Category: Environment EN

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang state government, Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang (MBPP), Penang Lands & Mines Office,  South West District & Land Office, Department of Mineral & Geoscience, and the Department of Environment to review the operations of the quarry in  Sungai Ara, Penang. The quarry activities that operate in Mukim 12, Southwest District are very close to...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are distraught to hear that three victims have been found dead in several locations around Gunung Jerai in Yan after yesterday’s floods. The floods and landslides were reported to be triggered by upstream water rush phenomenon at the waterfall area near Gunung Jerai.  The affected residents here...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is shocked by the landslide that occurred at the Sheikh Tahir Astronomy Center, Jalan Pantai Acheh, Balik Pulau, Penang recently. The information that we obtained stated that the cause of the incident was the failure of stone pitching used for slope protection due to heavy rains that had caused large boulders to slide. Information from the same source also...

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Perak state government to seriously review the permit to quarry Zone C of Gunung Kanthan which is located within one of the geo-sites in Kinta Valley National Geopark. Gunung Kanthan 400-million-year-old site is the largest and most extensive peak remaining of the Kanthan limestone karst complex. Moreover, it is a natural heritage and a...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Department of Environment (DOE) to not allow the proposed mining of lanthanide at Mukim Kenering in Hulu Perak. This project involves in-situ leaching (ISL) and beneficiation of lanthanide, which leads to serious environmental degradation and destruction, contrary to claims by mining proponents. In-situ leaching was first used in the US in the 1950’s,...

Quezon City; Penang.  While governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have individually taken action to address incidents of illegal waste shipments from affluent and more developed countries, the 10-member bloc has yet to unify and boost up efforts to protect the region from the drawbacks and hazards of the global waste trade. Released in time for the commemoration of...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang State Government, Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), Department of Environment (DOE), Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP), Department of Veterinary Services, and other relevant authorities in the state of Penang to investigate and resolve the water pollution from Parit D3 - Paya Mahang in Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS). SAM has brought up this...

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