seeds in terms of processing,...
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Developed Countries Should Not Export Waste

Admin March 31, 2021 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) applauds the Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) for being diligent in inspecting the suspected shipment of plastic waste from the United States of America (USA).  Nevertheless, exporting countries, especially developed countries like the USA should not export waste, take responsibility for their own waste and recycle domestically. Minister of Environment and...
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Put an end to the tragic incidents at the SUKE Highway project

Admin March 25, 2021 0 Comments
Another tragic incident took place at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) project. Three construction workers died and a road user seriously injured when a crane launcher tipped over and crashed to the ground. Keep in mind that only 3 weeks ago a part of the SUKE highway that was still under construction collapsed and killed two people because of a road accident involving a...
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CAP: Malaysians deserve safe eggs too

Admin March 22, 2021 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls upon the authorities to conduct thorough investigations on all chicken farms in the country for salmonella contamination. This should be done in light of the second recall of eggs by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) which had detected the presence of Salmonella enteritidis in eggs imported from Malaysia, this time from a farm located in Perak. This...
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National Forestry Policy must lead to legal protection and rehabilitation of forests

Admin March 21, 2021 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), in response to the National Forestry Policy announced by the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday, calls on all state governments to ensure actual implementation of the policy that leads to real protection, conservation and rehabilitation of Malaysia’s forests through the gazetting of more forests as totally protected forests which cannot be...
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