CLIMATE & ENERGY FORUM, October 8 & 9, 2011

CLIMATE & ENERGY FORUM:
Towards Energy Efficiency and Safe Options
Videos of Presentations on October 8, 2011.

Speakers include:
Haji Mohideen Abdul Kader, Vice President, Sahabat Alam Malaysia
Lim Li Ching, Third World Network (TWN)

Hilary Chiew, Energy & Climate Change Program Officer, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM)
Tony Pua, Invest Penang
Gurmit Singh, CETDEM
Wong Tuck, President, Sabah Environmental Protection Association (SEPA)
Adrian Lasimbang, PACOS Trust
Cynthia Ong, LEAP
Francis Xavier Jacob, Director of Energy Management, Energy Commission
Mohd Hafdzuan bin Adzmi, Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Energy Division, Energy Sector, Ministry of Energy, Green Technology & Water
Kamarol Bahrin Haron, Anchor, Sudut Pandang, Astro Awani





Video of Presentations on October 9, 2011.

YB Tony Pua is the DAP Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara. He was the former Malaysian CEO of Cyber Village Sdn Bhd, a SESDAQ (SGX secondary board)-listed company. In early 2007, he disposed of all his interests in the company and tendered his resignation to join the Democratic Action Party (DAP).

Pua graduated from Keble College, Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics under a scholarship from the MTC Foundation in 1994. Prior to that, he received Asean and Shaw Foundation scholarships to pursue his "O" and "A"-Levels in Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College.

In the 2008 general election, Pua won the Parliamentary constituency of Petaling Jaya Utara on a DAP ticket. He ran against the incumbent, Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry for Women, Family & Community Affairs, and Deputy Chief of the Malaysian Chinese Association women's wing. In 2009, Pua was appointed the DAP member of the Pakatan Rakyat committee on the Ministry of Higher Education, roughly equivalent to the shadow ministry in other countries. Here is the link to YB Tony Pua's blog.

Briefing on Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP)
Why its Dangerous
by Soo Jin Hou, Kuantan Environmental Watch Group

Asian Rare Earth
Dr T. Jayabalan
Occupational Safety and Health Specialist



Copyright 2003-2011 Azlan Adnan. This blog post is sponsored by The Green Party of Malaysia

Chinese Rare Earth "Experts" Embarrassed in Malaysia

Copyright 2003-2011 Azlan Adnan. This blog post is sponsored by The Green Party of Malaysia

On LYNAS: Letter to Australian High Commissioner

May 22, 2011

H.E. Miles Kupa
Australian High Commissioner
Australian High Commission
6 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng
50450 KUALA LUMPUR
Telephone: 2146 5555
Fax: 2141 5773

Your Excellency,

We, concerned citizens of Malaysia, are of the understanding that Lynas Corporation has made one or more payments to the Malaysian Government.

We suspect and fear that this has somewhat helped to fast track the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) approval process - without public knowledge and through a very loose Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) despite a complex and hazardous project.

Under Malaysia's Official Secrets Act, we will have little, if any, hope of getting any truth out of our Government, even though this matter is of utmost national interest.

In the interests of both Malaysia and Australia, both Lynas and our Government should be transparent about the approval process.

As Australia has been a strong advocate of good governance and is committed to stamping out corruption, we call upon your good Government to compel Lynas Corporation to adhere to its stated value of honesty and transparency to reveal the deal it has struck with the Malaysian Government and also to make all payment records public. This is of interest not only to all Malaysians but also to the Australian shareholders of Lynas Corporation.

We trust that the Australian Government is committed to protecting the good name of Australia and will not risk one corporation's headlong quest for profit , at the expense of the health of Malaysians and the local environment, to tarnish the good reputation of Australia.

We therefore urge the Australian Government to investigate Lynas Corporation for any possible wrongdoings in its dealings with the Malaysian Government. We were appalled and disgusted to learn that Lynas Corporation had offered a job to the soon-to-be-retired Director-General of the Malaysian Atomic Agency Licensing Board (AELB), Yang Berbahagia Datuk Raja Abdul Aziz Raja Adnan, by his own admission. I am sure you will agree with me that such an offer is tantamount to fair dinkum conflict of interest, collusion and corruption.

Thank you,




Azlan Adnan
Founder, Green Party of Malaysia

Correspondence Address:
Letter Box 20, Wisma Chartis
99 Jalan Ampang
50450 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia

Fax: +603-7732 3300
Web: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6850526636
Email: harithabhoomi.malaysia@gmail.com


Copyright 2003-2011 Azlan Adnan. This blog post is sponsored by The Green Party of Malaysia