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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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Earthworks On Steep Hill Slopes At Mount Erskine, Penang – Sam Calls On Authorities To Explain Whats Going On

admin November 18, 2019 0 Comments
.... Earthworks being carried out on very steep slopes at Mount Erskine in Penang, quite close to the Mont Residence apartment.   Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is gravely concerned and alarmed over earthworks and hill-cutting being carried out on very steep slopes at Mount Erskine in Penang, quite close to the Mont Residence apartments in Tanjung Tokong. SAM was alerted to the hill-cutting by...
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Mount Erskine Underpass is NOT the Best Option

admin November 13, 2019 0 Comments
This statement is in response to the Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow’s claim that the Mt Erskine underpass is the best option to solve traffic woes as reported in the Star, Nov 8, 2019. We offer five reasons why not only it is not the best option but even more so it is a waste of rate payers money and should be scrapped. 1. This project is not a priority as traffic flow at this junction is good...
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VVIPs involvement in poaching

admin November 11, 2019 0 Comments
The latest revelation by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) that VVIPs are involved in the illegal wildlife trade and poaching is indeed cause for concern. Stopping poaching requires action against these wealthy and influential bosses of often extremely well connected organised crime gangs. It is not just about catching and jailing poachers because there’s an endless supply of them. Going...
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Climate Change Impacts: How Prepared are we?

admin November 4, 2019 0 Comments
Opening remarks by Ms. Meena Raman, Climate Change Programme Coordinator.  Good morning and welcome to our public forum. TWN is an international organisation, head-quartered in Malaysia, and is very actively engaged at the global level on a multitude of issues including environment, climate change, sustainable development, as well as globalisation and trade. We have been very active on the...
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Investigate Thoroughly the Suspicious Death of Indonesian Environmental Human Rights Defender

admin November 1, 2019 0 Comments
In solidarity with Indonesian colleagues, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) joins civil society groups around the world to call on the Indonesian government to launch a thorough and transparent investigation of the suspicious death of human rights defender, Golfrid Siregar. We are endorsing an international call on the Indonesian government to urgently protect its human rights defenders. SAM is at...
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Investigate Thoroughly the Suspicious Death of Indonesian Environmental Human Rights Defender

Admin October 31, 2019 0 Comments
In solidarity with Indonesian colleagues , Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) joins civil society groups around the world to call on the Indonesian government to launch a thorough and transparent investigation of the suspicious death of human rights defender, Golfrid Siregar. We are endorsing an international call on the Indonesian government to urgently protect its human rights defenders. SAM is at the...
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Does the Penang LRT have 97% Approval Rate?

admin October 25, 2019 0 Comments
Penang Forum’s Lim Mah Hui, Aliran member Anil Netto and CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kader at the press conference today. Penang Forum is alarmed that the Penang government could claim that 97% of close to 16,000 respondents have indicated support for the proposed elevated light rail system (LRT) going by the responses to a questionnaire at several booths around the state. Many of those who...
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COURT DECISION ON GRANITO PROJECT MUST BE REVIEWED

admin October 21, 2019 0 Comments
The Tanjung Bungah Residents Association (TBRA) calls on the Attorney General (AG) to review and file an appeal over the decision of the Sessions Court in Penang yesterday, where the consultant engineer and the engineering firm involved in the fatal landslide tragedy in Tanjung Bungah in October 2017 were each fined RM40,000. According to media reports, the consultant engineer, Khoo Koon Tai, and...
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