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</style>On the way to Kg Baharu, Jerantut, I made a detour to visit
Kg Pasu, Kg Pian and Kuala Terbol – three of the Orang Asli villages near Kuala
Krau, Temerloh, Pahang. These villages are under ADUN Jenderak and Parliamentary District of
Kuala Krau. These villages are situation on Rural Road C141, which connect
Kuala Krau to Damak (Jerantut).<br />
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My friend, Sdr Shafie Dris mentioned to me about the
continuous water problem at these three Orang Asli kampongs – Kg Pasu has 134
families, and about 50 % have water supply problem – some more than others. A
few families at the end of the village i.e. the ones closer to Kg Pian, has no
choice but to source their water from a small stream up the hill about half a
kilometer at the back of their houses. Unfortunately both the water quantity
and quality is not the best due to the landuse nearby (oil palm and rubber
small holdings). After the visiting the site, we suggested a better location
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orang Asli Villages of Kuala Krau - on Rural Road C141 to Damak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Discussion with the Orang Asli of Kg Pasu (1)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Discussion with the Orang Asli of Kg Pasu (2)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original GFS Source for Some Kg Pasu Villagers (1)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original GFS Source for Some Kg Pasu Villagers (2)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original GFS Source for Some Kg Pasu Villagers (3)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barrels for mobile PAIP water trucks to fill, Kg Pasu</td></tr>
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The situation in Kg Pian and Kg Kuala Terbol is different
altogether – no water from the mains, which can be prominently seen on the
roadside for the last year or more. There are supposed to be 138 families from
60 or so houses in both villages. For their water supply, the villagers from Kg
Pian and Kg Kuala Terbol pooled up their resources to build a network of
Gravity Feed System (GFS) using Sg Pupuwer (a tributary of Sg Krau) to bring
water to the houses. Incredulously, the Village Committee (JKKK) of Kg Pian recently
gave permission for logging to be carried out in the Bukit Galong, the
watershed for Sg Pupuwer. An open conflict has occurred with some villagers
created a blockade, denying heavy vehicle access to the logging area on Bukit
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Villagers Pointing to Sg Pupuwer Watershed (Bt Galong) at Kg K. Terbol</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kg Kuala Terbol</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GFS Pipe for Kg Pian</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Villagers pointing to the Logging Blockade Site, Kg Pian</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logging Blockade Site</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Signage for the Logging Concession to Bukit Galong, Kg Pian</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logging Blockade at Kg Pian</td></tr>
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Pengurusan Air Pahang Berhad (PAIP) has tried to resolve the
water supply problem by constructing a booster pump (pam pengalak) at Lubuk
Wong as well as water storage tanks nearby in 2013. Unfortunately, both are
unused until now – probably due to the fact that no water reaching the boaster pumps.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Empty Storage Tanks at Lubuk Wong</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Booster Pumps at Lubuk Wong (1)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Booster Pumps at Lubuk Wong (2)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On another note, Sg Krau, which is flows near
the villages, is relatively clean (Class I stream) but the Orang Asli refused
to use it except for taking bath in it. This is probably due to the fact that
there are villages upstream as well as the presence of the Perlok Fisheries
Research Center, which discharge wastewater into Sg Krau.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sg Krau at Kg Pian</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterless Mains on Rural Road C141 (to Damak)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rural Road C141 (to Kuala Krau)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diving and Swimming Hole at Sg Krau, Kg Pian</td></tr>
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maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-79883495625102832142015-04-12T12:51:00.003+08:002015-04-19T19:04:04.987+08:00Compliance of the Effluent Discharge (Concentration) Versus The Impact on the River - The Case of Sg SepetangThe latest Environmental Quality Report published by the DOE (Malaysia) indicated that there was more that 90 % compliance of the effluent discharge standards (Standards A and B) by industries in the country. But how come our rivers are getting dirtier by the day? The explanation is quite simple that most environmental quality students (or better) worth their salt can understand - Standards A and B only measure the CONCENTRATION of the effluents i.e. the BOD, COD, Ammoniacal Nitrogen, TSS, Heavy Metals etc. BUT the true parameter of effluent discharge should be the LOAD (Flow or discharge rate x concentration) - is not measured or enforced.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Environmental Quality Report 2013 (DOE, Malaysia)</td></tr>
