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CAP ASKS WHO POLLUTED SUNGAI DINGIN

Admin April 1, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urged the Kedah state government and the Department of Environment (DOE) to conduct a thorough investigation and to publicly disclose the findings on the real causes of pollution of the Sungai Dingin near Serdang recently. CAP is disappointed that although this river has been polluted for the past eight years but until now the source of pollution has...

Illegal Fibre Glass Boat Workshop Threatens Kuala Sungai Acheh Villagers

Admin March 30, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urged the state government of Penang and Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) to take immediate action to stop the operation of a fibre glass boat making and repair workshop which is operating illegally in Kampung Kuala Sungai Acheh near Nibong Tebal here. Stringent measures should be taken as the workshop owner did not get permission or operating...

Beach in Kuala Perlis polluted with rubbish

admin March 23, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Perlis state government and Kangar Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Kangar – MPK) to pay serious attention and take immediate action to resolve the problem of waste pollution in the coastal areas of Kuala Perlis. CAP is disappointed that although this issue has been longstanding and public have complained regarding the sorry state of...

Destruction of forests surrounding Sungai Lebam Dam affects water supply to 100,000 people

admin March 17, 2015 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Johor state government to take immediate action to save the Sungai Lebam Dam in Pengerang near Kota Tinggi here that is undergoing water shortage problem due to exploitation of the forest area around the dam. The destructive activity in the forest area has and will affect the lives of 100,000 people who are dependent on water supply from the dam. Among the...

Earthworks Adjacent to Gambier Heights, Penang: Is this Another Illegal Act?

admin March 12, 2015 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has conducted field investigation after receiving a complaint from a concerned individual pointing out that earthworks are being carried out at a hill land adjacent to Gambier Heights, Northeast District of Penang. Based on our observation, the earthworks are being conducted and there is no signboard with information with respect to the work in the said area. SAM has...

Pollution Damages Paddy Fields in Kampung Masjid and Kampung Teroi: CAP Urges Urgent Action to Resolve Problem

Admin March 3, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Sungai Petani Municipal Council (MPSPK) in Kedah to take immediate action to curb domestic wastewater pollution from housing estates, which threatens 23 hectares of paddy fields in Kampung Masjid and Kampung Teroi here. Paddy cultivated by 10 farmers from both villages is severely damaged due to the pollution and this had affected the farmers’...

2,000 fishers in Kerian threatened by shrimp farming project

admin March 2, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry to investigate and take prompt action to resolve the problem of 2,000 coastal fishers in the Kerian district, Perak whose livelihood has been affected due to the implementation of aquaculture projects in the area. The shrimp farming activities that began 20 years ago have not only destroyed...

GM Rubber Trees in Malaysia: Jumping Off Without a Safety Net

admin February 9, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) would like to register our strong opposition to the growing of genetically modified (GM) rubber trees in Malaysia. Late last year, the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM) submitted an application seeking approval for conducting a ‘confined’ field trial of GM rubber trees in Penawar, Kota Tinggi, Johor. In...

Malaysians should reject undemocratic and authoritarian nuclear energy plan

admin January 30, 2015 0 Comments

At the recent public forum organised by the Bar Council’s Environment and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) in Kuala Lumpur, the public got a glimpse of the idea of public consultation of the proponents of nuclear power plant in Malaysia. In a rare appearance in a public forum organised by concerned groups in recent years, Malaysian Nuclear Power Corporation (MNPC) CEO Dr Mohd Zamzam Jaafar...

Urgent call to halt further forest conversions

admin January 20, 2015 0 Comments

Given the severity of the recent floods and the resulting tragedy that has befallen several states in the Peninsular Malaysia at a scale that has never been witnessed in living memory, and the increasingly adverse impacts of climate change, SAM strongly calls on all states to immediately halt further forest-to-plantation conversions in Malaysia. Our analysis of the forestry data in the country...

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