Category: Environment EN

CAP urges the Perak Forestry Department to investigate the recent incident involving the destruction of the mangrove forest reserve incident Kampung Sungai Tuntung Panchor near Beruas. We are disappointed with this incident which not only violates the law and contravenes the National Forestry Act 1984 but also threatens the environment and affects the livelihood of the local fisherman. About 500...

CAP is disappointed that no effective measures have been taken by Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) Kedah to curb the water pollution problem in Sungai Kuala Bakong in Kampung Kuala Bakong, close to Kuala Ketil. The problem is caused by the dumping of toxic factory waste which leads to an unpleasant smell in the area and has caused the fishes in the river to become almost extinct. According to a media...

Organised by Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) 17- 18 December 2013, Cititel Express Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Welcome remarks by Mr. Mohideen Abdul Kader, Council Member of Sahabat Alam Malaysia Representing President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia  Distinguished participants, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Tuan S.M. Mohamed Idris, it is my great pleasure to welcome...

Enforce Fisheries Act Stringently CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urge the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry to not bow to pressure by trawl operators and trawl fishers in the country who protest the enforcement of a ban on trawl nets with mesh sizes of 38mm and below, that was enforced from 1 November 2013. The Ministry through the Fisheries Department and the Malaysian...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) in collaboration with Friends of the Earth Japan, Australia and South Korea released a 151-page report, ‘Sustainable’ Tropical Timber Production, Trade and Procurement', which questions the sustainability of the international tropical timber trade, the quality of forestry governance in Malaysia and existing policies and regulatory measures in Japan, South Korea and...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is very concerned that exploitation of sand resources will soon render the country with increasing environmental problems and socio-economic consequences. The demand for sand and gravel continue to increase and this has brought about over-extraction and illegal sand-mining activities in Malaysia. In 2011, a total of 1,036 permits were given out for extraction of sand...

The Auditor General’s 2012 report reveals weaknesses and unsatisfactory performance of incinerators constructed by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) had submitted our objections when the government proposed the incinerator plants using the autogenous combustion technology (ACT) developed by XCN Technology Sdn Bhd. In 2009, CAP had...