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The present compliance of the discharge concentration also does not consider the cumulative (or additive) impacts of the industrial and domestic wastewater being discharged into a single watershed. This situation and the absence of a water quality model for that particular river will disallow for us to target a river classification for that river i.e. Class I, II, III, IV or V.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">National Water Quality Standards (Malaysia)</td></tr>
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Complaints from villagers in the Sg Sepetang watershed, specifically from Kg Dew, Kamunting brought me to the place and made me do a investigation of the water pollution issues.<br />
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Sg Sepetang is a tidal influenced river with a relatively small amount of fresh water influx. Mangroves trees and nipah palms lined the banks from Kuala Sepetang until Kg Dew. River fishing especially for the Udang Galah (<i>Macrobrachium rosenbergii</i>) is an important resources for the locals and about 6 or so years ago, ecotourism in the form of firefly tours became an important source of income to some locals. Local boatmen usually take tourists Sg Sepetang between 7 to 10 pm at night to view the one of the wonders of Nature - congregating fireflies synchronizing the flashing of their mating lights.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pteroptyx tener in Sg Sepetang (Photo credit: Selamatkan Sg Sepetang FG Page)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Local Fisherman from Kg Dew showing Some Shellfishes Harvested from Sg Sepetang</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shellfishes (Kepah) Harvested from Sg Sepetang</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crabs Caught in Sg. Sepetang</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recreational Fishermen Fishing for the Udang Galah in Sg Sepetang (Photo Credit: <span class="_r3"><a class="_ZR irc_hol" data-ved="0CAYQjB0" href="http://www.kualasepetang.com/2011/09/trip-memancing-udang-galah-sungai.html"><span class="irc_ho" dir="ltr">www.kualasepetang.com</span></a></span><span class="_r3 irc_msc"><a class="_ZR irc_msl" data-i="1" data-ved="0CAgQhxw" href="https://www.google.com.my/search?q=udang+galah+di+sg+sepetang&sa=X&biw=1280&bih=695&tbm=isch&tbs=simg:CAQSpwEJwqv30K-OtGoakgELELCMpwgaiAEKOggCEhTFIcIgxyayJscgmhTYJsoguSCfIBogwJQ9YtlZPoua5ktoFe-gch7IJy2kT7QLBmTJkp1GMzYKSggDEhSlEKMQqh6uEJ4cnRyrHqYQpBD9Chow5VxBnbD137RN3Jr0kgpnWAIhLTDqHcHN-w60G1jegtw36E-8b5Ae57xUVeZu1uMuDCEbNZ-cODhYcg"><span class="irc_idim">)</span></a></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Udang Galah (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) (Photo credit: sisibukit.blogspot.com)</td></tr>
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Conflicts in the land use are inevitable, there are a several shrimp farms, which discharge their wastewater into Sg Sepetang as well as oil palm plantation being planted right into the river's edge - even some Berembang (<i>Sonneratia caseolaris</i>) trees, the "home" for the <i>Pteroptyx tener</i> fireflies were cut down to make way for the oil palm plantations.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Few Shrimp Farms in Sg Sepetang watershed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cultured Shrimp Harvest, Sg Sepetang</td></tr>
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There is also a major industrial area upstream, the Kamunting Industrial Area. There are many industries situated there but the most prominent being the Silverstone Tire Factory and Latexx Partners Sdn Bhd, a glove factory. There are now three Latexx plants in operation but Factories 4, 5, 6, 7 are now currently being built and will be in operation soon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Many Latex Partners Glove Factory, Kamunting Industrial Area</td></tr>
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The effluent discharge are supposed to "comply" with Standard B i.e. BOD at or below 50 mg/L and COD at or below 100 mg/L but my laboratory analyses indicated non-compliance with BOD at 64 mg/L and COD exceeding 200 mg/L. But the discharge of the effluent into the drain (which flows through Kg Pak Dollah before discharging into Sg Malai about 3.5 km away) is at 3 L/s and the drain became anoxic about 1.6 km away.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Effluent from Latexx Partners Sdn Bhd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Video of the Discharge</td></tr>
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The fishermen in Kg Dew complained that the Udang Galah catch has dropped drastically and they are worried the effluent from Latexx Partners Sdn Bhd as well as other factories from the
Kamunting Industrial Area will affect and eventually kills of the <i>Cyclotropis carinata</i> snail, which is crucial to the life cycle of the <i>Pteroptyx tener</i> fireflies.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting from the local papers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"40 Fishermen Affected"<br />
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So, we called in Aduan Rakyat TV3 to do a coverage on the issue of the pollution of Sg Sepetang on 8 and 9 April. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pak Wahab, a local fisherman being interviewed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yusri, a Ecotourism Guide being interviewed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pak Wahab sampling the wastewater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Situ Reading at 1.6 km from the the Discharge Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">..at 2.4 km away from the Discharge Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confluence with Sg Malai - about 3.2 km away</td></tr>
