Category: Environment EN

The Consumers’ Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia are deeply concerned to learn that the proposed Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR) will cut through the Selangor State Park, the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge in Hulu Kelang and the Forest Reserves of Hulu Gombak, Ampang and Hulu Langat. It is reported that work on the western route of the KLORR, from Templer’s Park in Rawang to...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia urge the Government of Malaysia to reject the controversial Copenhagen Accord which was not adopted by Parties in the December 2009 climate talks. The Copenhagen Accord was controversial as it was drafted in a non-transparent and undemocratic manner, and arose from an exclusive meeting of 26 political leaders, whereas the United...

The Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) Director Raja Abdul Aziz Raja Adnan has said that the AELB was seeking the help of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to select experts to study the safety of the Lynas rare earth plant project in Gebeng. Firstly the IAEA was set up to promote the use of nuclear energy and to act as a policeman to check whether a country is conducting a covert...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is very concerned to learn that papaya trees in Perak were hit by deadly virus. Farmers suffered losses as the only remedy is to chop down all the trees. It is reported that the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries had offered supplies of papaya seeds as assistance to farmers that were hit by the latest virus attack. Malaysian papaya...

CAP wishes to bring to the attention of the Tourism Ministry and the Penang State Government regarding the level of cleanliness and beauty of Penang which is very disappointing, and the naming of this island as Pearl of the Orient is just empty talk. Recently, Jakob Von Uexkull from Sweden had visited Penang. He is the founder and Chairman of Right Livelihood Foundation which was established in...

Approximately two thirds of Ecuador’s population voted “yes” this Autumn in a historic, national referendum — a result that reflects the vast majority’s hopeful expectation of political change. By an overwhelming margin, the Ecuadorians backed their president, Rafael Correa, in voting for a new progressive constitution — the first in the world to grant Nature the same inalienable...