Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the federal and state governments to prohibit mining including of rare earth elements (REE) in environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs) such as in permanent forest reserves. This is in response to the government’s new policy to ban the export of REE to safeguard the resources’ value chain to build midstream …
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The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) strongly appeal to both the Federal and State governments not to proceed with the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project. We deeply regret to learn that the state government has just revealed that the work on the project will start today, 1st September, after the Environmental Management …
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The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Convention denies farmers’ rights, encourages biopiracy and threatens agrobiodiversity. SAM fully supports the following statement issued by the Consumers’ Association of Penang and the Malaysian Food Sovereignty Forum. SAM is a member of this Forum. Farmers in Malaysia obtain seed supplies from various …
Sahabat Alam Malaysia was surprised to read a media report quoting Gamuda Bhd that the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project will begin on July 1, 2023. This is because the fishermen’s appeal has yet to be heard and decided. On 25 May 2023, the Penang State Fishermen’s Association (Pen Mutiara), the South Penang Area Fishermen’s …
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Recently, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) received a complaint from the Iban community of Rumah Labang in Nanga Seridan, Tinjar, Sarawak pertaining to the operations of an oil palm plantation project that has encroached on their native customary rights (NCR) territory. The community had actually been informed about the proposed project since before the year 2018. Right from the very beginning, they have expressed their …
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Beat Plastic Pollution is the theme for this year’s World Environment Day. The data put out by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) is staggering. Around the world, one million plastic bottles are purchased every minute, while up to five trillion plastic bags are used worldwide every year. Plastic production keeps growing, with half of …
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SAM is extremely concerned by media reports today that revealed the discovery by the Negeri Sembilan and Melaka authorities of illegal rare earth mining activities in Kuala Pilah, following a complaint that was lodged with the Kuala Pilah Land and District Office on May 16. While we applaud the swift response and openness of all …
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This is a joint statement by the Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Consumers’ Association of Penang and Penang Forum, in response to the statement released by Gamuda Bhd on 16 May 2023 on the Penang South Reclamation project We refer to the media statement by Gamuda issued on 16 May, 2023. Gamuda’s defence of its Penang South …
As there has been a change in the development concept, both in the design and the statement of need, our view is that a new EIA must be required. In fact, one of the 71 conditions imposed on the State in respect of the EIA which approved on 11 April is that, if there is …
The Chief Minister of Penang, Chow Kon Yeow announced on 11 May 2023 that three island reclamation project would be reduced by 49% to 2,500 acres, from 4500 acres. Only one island would be built instead of the original three. We still find this unacceptable as 2,500 acres of reclamation is very large and will …
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Headquarters)
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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Headquarters)
No. 1, Jalan Joki, 11400 Penang,
Malaysia
Tel: +604 827 6930
Fax: +604 827 6932
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Marudi Office)
129A, First Floor,
Jalan Tuanku Taha,
P.O.Box 216,
98058 Marudi, Baram, Sarawak,
Malaysia
Tel & Fax: +6085 758 973