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<br />maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-68111197772464196572010-12-23T00:05:00.001+08:002010-12-23T13:41:55.542+08:00Langat South Forest Reserve (Peatland), Banting/Tg. SepatYB Elizabeth Wong of Selangor rang the alarm bells of the possibility of the Langat South Forest Reserve, which has the last vestige of the peatland virgin jungle reserve (VJR) of about 270 hectares, is to be converted to oil palm plantations by Perbadanan Kemajuan Pertanian Selangor (PKPS). The VJR together with about 6,500 hectares of mixed logged-over forest with the fringes already illegally converted to oil palm plantations as well as vegetable farms and tapioca patches. Remember, Banting is a "kerepek" capital of Selangor if not of Peninsular Malaysia.<br />
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The MB of Selangor gave the Selangor Forestry Department and Perhilitan (Wildlife and National Parks Department) to work together to do a rapid Ecological Assessment of the forest reserve to indicate whether it is worth keeping.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Langat South Forest Reserve with the illegally grown oil palms cut down and replanted with forest species</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With En Yussainy of Selangor Forestry Department and a Meranti Tembaga sapling</td></tr>
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Both departments requested for MNS to be in the picture and I think this is a very opportune time for a Nature and Environment-based NGO to work with two of the most relevant departments in Conservation. I gave sent an SOS SMS to the Director-General of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), Dato' Dr. Latif to get some assistance in the form of specific researchers such Dr. Lim (Orang Asli and socio-economic issues). We are given two weeks to finish the study and the report. The dates 21 - 26 Dec are considered as fieldwork dates.<br />
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We have a short meeting during lunch time of the Kota Damansara Community Forest seminar on 20 Dec at the Club, Bandar Utama. In attendance were En Borhanudin, the Director of Selangor Forestry, Dr. Lim of FRIM (another representative from FRIM but her name slipped my mind), Lim Teck Wyn, Mrs. Pasu and Tan Sri Salleh.<br />
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On 21 Dec. 2010 (my birthday!), we (Mrs. Pasu, Teck Wyn and I) drove to Banting to meet up with En Yussainy, Renjer Kamaruddin< En Asri and other staff of the Selangor Forestry Department, who led us into two contrasting compartments - the first was a former oil palm plantation but with the palm trees already felled and replanted with 11 forests species (merbau, kapur, merawan siput jantan, merawan bunga, kelat paya, meranti tembaga, meranti sarang punai, ramin melawis, nyatoh taban merah, chengal, manggis, meranti seraya, kalumpang jari and karas (<i>Aquilaria?</i>)).Total costs of cutting of the oil palm and replanting are about RM 500, 000.<br />
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Later they brought us to Compartment 25, part of the VJR mentioned above.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Virgin Jungle Reserve (VJR) signage at Compartment 25</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside of Compartment 25</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Tapir tracks just outside Compartment 25</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild boar hunters' hide at the boundary of Compartment 25</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the boundary of Compartment 25 </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A forester's marker for a flora species transect</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About 50 meters from the outside boundary of Compartment 25</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mrs Pasu with Mr. Chan Yee Choong of FRIM</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 3.1 meter basal circumference of a tree confirmed by En Asri and Teck Wyn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A confident Teck Wyn crossing a peaty drain :-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peaty water due to high concentration of humic acids</td></tr>
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Take a look at the photos attached and give us your comments about converting the Langat South Forest Reserve into another oil palm plantation.maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-36076170684456347112010-11-14T00:23:00.004+08:002010-11-14T10:49:38.896+08:00Sg. Tengkil Waterfalls Hike, Saturday 13 Nov. 2010Sg. Tengkil is located on the western side of Gunung Muntahak, which is part of the Gunung Panti Forest Reserve. It is approachable through the Petri Jaya, part of the Tradewinds Oil Palm Plantations. The hike to the waterfalls has become a popular weekend activity for a few of the climbing and hiking "kaki" of MNS Johor, namely En Hamid Abdul Rahman, Moses Wong, Zalinah & Rahman and Wee Soon Chit and family. On this trip we have 25 people - other than the ones named above, we have TK Lim and wife plus a group from the Breast Cancer Support Group, Johor Bahru.<br />
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Our day started early as we are supposed to meet around 745 am at the rest area on the Kota Tinggi-Bandar Tenggara-Kluang road. Such a good timing! As I saw TK Lim's double-cab turned right towards Kg. Semanggar just I was approaching the turn-off. We have some breakfast before going into Petri Jaya and met with the Assistant Manager of Tradewinds, DJ Zammani, who lead us to the road towards the Sg. Tengkil waterfalls. The veterans of the hike indicated that the route is a lot shorter that we would save between 1 - 1.5 hours of hiking.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Briefing by En Hamid</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching the sand mining area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first Sg. Tengkil crossing</td></tr>
