Press Releases

Penan Community Meeting and Anniversary of the Sarawak Penan Association - REPORT CARD SESSION EVALUATION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PENAN COMMUNITY OF SARAWAK FOR THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS
Permohonan Hutan Simpan Komunal bagi Kaum Penan Sarawak
Permohonan bantuan perumahan dan program kesihatan bagi kampung-kampung Penan
Penan area representatives graded the government F in Report Card exercise

Careful study and justification needed before privatisation of water in Malaysia
27 March 2002
Singapore should halt reclamation works pending environmental impact assessment
21March 2002
SAM opposed to the plan of building new hydorelectric dam in Pahang
13 December 2001
Sahabat Alam Malaysia opposes building more bridges to Penang
6 August 2001
Grievances of the Bakun-affected communities : James Masing missed the entire point.
13 July 2001
Letter from the Concerned Citizens of Belaga to the Deputy Prime Minister and SUHAKAM on Bakun's impacts on downstream communities (Malay)
3 July 2001
Letter from the Concerned Citizens of Belaga to the Deputy Prime Minister and SUHAKAM on Bakun's impacts on downstream commnities (English)
3 July 2001
Letter from Bakun Region People's Committee to the Deputy Prime Minister and SUHAKAM (English)
3 July 2001
Letter from Bakun Region People's Committee to the Deputy Prime Minister and SUHAKAM (Malay)
3 July 2001
SAM's World Environment Day Message:More needs to be done to give priority to protection of the environment
4 June 2001
Launch of SAM book entitled 'Malaysian Environment - Alert 2001' in conjunction with Earth Day
21 April 2001
Manila declaration of the international conference on conflict resolution, peace building, sustainable development and indigenous peoples
28th March 2001
Call to the government of Malaysia to scrap the Bakun hydroelectric project once and for all
14 March 2001
Bakun Dam revival is not justified
1 March 2001
Comments and Objections Regarding the Orang Asli of Kampung Sungei Temir as given in the Detailed EIA Report The Proposed Water Transfer Project from Pahang DM to Selangor DE
by Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC)
9th November 2000
Pahang-Selangor Water transfer project-EIA critique
8th November 2000
Letter to the R.H. Prime Minister from the world rainforest movement
30th October 2000
International alert to save Sabah rainforests from pulp and paper project in Kalabakan.
23rd October 2000
Responce to Yayasan Sabah statement on Kalabakan pulp and paper issue
4th October 2000
Logging forests without EIA is contrary to law and undermines EIA process
28th September 2000
Comments by The Consumers' Association Of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia on the detailed EIA of proposed therma waste treatment plant for solid waste management in Kg. Bohol, Mukim Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur
25th September 2000
Penan disputes with timber companies are real.
- Says SAM
22nd August 2000
Penans stage protest against logging companies
- Says SAM
17th August 2000
Nomadic Penans appeal for urgent action
-SAM
6th July 2000

Penans appeal to Sarawak government to respect native claims
23rd May 2000

Protest on survey works performed on Penans' native lands
20th April 2000
Do not destroy existing Gurney Drive Seafront
- SAM and CAP appeal to Penang State Government
22nd March 2000
Call off the Bakun Hydro Electric Dam Project (Bahasa Malaysia)
-SAM appeals to The R.H. Prime Minister
12th March 2000
Excess energy
- Bakun should be called off
16th Feb 2000
Seek public feedback before implementing amendments to Sarawak Land Code
No real improvement in environment quality
- Says SAM
23rd December 1999