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POLICE SUMMONS FOR A NON-EXISTENT TRAFFIC OFFENCE

Admin September 4, 2014 0 Comments

“Cross-hatchings” are oblique lines painted on roads and were created to replace the solid barriers that used to be built on roads to channel traffic into appropriate lanes. Vehicles, especially those going straight with no other vehicles ahead, used to crash into such barriers. To prevent such crashes and make traffic flow safer and smoother, the kerb-stones barriers were replaced with...

The Malaysian Government should pay heed to IPCC’s findings on the potentials of renewable energy

Admin May 13, 2011 0 Comments

In light of the recent events with significant impact on combating the global crises of energy security and climate change, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and CAP are pleased that the world is finally taking cognisance of the burgeoning need to curtail the devastating effect of fossil fuels on the environment. The release of the landmark report by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change...

The many uses of vinegar

Admin May 5, 2011 0 Comments

From killing bacteria, dissolving warts, growing plants, killing weeds, cleaning lime deposits and stained pots, unclogging your drains, to relieving coughs ... vinegar can be used. Kill bacteria in meats Marinating meat in vinegar kills bacteria and tenderises the meat. Use 1/4 cup vinegar for a 2-3 pound roast, marinate overnight, and then cook without draining or rinsing the meat. Add herbs to...

What happens when our main source of knowledge is ads?

Admin May 5, 2011 0 Comments

By Ed Ayres Recently I recalled a TV commercial I had seen, in which it was suggested to us that eating fast food while watching solitary TV is a good way to “get on with your life”. I thought that ad was “criminal”. In retrospect, I think maybe my use of that term was too impulsive. The commercial I described probably didn’t break any laws. When you’re paying US$2 million for 30...

New rare earth mining proposal in Bukit Merah: Double jeopardy for residents!

Admin April 29, 2011 0 Comments

CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are outraged to learn that the Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a Hong Kong company, CVM Minerals Ltd, for a joint-venture exercise to explore and mine rare earth and other potential minerals and related activities at Bukit Merah, near Ipoh. It is reported that CVM Minerals Ltd through its Malaysian...

Discontinue new rare earth plant in Gebeng

Admin March 11, 2011 0 Comments

The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are very concerned with the Pahang State Government's decision to go ahead with the proposed rare earth plant in Gebeng despite the fact that this refinery is a disaster waiting to happen. In 2007, SAM was invited by the Terengganu Government to give a briefing on the dangers of rare earth and SAM’s experience dealing...

Government must come clean on Lynas

Admin April 26, 2010 0 Comments

The Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) Director Raja Abdul Aziz Raja Adnan has said that the AELB was seeking the help of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to select experts to study the safety of the Lynas rare earth plant project in Gebeng. Firstly the IAEA was set up to promote the use of nuclear energy and to act as a policeman to check whether a country is conducting a covert...

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