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ResourceCo Asia, Send Back the Waste to Australia

admin October 15, 2015 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia urges ResourceCo Asia (M) Sdn Bhd to immediately return the solid waste that has been imported from Australia for the purpose of manufacturing fuel for Lafarge. This issue was first brought to SAM’s attention by a concerned individual who found that the company located in IGB Industrial Park in Ipoh, Perak had falsified import documents to declare the solid waste as solid...

Save our Seeds from Corporate Control

admin October 2, 2015 0 Comments

Seed is a farmer’s most essential input. For thousands of years farm communities have been observing, selecting, nurturing, breeding and saving seed. Yet, in the last century there has been a dramatic decrease in global seed diversity, of which the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported in 2010 that 75% of the world’s crop diversity had already been lost. The erosion of...

SAM urges review of hillsite development projects

admin September 25, 2015 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the relevant government agencies to review projects on hill land in Penang, especially in areas that have been earmarked for future development projects. Commenting on the recent flash floods and mud floods that struck several areas in Paya Terubong, Bayan Baru and Sungai Dua, SAM expressed hope that the respective parties should take heed of what has happened,...

Plantations are not Forests

admin September 21, 2015 0 Comments

International Day of Struggle against Tree Monocultures Social organizations from several countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia signed a joint Declaration on the occasion of September 21, the International Day of Struggle against Tree Monocultures. “Since 2006, every September 21st we commemorate the International Day of Struggle against Tree Monocultures, as a way of breaking the...

Curb causes leading to overflow of the Perak River

admin September 17, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Perak government to take immediate action to resolve the causes that led to the overflow of the Perak River and flash floods that often hit several villages near the river. Although the problem is longstanding until now no effective action has been taken to resolve it. Hence the problem has recurred whereby lives of villagers from 10 villages...

Preliminary EIA for Proposed Major Road Projects in Penang will Bypass Public Consultation Process

admin September 14, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are concerned that the Department of Environment’s (DOE) requirement that the project proponent of three road packages in Penang Island only needs to submit a Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) would mean that the public will not have an opportunity to review the EIA report and provide their feedback....

Reclamation projects in Melaka affect coastal fishers livelihood

admin September 10, 2015 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Melaka state government to investigate and take immediate action to resolve the various problems faced by thousands of coastal fishermen in this state following coastal reclamation projects surrounding the city. Among the problems faced by the fishers are the fishing area has been affected and diminished, marine pollution, sedimentation of mud and sand,...

Pollution Problem in Seberang Perai Getting Worse

admin August 12, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Municipal Council of Seberang Perai (Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai - MPSP) to pay serious attention and take immediate action to solve river pollution caused by dumping of rubbish and discharge of industrial waste in Seberang Perai. The issue that has dragged on for so long in the region not only causes bad odour but also threatens the...

Stop Nuclear Power Now!

admin August 4, 2015 0 Comments

We, the undersigned citizens and civil society organisations, under the banner of the Malaysian Coalition Against Nuclear (MyCAN), unequivocally reject nuclear power as an option for Malaysia’s energy needs. We are against nuclear power for the following reasons: > Nuclear power is inherently unsafe. Studies have also shown that residents within a 100km radius of nuclear power plants (NPPs)...

Cockle Culture Affects Activities of Coastal Fishers in Kerian District

admin August 3, 2015 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urged the Perak state government and the Fisheries Department to investigate the cockle culture project from Kuala Gula until Kuala Sepetang in the District of Kerian because it is affecting the activities and source of income of more than 1,000 coastal fishers here. The affected coastal fishers are from Kuala Gula, Kuala Kurau, Kuala Selinsing, Kuala Sepetang, Kuala...

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