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After a short briefing by En Hamid, we set out for the waterfalls, which is about a 3 hour hike away. On the way, we were greeted by a huge swath of land gouged out of the upper layer, probably sand. We would inquire with the Department of Minerals and Geoscience (JMG) about the status of the sand-mining activity in the area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sand mining area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ponds left after the sand mining</td></tr>
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After hiking on the open road to the sand-mining area, we have to transverse a part of the mining area and later we have to wet our hiking shoes crossing a stream, which we later learned is the downstream part of Sg. Tengkil. We even have to walk along the stream as the trail was non-existent in some area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking in Sg. Tengkil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild boars' dinner table</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking among the <i>Johannesteijsmannia</i> <span style="font-style: italic;">altifrons</span></td></tr>
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We later entered the forested area and mostly hiked besides Sg. Tengkil but we have to cross the stream from time to time as the terrain changed. The terrain after Waterfall 1 is relatively steep, probably about 60 percent gradient or more but after the first waterfall, the path is less steep and we reached Waterfall 3 around 1130 am.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Admiring a <i>Johannesteijsmannia</i> <span style="font-style: italic;">altifrons </span>palm<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soo Chit at Waterfall 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steep climb after Waterfall 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Sg. Tengkil Crossing</td></tr>
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We stayed for about 2 hours, having lunch and also a refreshing shower. The hike back is not so bad although later we have to face a sudden showers, which later became a heavy downpour after we reached the rest area we had breakfast in the morning. After a late lunch of nasi goreng kampung and mee goreng, we departed for home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zalinah really enjoyed her showers! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls having fun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going down - have to be careful as the slope is steep</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mini waterfall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way home</td></tr>
</tbody></table>maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-78814395376521235572010-11-07T13:42:00.004+08:002010-11-07T22:58:51.837+08:00Festival of Wings (FoW), Kuala Selangor Nature Park (KSNP), 23 to 24 Oct 2010I drove to KSNP with Harban from Johor Bahru on Friday, 22 Oct. 2010. Arrived around 6 pm. Shared a cabin with Harban for three nights. Shan offered a better accommodation provided by the Majlis Daerah Kuala Selangor but we preferred to be on site to know the facilities better.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Competing Buntings?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KSNP Cabins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Opening Ceremony</td></tr>
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The event was officially opened by the District Officer of Kuala Selangor on 23 Oct and later closed by YB Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad, the Member of Parliament for Kuala Selangor on Sunday, 24 Oct. He requested for MNS to produce a poster similar to the one produced by MNS Johor for Panti Bird Sanctuary.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YB Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad, MP for Kuala Selangor closing the FoW</td></tr>
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The major activities include a cruise along Sg. Buluh Jajaran?, mangrove tree planting, migratory bird watching at the Kapar Power Plant's ash pond and fireflies cruise at Kg. Kuantan.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easy does it in the mud!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mangrove Trees Planting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Migratory Bird Watching at the Kapar Power Plant</td></tr>
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The mangrove tree planting was interesting with many, unfamiliar with mud, screaming as they wove their way into the planting zone.<br />
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The berembang trees (<span id="main" style="visibility: visible;"><span id="search" style="visibility: visible;"><i>Sonneratia caseolaris</i>)</span></span>, where the fireflies roosted were relatively small (around 3 m in height). The berembang trees during my youth in Sg. Kemasin, Bachok, Kelantan were relatively tall (6 m high). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting up MNS' booth on 8 Aug 2010</td></tr>
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Finally, Panti Bird Sanctuary (PBS) was launched by the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Iskandar on Monday, 9 August 2010. The launch is part of the Kembara Mahkota, which started from Pontian and ended in Kota Tinggi. The sultan rode in riding his signature "tiger stripes" motorbike accompanied by the Tengku Mahkota (Tengku Ismail) and other motorcyclists. The Menteri Besar was also there but I am not sure he rode a bike or not.<br />
