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Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed Minister of International Trade and Industry Ministry of International Trade and Industry 15th Floor, Block 10, Government Offices Complex, Jalan Duta, 50622 Kuala Lumpur 21 May, 2013 Yang Berhormat, Open letter from Malaysian NGOs on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) We refer to the statement issued by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry...

Dear Yang Amat Berhormat, I wish to thank you for the personal invitation, extended in your openletter, to a meeting to discuss CAP’s and SAM’s concerns over the RM6.3 billion mega-project to build a 7 km undersea tunnel and 3 highways. I regret I cannot accept the publicised personal invitation because, in our culture, we do not invite people to meetings by open letters. In any case, a...

To promote cycling and encourage more people to commute by bicycle, the Government can implement policies that benefit cyclists. The following are some steps that have already been taken in other countries to promote bicycle-friendliness and cyclist safety, which the Malaysian government can also adopt: Officially Promote Bicycle Use -- CHANGE the current mindset that makes the car the priority....

CAP lauds the Penang government’s decision to scrap Penang's mega road projects in the event that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for these projects finds it not feasible.  However we view that the government should call off the proposed road projects and not waste funds for an EIA to be done as we think that it is going to be a bane for Penang. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was...

CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are concerned to learn that Malaysia had signed an agreement and institutional cooperation contract with Norway on Regulatory Framework for Aquaculture in Malaysia and to expand Malaysia’s aquaculture industry. Unsustainable aquaculture can devastate marine life and the environment and impact on local people's food and security.  The United Nation's Food and...

The recent dog attack case brings into focus the problem with  pet  shops and backyard breeders who breed   animals indiscriminately without any appreciation or concern for breed standards, genetics, the animal’s health or socialisation. Most people do not realize that the majority of dogs for sale in pet stores are the product of backyard breeders. But when such breeding is carried out on...