ARE WE SLAVES IN A CONSUMER SOCIETY?
“In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.” — Ivan Illich
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TIME TO WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE ULU MUDA’S WATER RESOURCES
Friends of Ulu Muda (FoUM) submitted a letter to the Menteri Besar of Kedah, Penang Chief Minister, and copied to the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The letter was endorsed by 13 members of FoUM and 34 other organizations, totaling 47 groups. Download the letter here
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Developed Countries Should Not Export Waste
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) applauds the Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) for being diligent in inspecting the suspected shipment of plastic waste from the United States of America (USA). Nevertheless, exporting countries, especially developed countries like the USA should not export waste, take responsibility for their own waste and recycle domestically. Minister of Environment and...
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Put an end to the tragic incidents at the SUKE Highway project
Another tragic incident took place at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) project. Three construction workers died and a road user seriously injured when a crane launcher tipped over and crashed to the ground. Keep in mind that only 3 weeks ago a part of the SUKE highway that was still under construction collapsed and killed two people because of a road accident involving a...
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CAP: Malaysians deserve safe eggs too
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls upon the authorities to conduct thorough investigations on all chicken farms in the country for salmonella contamination. This should be done in light of the second recall of eggs by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) which had detected the presence of Salmonella enteritidis in eggs imported from Malaysia, this time from a farm located in Perak. This...
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National Forestry Policy must lead to legal protection and rehabilitation of forests
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), in response to the National Forestry Policy announced by the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday, calls on all state governments to ensure actual implementation of the policy that leads to real protection, conservation and rehabilitation of Malaysia’s forests through the gazetting of more forests as totally protected forests which cannot be...
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WORLD WATER DAY 2021: CAP is concerned about threats to Malaysia’s water resources
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) and state governments to enhance their efforts and improve water management to meet the basic needs of the people in this country. At the same time, CAP also called on the public to value water in their lives by practising frugality and not wasting it. In conjunction with this year's World Water Day...
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PROTECT FORESTS & GROW MORE TREES
Do you know what trees and forests do for us, and why we must take action to protect them? Here are 10 good reasons to preserve forests – and grow more trees. 1. CLEAN our air. Trees and plants take in carbon dioxide and give us oxygen, cleaning our air. Trees use carbon dioxide to build their trunks, branches, roots, and leaves, and are natural carbon absorbers. One mature tree can absorb up...
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HOW TO BE TRULY HAPPY
20 March is International Day of Happiness – a day to be happy, and more importantly, to reflect on what is true happiness. Happiness is not a goal but a consequence of how we live. It comes from being content with what we have. Today, unfortunately, we are sold a different message – that we will be happy only if we have more money and more of the things money buys. But evidence shows...
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Wildlife trade is rapidly depleting Malaysia’s biodiversity
Recent reports on the rampant trapping and smuggling of the popular songbird Oriental Magpie-Robin (murai kampung) is just the tip of the iceberg. Almost 27,000 of Oriental Magpie-Robin had been confiscated in just 44 incidents between 2015 and 2020 and Malaysia has been implicated in the trafficking of the birds. It is ironical that Oriental Magpie-Robin is not protected under wildlife...
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