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I visited the TCC at Kg. Mangkok while doing some "<i>pro bono</i>" work for the Department of Environment on the modeling the impacts of the 1,000 ha shrimp farm discharging its wastewater into Sg. Chaluk, a tributary of Sg. Setiu.<br />
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The building is a rented "<i>balai ray</i>a" or community hall in Kg. Mangkok. Our group (Puan Rohimah, En Wan Zafri, En Ismail and En. Che Ku of DOE Terengganu; and myself) was shown around by Miss Chen Pelf-Nyok, Prof. Chan's assistant.<br />
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We were also told about the bad news of the proposed channel to be built by JPS to connect Sg. Setiu to the South China Sea. The proposed alignment is just after the Penarik Inn, between the two road signs indicating "Kg. Baru Penarik" and "Kg. Mangkok". The alignment would cut across the river terrapin (<i>tuntung</i>) nesting site. Not only that, a channel of about 1.5 km in length, would also be constructed to straighten Sg. Setiu, cutting across a pristine <i>gelam</i> wetlands.<br />
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As usual, JPS has not referred the project to relevant government departments including Wildlife, Fisheries, Department of Environment etc. Yes, the proposed project does not need an EIA Report but due to the impacts on the environment, relevant government departments must be consulted first.<br />
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Other than the obvious impact on the nesting site, the whole project would destroy prime wetlands, channelized natural rivers, which JPS not supposed to do according to their own publication, MASMA, the project would also increases the salinity of Sg. Setiu, affect the hydrodynamics and very possible closure of the natural Sg. Setiu estuary.<br />
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The location of the channel was not properly studied, just the narrowest point of the land between the bend of the Setiu river to the South China Sea. All for the purpose of ensuring the LKIM fish landing jetty does not become a white elephant.<br />
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Today, Wednesday, April 7, 2010, after doing an early Sg. Chaluk sampling, I went out to survey an alternative site for the channel. It is further on the Setiu Lagoon but at least it is not a tuntung nesting site. The area is between N 5 degrees 38.4137', E 102 degrees 46.5902' and N 5 degrees 38.5875, E 102 degrees 46.3876' (see photos below).<br />
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The first date chosen for the launch was January 18, 2010 but it was not agreeable to the Chief Minister, Dato' Abdul Ghani Othman. Then the date chosen was March 13, changed to March 14 and later back to March 13. I was not happy with the March 13 date as the date was chosen as the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Parents-Teachers Association (PIBG) for Sek. Men. Keb. Taman Desa Skudai (SMKTDS), where I am the President or Yang DiPertua (YDP). <br />
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Suddenly, Tuanku (the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Al-Marhum Sultan Iskandar) indicated he wants to launch the Sanctuary after his return from India on 17 March. Well, with Tuanku's intent, lots of people have to work hard to make sure that things would be pleasing to Tuanku. The most possible launch's date would be some time in the end of March or early April.<br />
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Now with Vincent's report about the presence of the military exercises by the Malaysian, Australian and British armies using live bullets on March 13, then some more work would be needed to make sure that the Sanctuary is closed to any military exercises in the future. The Johor Forestry Department has to discuss with the Malaysian Army to find new ground for their exercises.<br />
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Suddenly, on the 30 July, when I called Haji Yahaya to ask him about Johor Forestry reforestation plan, I was informed that Tuanku would be launching the event on 9 August, as part of his Kembara Mahkota program.<br />
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The event went well with at least 40 participants from MNS Johor and four participants from MNS HQ including Maye Yap and Wee Chin. Tuanku stopped at MNS booth and both Vincent and I got ourselves in the Sin Chew Daily (unfortunately, both of us cannot read Mandarin).<br />
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The Editor<br />
New Straits Times<br />
31 Jalan Riong<br />
59100 KUALA LUMPUR<br />
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Dear Editor, <br />
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I really sympathize with the people of Kluang and the nearby communities of Paloh, Chamek and Niyor. Imagine how they had to struggle to ensure that they would have sufficient water supply during the recent Chinese New Year especially for the customary family reunion dinner. Ironically, while they were suffering, the water resource-rich state of Johor was and is supplying a substantial amount of water to the Republic of Singapore via the nearby Linggui Reservoir and many other reservoirs in the state, and at the same time is also supplying water to the water-poor state of Melaka from Sg. Muar at Gersik.<br />
