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Prevent Young Children from Going Missing

Lai Cheng July 26, 2024 0 Comments
The nation breathed a sigh of relief when it was announced that the 6-year-old girl who had gone missing in Johor Bahru recently has been found. She and her family must be traumatised and they will need much time and therapy to heal. Children can go missing for many reasons. Teenagers may choose to leave the home due to conflict with parents or guardians, running away from an abusive...
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CAP Submits Memorandum Calling for Outright Ban on Asbestos

Lai Cheng July 23, 2024 0 Comments
  The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister and relevant Ministries and agencies on 22 July 2024, renewing our call for an outright ban on all forms of asbestos. CAP made a similar call to ban asbestos through a memorandum submitted in May 2001 and subsequent demands via letters, discussions and consultations with various authorities. Asbestos is a...
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THE TRUE NATURE OF LOVE

Lai Cheng July 22, 2024 0 Comments
Love springs from within you. It's what connects us to the Universe, to each other, and to the natural world. Love is like gravity, an invisible field that flows and joins living beings together, teaching a creative wisdom and compassionate appreciation for all life. Love holds no expectations, no judgment. It cannot be bought, sold, possessed or monetised. Love's doorway to this world is an...
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THEY PLANTED 2 MILLION TREES … AND RESTORED A DESTROYED FOREST

Lai Cheng July 19, 2024 0 Comments
If you feel disempowered and don’t believe that what you do will make a difference in this world, this story will inspire you. A couple in Brazil helped breathe new life into the world’s lungs by restoring an entire forest that had been wiped out by deforestation. With the help of many, they planted 2.7 million trees over 20 years, completely transforming the environment back into its...
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Concerns over Carbon Capture technology

Lai Cheng July 18, 2024 0 Comments
 Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) would like to respond to an article in the Star of 15 July 2024 entitled “Malaysia is well positioned as a promising regional hub for CCUS”. Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) in the past few years especially have been strongly advocated by fossil fuel companies as a “climate solution”. Regrettably, the views expressed by MIDF Investment Bank did...
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WHY DO FORESTS MATTER?

Lai Cheng July 17, 2024 0 Comments
Do you know: Forests cover about 31% of Earth's land? That's billions of hectares! Forests are vital for biodiversity, climate, and as ecosystems, but they're under pressure. Every native tree counts to stop biodiversity loss. Find out why else forests matter in this @IPBES infographic Source: UN Biodiversity  
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Bioplastics are Inadequately Defined, Poorly Regulated, and Potentially Toxic, says New Report

Lai Cheng July 16, 2024 0 Comments
Bioplastic products marketed as “plant-based”, “eco-friendly”, “biodegradable”, and “compostable” are becoming popular in the food industry with rising public awareness about the problems with single-use plastic packaging and plastic pollution. From earthy-looking, molded fibre bowls and utensils made from cornstarch to clear biodegradable cups and pale-green biodegradable...
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Troubling Toxics

Lai Cheng July 15, 2024 0 Comments
Many chemicals released throughout the plastics life cycle are hazardous and have been shown to pose threats to human health and the environment, and most of these chemicals are not regulated internationally. How can countries create a Plastics Treaty that protects their people’s health? The IPEN briefing Troubling Toxics discusses approaches in the Plastics Treaty to establish criteria for...
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Fisher folks and NGOs dismayed with outcome of PSR case

Lai Cheng July 11, 2024 0 Comments
The nine Applicants led by Zakaria Ismail and six other fisher folks with Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and Jaringan Ekologi dan Iklim (JEDI) are dismayed and disappointed with the decision of the Penang High Court dismissing their  Application for Judicial Review (JR Application) to challenge the planning permission granted to the Penang State Government by the State Town and Country Planning...
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