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MUD FLOWS IN BAYAN BARU: SAM CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION

admin July 25, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has urged the Penang state government to investigate and take immediate action to address the recurrent problem of mud-flows in Bayan Baru. SAM regrets that although the problem of mud-flows here has been occurring for more than 10 years till now no effective action has been taken. Recently on 24 July 2019, thousands of road users and businesses in...

54 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND NGOs OPPOSE GENETICALLY MODIFIED MR219 RICE FIELD TESTS

admin July 22, 2019 0 Comments

Referring to the announcement on the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources (KATS) website, the National Biosafety Board (LBK), is evaluating an application from the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) to conduct a confined field trial on genetically modified rice (GM rice) that is tolerant to glyphosate and resistant to paddy diseases caused by bacteria and...

No to False Solutions to Deal With Unrecyclable Plastic Waste

admin July 19, 2019 0 Comments

The global plastic dumping under the name of recycling and trade has become epidemic with severe consequences. Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is gravely concerned that the Malaysian government is resolving the deluge of imported plastic waste that cannot be recycled by "burning" these wastes. The Housing and Local Government Ministry was quoted stating that they are looking into the possibility of...

FOUM Offers to Assist the Kedah State Government Protect Ulu Muda

admin July 10, 2019 0 Comments

10 July 2019: FOUM or Friends of Ulu Muda, a coalition of NGOs, social enterprises and private companies working together to protect the Greater Ulu Muda Forest, would like to applaud the Kedah Menteri Besar, YAB Dato’ Seri Hj. Mukhriz Tun Mahathir and the Kedah State Government for taking the bold move to protect the Ulu Muda forest. Despite the numerous challenges faced in generating...

EXPLAIN CAUSE OF SERIOUS HAZE IN PENANG

admin July 5, 2019 0 Comments

Over the past few days, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has been noticing a serious haze problem occurring in Penang with very poor visibility. We are wondering why the haze is occurring and SAM would like a clarification from the Department of Environment (DOE) about the state of the air quality in Penang. With the rather high temperatures these past few weeks in the region of 30 degrees C and...

NGOS QUESTION BASIS OF EIA APPROVAL FOR PENANG SOUTH RECLAMATION PROJECT

admin July 5, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are most dismayed to learn that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project has been approved by the Department of Environment (DOE). We understand that 72 conditions have been imposed by the DOE for the approval. We call on the state to make public these conditions without...

SHRIMP FARMING ACTIVITY THREATENS DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN KUALA SG PINANG

admin July 3, 2019 0 Comments

..... The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) and the Fisheries Department to investigate the problem of shallow drainage caused by effluents from shrimp ponds in Kuala Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau, Penang. The long-standing problem which has been going on since 10 years ago will be further polluting the environment, affect fisheries...

NGOs SUPPORT CALL FOR TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CHEMICAL FACTORIES IN PASIR GUDANG

admin July 2, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) express our support for the call made by the Pasir Gudang Member of Parliament Hassan Karim, for the temporary closure of the factories suspected of being responsible for the spate of ill health among students and teachers in the area, including kindergarten kids. Under Regulation 24 of the Clean Air Regulations 2014, the...

INVESTIGATE POLLUTION OF SUNGAI KELUANG IN PENANG

admin June 28, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urged the Department of Environment and Penang Island City Council (MBPP) to immediately investigate the discharge of white foamy substance that is polluting Sungai Keluang near Bayan Lepas Industrial Zone in Penang. CAP is concerned about the content of the foamy substance because if it contains hazardous chemicals it can cause adverse...

Pasir Gudang Chemical Pollution – Call For Royal Commission Of Enquiry

admin June 27, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Federal Government to set up a Royal Commission of Enquiry (RCE) into the recent spate of chemical pollution in Pasir Gudang, Johor, that has resulted in more than 100 students from more than 30 schools to have fallen ill. Further, according to press reports, the Education Ministry has closed 475 institutions of learning to enable the authorities to...

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