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So, what went wrong? There is a familiar maxim "If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail". The bureaucrats, technocrats and politicians of Johor failed to plan for their own, the people of Kluang and its vicinity. There are two Semberong rivers supplying most of the water to the community (somehow the locals lacked the imagination to come up with viable names for the rivers), Sg. Semberong Timur is a tributary of Sg. Endau and it has no impoundment, so the water treatment plant withdraws raw water direct from the river for treatment. Unfortunately, the water catchment upstream is about 80 % with oil palm plantations such as FELDA Kahang Barat, FELDA Hulu Belitong, Ladang Sindora and Ladang Bukit Lawiang. There are some forest reserves such as Hutan Rizab Renggam and Hutan Rizab Kluang but the forested watershed area is relatively small. Most of the plantations do not comply with the guidelines of conserving the riparian or buffer zones along the riverbanks – palm trees have been planted right up to the riverbanks.<br />
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Meanwhile, Sg. Semberong Barat, which joins Sg. Bekok near Parit Raja, is a tributary of Sg. Batu Pahat. The water treatment plant withdraws raw water from an impoundment but the water catchment area is small and without forests of notable size. Instead, the watershed is nearly 100 percent agriculture (mostly oil palm plantations) and human settlements such as FELCRA Batu 67, Kg. Seri Lalang and Kg. Baru Seri Lalang. There is also a large area of pasturelands developed by the Department of Agriculture next to the reservoir.<br />
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So, what is wrong with oil palm plantations within water catchment areas especially considering oil palm's average evapotranspiration is lower than that of forested watershed (1300 mm versus 1400 mm)? The main problem is that oil palm plantations do not retain the baseflow due to two major factors. Firstly, an oil palm plantation usually has lots of drains and channels which drain water out of the plantations and secondly, the soil compaction within oil palm plantations is higher than forested catchment and even rubber plantations. Therefore, rainwater does not infiltrate down to the groundwater, which later would be the baseflow for the streams and rivers. It means that while naturally forested water catchment still has baseflow coming out of springs into the streams even after three months of drought, water catchment with mostly oil palm plantations' baseflow would dry out within a short period of time. It seems that with this knowledge, we should realize that although oil palm plantations are economic boons for the country, water resource-wise, they are a bane.<br />
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Everyone would agree that water resources are important but unfortunately the importance is not usually converted to appropriate actions. Bureaucrats, technocrats and politicians happily designate an area as "water catchment" without considering the actual work that needs to be done, such as ensuring that the upstream of the water intake should be forested and therefore protected from being converted into agricultural entities such oil palm plantations. This is what happened to the Sg. Semberong Timur and Sg. Semberong Barat water catchment areas.<br />
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It is not too late to repair the damage but political will is very much needed to decrease the ratio of oil palm plantations versus natural forests in the water catchment areas.<br />
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maketab Mohamed<br />
Chairman, Malaysian Nature Society, Johor Branchmaketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-34322857188270619122010-03-01T12:13:00.002+08:002010-03-04T00:55:01.739+08:00Activities During and After the MNS AGM 2010, 25 Sept.There would be three choices of organized activities that would be carried out on 26 September (Sunday):<br />
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1) Full Hike to G. Ledang Peak, which needs around 14 hours round trip (7 am - 9 pm) and please train yourself before embarking on this relatively arduous trip. If you plan to join this hike, you would need to stay an extra night and check out on Monday, Sept. 27;<br />
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2) "Short-cut" Hike to Ledang Peak using the Telekom Road plus Slipper Orchids conservation (about 5 hours). This would be a 45 minutes 4 WD vehicle drive to the parking spot near the telecommunications towers and a 20 minutes hike to the Peak. On the way back we will stop near the springs and search for slipper orchids to be transferred to a safe location;<br />
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3) Hike to Pasir Panjang/Kolam Gajah plus trail maintenance (about 5 hours). Could be round trip or exiting through the Air Panas Trail at the Gunung Ledang Resort;<br />
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For participants who do not want to take on any of the trips mentioned above, you can do your own circuit walks around Sg. Air Putih near the Park Headquarters or join free organized tours to be led by MNSJ stalwarts such as Mr. Vincent Chow, Mr. Harban Singh or Mr. Hamid Abdul Rahman in the evenings of 24 or 25 September. The schedule would be posted later.maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-41693304628294497602010-02-27T19:09:00.000+08:002010-02-27T19:09:42.537+08:00Forest Growth in the Philippines<div class="MsoNormal">This is my e mail to the Manila Times congratulating the Philippines for expending their natural forests (see : <a href="http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/12329-forest-area-expands-by-33-percent-in-nine-years" target="_blank">http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/12329-forest-area-expands-by-33-percent-in-nine-years):</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Congratulations to the Philippines! I hope it is due to the hard work carried out by the Government and the people of your country - not by a hoodwinking method as proposed by the Indonesia's Forestry Department reclassification of oil palm plantations as "natural" forests (see the Jakarta Post website). What a joke!