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SAM Supports the Cancellation of Cockle Culture Project in Jasin, Melaka

admin January 6, 2020 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) supports the protest of coastal fishermen in Mukim Sebatu and Merlimau, Jasin, Melaka who are urging the revocation and cancellation of the approval given by the Melaka State Government for the implementation of a commercial cockle culture project here. Moreover, the Fisheries Department also did not support the company's application based on the fishermen's...
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Punish the culprits in the harshest way

admin December 27, 2019 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the government to amend the law to punish culprits who pollute the environment in harshest way because their deeds are going to affect the lives of millions of people. The seriousness of the impact is clearly seen in the case of Air Selangor that supplies water to more than 8 million consumers in Selangor, Putrajaya, and Kuala Lumpur. Water...
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CAP says NO to new PDP agreement with SRS Consortium

admin December 16, 2019 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Penang State Government not to sign the new Project Delivery Partner (PDP) agreement with SRS Consortium  for the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) as the PTMP is heavily contentious and criticised by many civil society organizations (CSOs) due to its adverse environmental and socio-economic impacts. SRS Consortium is a 60:20:20...
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SAM’s Response Regarding PKNP’s Media Statement Perak Hi-Tech Orchard Development

admin December 12, 2019 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) refers to the media statement issued by (PKNP - Perak State Development Corporation) that was covered by several local media. The statement states that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report  for the proposed orchard development at Perak Hi-Tech in Lot PT 253408 and 253409 was approved by the Department of Environment (DoE) on 21 June 2009. Based...
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Defending Territories, Defending Our Lives

admin December 10, 2019 0 Comments
Today, on International Human Rights Day, Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE Asia Pacific) launches its latest publication, Defending Territories, Defending Our Lives - a grim reminder that everyday, somewhere on this planet, environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) are being threatened, defamed, assaulted or murdered for defending their territories. This publication highlights seven...
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Stop the Destruction of Forest at Hill Slope of Bukit Banjaran Kledang, Perak

admin December 10, 2019 0 Comments
Another forest at the hill slope of Banjaran Kledang which was formerly part of Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve covering 500.2 hectares located near Chemor in  Mukim Hulu Kinta, Kinta District has been exploited and destroyed since November, 1. Based on field observations on December 6, about 20 hectares of forest area have been cleared and left barren. Sahabat Alam Malaysia...
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SAM cautions against proceeding with exploration and mining of Rare-Earth Minerals

admin December 10, 2019 0 Comments
Despite the assurances by the Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry’s (KATS) that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between a China company and the Perak state government is for the exploration of rare earth minerals and not to mine them, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) continues to have very serious concerns over the objective of such a venture. The Ministry issued a statement...
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CAP: Just leave the Botanic Gardens of Penang alone

admin December 10, 2019 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang is appalled with the “Special Area Plan for Penang Botanic Gardens” which will basically bring in lots of visitors, have more man-made structures and ultimately may charge Penangites a fee to visit the gardens (clause IV, p5-4 which states “... arrange and control the admission of the public to the State Parks and to impose fees for their entry and...
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Stop Soil Erosion, Save Our Future

admin December 5, 2019 0 Comments
Today, the equivalent of one football pitch of soil is eroded every five seconds, and the planet is on a path that could lead to the degradation of more than 90 percent of all the Earth's soils by 2050, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In the 2015 Status of the World’s Soil Resources Report (FAO and ITPS, 2015), soil erosion was judged to be the...
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Move To Embark On Rare-Earth Mining In Perak Is Highly Irresponsible

admin November 27, 2019 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is most alarmed to learn that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Perak state government and a Chinese company, Chinalco GXNF Rare Earth Development to undertake the exploration of rare-earth minerals in Perak. This fact was revealed via a recent statement of Nov 16 from the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources (KATS), with the...
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