Archive for January, 2009
Indigenous People Walk Deeper To Look For Necessity
PENSIANGAN, MALAYSIA: Gone are the days when wild boar hunting meant hours of walking into deep jungle to look for the animals.
These days, all one needs are dogs, a spear and a borrowed four-wheel drive.
Murut hunter Paul Distu says finding boar meat for the table is becoming easier with the changing landscape in this far-flung [...]
Tallest Tropical Tree in Tawau National Park
TAWAU, MALAYSIA: Evertius Andrew never gets tired of showing people the world’s tallest tropical tree at the Tawau Hills National Park here.
To the research assistant, the 88.32m Suraya Kuning Siput or Shorea Faguetiana Heim is a centrepiece that deserves all the attention.
But that is not the only tree measured and recorded among the tallest by [...]
Officers in cahoots with illegal loggers
It is no wonder that forests and protected areas in the country are often encroached on by illegal loggers.
The very authorities who should be nabbing the illegal loggers are protecting them.
The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission said it would crack down on not only on loggers but officers in agencies that have been in cahoots with [...]
Selangor: RM50b for transport plan, RM10b for river cleanup
The blueprint includes purging toxic rivers and turning them into waterways to attract commuters
MALAYSIA’S richest state, which surrounds the capital, Kuala Lumpur, plans to solve the area’s chronic congestion with a public-transport blueprint including boats and trains that may cost RM50 billion (US$14 billion).
The 10-year program involves turning the brown Klang River, flowing west from [...]
Malaysia should be introspective on combating illegal logging
With many findings on illegal logging cases and smuggled timber trading on border areas shared by Indonesia and Malaysia, the two countries which share their cultural roots and beliefs need to harmonize their anti-timber smuggling procedures.
Due to the lack of harmonized procedures, Malaysia`s commitment to combat illegal logging and timber trading across its borders with [...]
Police solved 5 Penans cases since 1994
Police will be professional in their investigation of the alleged sexual abuse of Penan women to ensure that any perpetrator will be brought to justice, CID director Commissioner Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin said.
“We want to complete our investigation soon and make sure that the victims are protected,” he told reporters after meeting the state’s CID [...]
Pygmy Sperm Whale Found Washed Ashore
A beached marine animal found by a jogger on Tuesday evening has been identified as an endangered pygmy sperm whale.
State Fisheries Department director Munir Mohd Nawi said that although the 70kg female whale measuring 3.14m was common in the South China Sea, it was rarely sighted here due to it being near extinction.
He said the [...]
SAM: Pandas behind bars not a good idea
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) wishes to express our stand against the proposed acquisition of giant pandas by Malaysia’s Zoo Negara.
An astronomical sum of RM30 million for this exchange programme is ridiculous and serious consideration should be given as to whether the zoo has the resources to sustain this animal in the long-term.
Not forgetting that it [...]
Collectors’ woes
Global shortage of buyers and low prices of scrap have also affected Malaysians.
THE Malaysian recycling industry has not been spared from the slump in the scrap business, especially since China is the destination of much of our recyclables. Collectors and traders all share the same tale of woe – shortage of buyers and low prices.
“Things [...]
Green World to invest RM100m in edible container plant in Penang
GEORGE TOWN: Fancy having a meal and eating the containers too? You can when edible plates and cups hit the local market at the end of the year.
Biodegradable product manufacturer Green World Biotech Sdn Bhd is investing RM100 million in Penang over the next four years to set up a plant that will churn out [...]
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