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maketab Mohamed</div><div class="MsoNormal">Chairman, Malaysian Nature Society, Johor Branch</div>maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-74090933631836016402010-02-24T16:45:00.077+08:002010-03-01T13:54:10.235+08:00Accommodations for Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) AGM 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNnTFtBNhDrbLh8jgdAocovzZkzxfzT1fq7j-Mg8YEiyNndcjgvcUUnMNYhAnzrCNc_8Cb2prL2yOcvUEESCyDEBZfjtwQ_8West3PoZ9e7FONrP_Q40clXkLpuArZV-7sJHP8kw_eYE/s1600-h/2010_0219BKa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNnTFtBNhDrbLh8jgdAocovzZkzxfzT1fq7j-Mg8YEiyNndcjgvcUUnMNYhAnzrCNc_8Cb2prL2yOcvUEESCyDEBZfjtwQ_8West3PoZ9e7FONrP_Q40clXkLpuArZV-7sJHP8kw_eYE/s320/2010_0219BKa.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuha0SBnYRfPvaD-8gmk3Fbd3S7nBUWjx3ig54DrKdFnthVXIhwY085dFefhrmB6xVAb5mlCbyzJyD_FA3PQUOkOd86frJebuE7HRaCyWTYUyqBbKk05Qso8Mw2wcGmKMKzMFxZKAZVc/s1600-h/2010_0219BOa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuha0SBnYRfPvaD-8gmk3Fbd3S7nBUWjx3ig54DrKdFnthVXIhwY085dFefhrmB6xVAb5mlCbyzJyD_FA3PQUOkOd86frJebuE7HRaCyWTYUyqBbKk05Qso8Mw2wcGmKMKzMFxZKAZVc/s320/2010_0219BOa.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5zlJWSzEqtGSYZneDKdFFp63w3Hwbfkr-3VGehJ34wz_3lKpShLc6T4Tk6gDclLf-8aNqOihzgbvUPXZeIDWQ8YOmVq6vFXwF_APVYZA3A0GVaGm4nqRWgD0AIPsj7khwWX6_vl_FDs/s1600-h/LagendaLedang050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5zlJWSzEqtGSYZneDKdFFp63w3Hwbfkr-3VGehJ34wz_3lKpShLc6T4Tk6gDclLf-8aNqOihzgbvUPXZeIDWQ8YOmVq6vFXwF_APVYZA3A0GVaGm4nqRWgD0AIPsj7khwWX6_vl_FDs/s320/LagendaLedang050.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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MNS Johor (MNSJ) would be hosting 2010 AGM at Taman Rimba Lagenda, Gunung Ledang National Park from 24 - 26 September 2010. Unlike MNS most recent AGMs, this year's venue would not be at a nice 3 to 5-Stars resorts but would be in a more rustic, back to nature surroundings.<br />
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There are nine units of chalet (RM 200/night). Each can accommodate up to 4 persons. The two bedrooms chalets has one double beds bedroom with air-conditioning and one bedroom with sliding bed (fan only) - there is also a small kitchenette with the usual electric kettle but no refrigerator. The living room is relatively large but no TV.<br />
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There are also 23 units of A-huts at RM 60/night and the huts can accommodate up to 3 people/unit. Each unit is equipped with a ceiling fan and plug points. Mattresses and pillows are provided.<br />
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The dormitories can fit up to 100 people at RM 20/pax/night.<br />
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Please book your accommodation at Taman Rimba Lagenda and Gunung Ledang Resort through Wee Chin (hod.membership@mns.org.my) or Maye Yap (hod.services@mns.org.my).<br />
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<b>Gunung Ledang Resort</b><br />
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Gunung Ledang Resort is the oldest resort near Gunung Ledang. It is located at the head of the Air Panas Trail, which leads to the Kolam Puteri and Kolam Gajah and Ledang Peak but the trail is closed now, any climb to the peak or even Kolam Gajah must be through Taman Rimba Lagenda. The resort also controls the entrance to the Air Panas waterfalls picnic area.<br />
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It is about 15 minutes away from the Taman Rimba Lagenda, the venue for the MNS AGM 2010. <br />
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Gunung Ledang Resort<br />
Jalan Segamat,<br />
84020 Tangkak<br />
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Tel. : +606-977-2888<br />
Fax : +606-977-3555<br />
E-mail : ledang@tm.net.my<br />
Website : http://www.ledang.com/<br />
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<b>Hotels in Tangkak</b><br />
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Some participants might want to stay in Tangkak, which is about 30 minutes from Taman Rimba Lagenda, the venue for the MNS AGM 2010. Tangkak is now the district administrative center for the newly created district of Ledang. It is now well known as the Textile Town for Johor.<br />
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Try the local food at the bus/taxi station i.e. <i>mee rebus</i> and <i>mee bandung</i> etc.<br />
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<b>Ophir Hotel</b><br />
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Ophir Hotel is located next to the Petronas gas station on the main road. The hotel has 41 guest rooms, which include two Superior rooms, six <b> </b>De Luxe rooms, three Triple bedrooms and 18 Twin-sharing rooms and 12 Queen bedrooms.<br />
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Tel. : +606-979-1611<br />
Fax : +606-978-1191<br />
E-mail : ophirhotel@gmail.com<br />
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<b>D'Anjung Inn</b><br />
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Located about 200 meters before the Petronas Gas Station (if you are entering the town from the Tangkak Exit of the North-South Highway).<br />
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Rooms with a Queen-sized bed (8 units; RM 60 per night), Rooms with two twin-sized beds (5 units; RM 60 per night). There are also many other mix of rooms and rates - contact the inn for details. <br />
