Category: Environment EN

The massive reclamation should be scrapped as it does not serve its original objective of raising funds to finance the SRS PTMP. Instead, the 1,800 hectares three-island project appeared to be more of a property play for selected contractors and developers, Aliran said in a statement.  

Sahabat Alam Malaysia is shocked and outraged after learning that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the proposed reclamation and dredging works for the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project has been approved by the Department of Environment (DoE). We are appalled that the project has been approved despite concerns and objections raised by fishermen including PEN MUTIARA, the...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has backed the possibility put forward by an expert that parts of Seberang Prai, Penang, and other areas in the peninsula may soon be claimed by the sea if nothing is done to address climate change issues. The government at all levels – federal, state and local – must act with greater accountability, urgency and awareness of climate change as the time had come to...

In 2016, the then-government proposed to seize lands where big fires take place as a result of slash-and-burn re-foresting techniques often used by palm oil plantations. Unfortunately, the idea was dropped in 2020. The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the present government to consider adopting it as one of the measures for minimising air pollution and transboundary haze....

If your favourite yoghurt tub, bank card, rubbish bags or shampoo bottle is claiming to be made of recycled ocean plastics, you might think it was created from plastic recovered from the sea. But some environmental advocates believe the supply chain of products labelled as ocean or ocean-bound plastics are impossible to verify and the term may mislead consumers. Both of those terms can be used...

Earth Day on 22nd April this year coincides with the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. As families gather with friends to celebrate, we must count our blessings that Mother Earth has bestowed upon us, which we often take for granted. Mother Earth’s health and well-being is vital for our continued survival and sustenance. As we witness the alarming onset of climate change impacts and warnings...

By growing a herb plant - CAP encourages World Earth Day is celebrated around the world every year on April 22.  Earth Day is meant to make us aware of how fragile our ecosystem is due to irresponsible human activities such as pollution, deforestation, food waste and more. In conjunction with World Earth Day 2023, CAP encourages the public to grow at least one herbal plant at home as their...

In fashion, “circularity” should refer to items made from reused materials that can themselves be reused, repaired and recycled again and again – in a circle. But there are a few ways the term is misused. Most commonly, “circular” is used to describe products that have components that are recycled or downcycled (converted from one material into another that is usually less useful or...

Malaysia's Plastic Jungle documentary investigates the consequences of illegal foreign plastic waste recycling on Malaysian people's health and environment. And meet the people who refuse to be the world's dumping ground.