Category: Environment EN

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Kedah government to take immediate action to stop logging activities in Bukit Perangin, district of Kubang Pasu  because it threatens the environment and affects the lives of residents living near the area. In addition to polluting the river water which is used by more than 400 villagers for their daily use, paddy farmers in the area were also affected....

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to immediately disclose the findings of investigations by the Department of Environment (DOE) of Pahang on the sources of pollution of Sungai Pahang, Sungai Temerloh, Tasik Chini and Tasik Mentiga. Disclosure regarding the sources of pollution is essential because the problem is becoming more serious and...

Asian Development Bank 50th Annual General Meeting, Yokohama, Japan Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific today released a report calling on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to cease all funding of coal projects, saying that its current climate and energy policies are incompatible and hypocritical. This year the ADB turns 50, and in the last decade alone it has financed over US $3 billion in coal...

Pollution of Sungai Pahang, Tasik Chini and Tasik Mentiga Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Pahang government to stop logging and mining activities in the state to curb the worsening problem of pollution of the Pahang River, Tasik  Chini and Tasik Mentiga in the district of Pekan. The problem that has persisted for more than 20 years does not only affect the water catchment and water supply...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the  Sungai Petani Municipal Council (MPSPK), Department of Environment (DoE) and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) to take urgent action to resolve the river pollution in Sungai Petani which is getting worse. The river pollution that has been on-going for more than 10 years now has not only caused the river to be full of rubbish and waste but has...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the City Council of Penang Island (MBPP) and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) to take urgent action to address the pollution of the Keluang and Nipah Rivers  near Bayan Lepas. The pollution of these two rivers for the past 10 years has caused the water of both the rivers to become black and muddy.  The rivers are not only an...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Department of Environment to take urgent action to stop the reclamation project at Kampung Tepi Laut near Kuala Kedah because it has contravened environmental regulations and has destroyed mangroves and threatens source of income of coastal fisher community here. SAM is upset with the Kedah government and the local authority for allowing the activities to be...