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Persatuan Pengguna Pulau Pinang dan Sahabat Alam Malaysia merayu kepada kerajaan persekutuan dan negeri, menyebut projek itu akan memberi kesan terhadap komuniti nelayan. Pemandangan udara projek Pulau Pinang Selatan di luar Gurney Drive di Pulau Pinang. Persatuan Pengguna Pulau Pinang (CAP) dan Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) mengulangi gesaan mereka untuk menghentikan projek Tambakan Laut Selatan Pulau Pinang (PSI), ketika kerja awal dilaporkan bermula hari ini.  Dalam satu kenyataan, kumpulan itu merayu Putrajaya dan kerajaan Pulau Pinang untuk tidak meneruskan projek penambakan itu, menyebut ia akan memberi kesan terhadap komuniti nelayan tempatan. “Selain daripada isu undang-undang, kami amat kecewa kerana kerajaan Madani bertekad untuk meneruskan projek tersebut walaupun terdapat kebimbangan dan bantahan yang dibangkitkan oleh nelayan termasuk PEN Mutiara, persatuan nelayan rasmi dan Persatuan Nelayan Kawasan Selatan Pulau Pinang dan semua unit perkampungan nelayan di sini,” kata...

  Persatuan Pengguna Pulau Pinang (CAP) dan Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) merayu kepada kedua-dua kerajaan persekutuan dan negeri supaya tidak meneruskan projek penambakan laut di selatan Pulau Pinang (“Penang South Reclamation”). Kami amat kesal dengan dedahan kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang bahawa kerja-kerja projek itu akan bermula pada hari ini, 1 September, selepas pelan pengurusan alam sekitar untuk projek itu diluluskan oleh Jabatan Alam Sekitar pada Julai 2023. Kami ingin tahu sama ada kerajaan negeri telah mendapat kebenaran merancang untuk memulakan projek di bawah Akta Perancangan Bandar dan Desa 1976. Ini adalah keperluan undang-undang yang perlu dipatuhi. Selain daripada isu undang-undang, kami amat kecewa kerana kerajaan “Madani” bertekad untuk meneruskan projek tersebut walaupun terdapat kebimbangan dan bantahan yang dibangkitkan oleh nelayan, termasuk Pen Mutiara, iaitu persatuan nelayan rasmi, dan Persatuan Nelayan Kawasan Selatan Pulau Pinang dan semua unit perkampunga...

  New landmark in the making: Early works on Penang's man-made island project - Silicon Island (marked by dotted lines) - kicked off after it secured approval from the relevant aagencies, says Chow CM: Payments being given out in phases based on scope of ‘Silicon Island’ project GEORGE TOWN : Penang is giving out ex gratia payments to fishermen affected by a man-made island project off the southern coast of Penang island, says Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. Starting yesterday, he said the payments were being given out in phases to those who had signed up for the Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP). This came after the project, to be known as the “Silicon Island”, had secured the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) approval from the Penang Department of Environment (DOE) on July 21. “Those concerned will receive 75% of the ex gratia payment, with the balance of 25% to be given out early next year. “The payment will be done in phases based on the project scope that has been reduced t...

Projek PSI yang dahulunya terdiri daripada tiga pulau telah dikecilkan kepada satu pulau. Gambar kecil: Kon Yeow GEORGETOWN - Pelan Pengurusan Alam Sekitar (EMP) bagi projek Pulau Silikon telah memperoleh kelulusan rasmi daripada Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) Pulau Pinang pada 21 Julai lalu. Ketua Menteri, Chow Kon Yeow berkata, ia susulan daripada kelulusan Laporan Kajian Kesan Kepada Alam Sekeliling (EIA) bagi Projek Pulau Pinang Selatan (PSI) yang diberi kelulusan dengan 71 syarat oleh JAS pusat melalui surat bertarikh 11 April 2023. Menurutnya, dengan kelulusan daripada agensi-agensi terlibat, kerja-kerja persediaan awalan tambakan bagi projek akan dimulakan pada 1 September ini dan diteruskan sehingga kerja-kerja berkaitan disiapkan. "Kerajaan negeri berterima kasih kepada JAS Pulau Pinang atas penilaian teliti yang diberikan dalam menilai serta meluluskan EMP berkaitan. "Keputusan tersebut hasil kerjasama dan usaha bersama untuk memastikan bahawa pembangunan Pulau Silikon ...

SERDANG: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry has outlined five main priorities to address challenges and issues with food production in the country. Its minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said among the focus areas to ensure food sustainability include strengthening the aquaculture sector to increase fish yields and expand cattle breeding activities through feedlot methods. Speaking at the closing of the Food Safety and Security Conference 2023 at Universiti Putra Malaysia today, Mohamad said the ministry also aimed to increase the local meat production target to 50 per cent of the self-sufficiency level by 2025. "We want to begin the cultivation of grain corn to reduce import dependence by 30 per cent in this 10-year period, and increase youth involvement in agrofood and smart farming sectors. Source： Hana Naz Harun（ https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/08/943763/govt-increase-fish-yields-expand-cattle-breeding-activities）

  GEORGE TOWN : Streaks of pink have appeared in the sea off Teluk Bahang since the weekend, arousing the curiosity of beachgoers. As of this afternoon, the pink hue is still visible in some parts. Local fishermen have expressed concerns and lamented on the death of thousands of fishes as a result of the situation, about 1 km from Muha Head until the coast off Teluk Bahang. Teluk Bahang Fishermen's Association chairman Johari Mohamad said they came across the streaks of pink about two days ago, with many dead fishes on the surface. "As a result, the sea condition was also not as nice as always. We are worried if this situation prolongs, more fish may end up dead," he said. Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, director Profesor Datuk Dr Aileen Tan Shau Hwai described the situation as the red tide bloom. She said a similar incident happened in April during the hot spell (with some rains that brought the nutrients from land to the ocean)...

  FOR generations, veteran fisherman Idris Ismail and his family have relied on traditional methods and small boats to earn a living near Pulau Kendi, a rocky isle 4km southwest of Penang island. The 68-year-old hopes the Penang South Island (PSI) reclamation project will improve the living standards of fishermen in the vicinity. Three of his seven children are also fishermen. Idris, of Teluk Kumbar, said the next generation of fishermen should embrace development if they intend to remain in the fishing industry. “With the growing population, there is a need to develop the industry. “It needs to be modernised with improved technology and advanced methods. “Although I am too old for it, my children are ready to adopt new approaches.” He said they were already using technology such as global positioning systems (GPS) and motors to assist in retrieving nets. The project has been scaled down to one island, from the initial three. “We believe with the PSI project, th...

GEORGE TOWN : Three leading non-governmental organisations (NGO) say Gamuda Bhd's defence of its Penang South Island (PSI) project is self-serving and unsustainable. Gamuda is the majority shareholder of the SRS Consortium Sdn Bhd undertaking the PSI works. Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) president Mohideen Abdul Kader), Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) president Meenakshi Raman and Penang Forum's Khoo Salma Nasution said Gamuda had a vested interest in the mega reclamation project, expecting to make millions, perhaps billions, of profit. "Therefore, its claims of the project benefitting the public must be taken with a pinch of salt," they said in a joint statement today. Gamuda said the recent EIA approval for PSI was secured following a stringent and professional process starting in 2021 including two public displays to gather public feedback and a series of technical review meetings. It said the process involved subject matter experts and specialist stud...