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Address:<br />
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Batu 16, Jalan Muar, Kampung Anjung Batu<br />
84900 Tangkak, Johor Darul Ta'zim<br />
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Tel. : +606-978-4570<br />
Fax : +606-978-4070<br />
HP : +6019-693-4230<br />
Website : http://danjunginn.com.my/maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-46151743556293949342010-02-23T15:56:00.001+08:002010-02-27T01:02:07.231+08:00Malaysian Nature Society, Johor Branch Strategic Planning Weekend, 19 - 21 Feb. 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsJmN93IhvgmUSfVE7tThGndi_dJ2WWojIhWBbkyM5RoCBVChAXLd7ESVldZXeG7KXQ3SvlKCb1jPsX5zfp3NQsdarkClbkrmHx10E9-Oo_XwYUXU62cQTzjlcW_XLEp58FQkXHfbyiQ/s1600-h/2010_0220BNa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsJmN93IhvgmUSfVE7tThGndi_dJ2WWojIhWBbkyM5RoCBVChAXLd7ESVldZXeG7KXQ3SvlKCb1jPsX5zfp3NQsdarkClbkrmHx10E9-Oo_XwYUXU62cQTzjlcW_XLEp58FQkXHfbyiQ/s320/2010_0220BNa.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivstmwL9y4SR7KrlmCnnII-_JGAH8mJFtCnnQbabxuB0krLUMAcoANQwXX2RBU8I9mubc2qvKS8oJ3ohyphenhyphenpEZGkn_Dv_MNve1IqDX2vtD31AyjZhONz-NKBlnpYzTJ-nHpR2ivDqxK4hm8/s1600-h/2010_0220BHa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivstmwL9y4SR7KrlmCnnII-_JGAH8mJFtCnnQbabxuB0krLUMAcoANQwXX2RBU8I9mubc2qvKS8oJ3ohyphenhyphenpEZGkn_Dv_MNve1IqDX2vtD31AyjZhONz-NKBlnpYzTJ-nHpR2ivDqxK4hm8/s320/2010_0220BHa.jpg" /></a></div>We spent last weekend at the Taman Rimba Lagenda, Taman Negara Johor to discuss and produce our strategic planning for the next 3 - 5 years. Unfortunately, only some of the MNSJ Committee members were present, probably due to the fact that it is still too close to the Chinese New Year holidays. But we finished the process and the Strategic Plan would be sent through the e-mail to all MNSJ members.<br />
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On Sunday, we have some time to drive up to Gunung Ledang via the Telekom Road and hike the remaining 20 minutes hike up to the Ledang Peak. Mr. Chew Keng Lin, the Manager of Taman Rimba Lagenda was also with us.<br />
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On the way down, we surveyed the sides of the road after the water supply point to see how many slipper orchids are there needed to moved away to safer locations - away from the grass-cutter's deadly blades. This is one of the three options given for activities during the MNS AGM in September.maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-9009896485750408002010-02-23T15:30:00.000+08:002010-02-23T15:30:02.050+08:00Jakarta PostThe letter below was written to the online Jakarta Post recently to rebut the statement saying that Malaysia adopted a stand whereby agricultural plantations are also considered "forests".<br />
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Dear Editor,<br />
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The statement "...With the decree, the Forestry Ministry is aping several countries such as Malaysia." is totally erroneous. Malaysia NEVER classified oil palm, rubber or cocoa plantations or any other agricultural plantations as forests. There were attempts by some quarters putting signs beside oil palm and rubber plantations especially on the main highways with statements such as "..you are passing through an oil palm/rubber plantation - WE GREEN THE EARTH" but the practice ceased many years ago. <br />
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The environmental NGOs in Malaysia, similar to WALHI or Forest Watch Indonesia, would fight any attempts to classify agricultural plantations as natural forests in our country.<br />
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maketab Mohamed<br />
Chairman, Malaysian Nature Society, Johor Branchmaketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-38950053176056897932010-01-28T13:56:00.015+08:002010-03-03T01:02:56.563+08:00Destruction of Sg. Sedili Kechil<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8yO39lkFyxuX8ZMP1m5SrLTJIuNM-D4t_Y7m4adfnGH249ie7BJ-FFcjI1V2uD2jg6Tm4lmoWZLrZ3Z95PEBxBZU-qFOz-L-_V6BEZaSEZoNaAvfWKjaJ5S5hXJShwV7yKMi_kVsLOg/s1600-h/DSC06728.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432882769621369026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8yO39lkFyxuX8ZMP1m5SrLTJIuNM-D4t_Y7m4adfnGH249ie7BJ-FFcjI1V2uD2jg6Tm4lmoWZLrZ3Z95PEBxBZU-qFOz-L-_V6BEZaSEZoNaAvfWKjaJ5S5hXJShwV7yKMi_kVsLOg/s320/DSC06728.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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I have written about this to the Menteri Besar of Johor (and also redirected to the relevant agencies and departments) and there were also a few short articles about the destruction of about 10 km or more of Sg Sedili Kechil downstream of the confluence of Sg. Lukah with Sg. Sedili Kechil.<br />
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It is a project of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), supposedly to mitigate the flooding of oil palm trees in FELDA Lok Heng area, which is located on the upper reaches of Sg. Sedili Kechil. The settlers have complained to their ADUN to do something about the floods.<br />
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Seems like the oil palm trees were planted in the riparian areas of the river, no wonder they got flooded. And the basic assumption by DID is to chop down the riparian trees like the <i>Pandanus,</i> <i>rengas air</i> and <i>putat </i>as well as the <i>kepau</i> palm as the vegetation was supposed to block the flow of the river. The problem is that DID did not do any studies and modeling to ensure that the removal of the vegetation would be successful in mitigating the floods. Wetlands usually are helpful in mitigating floods, not causing them.<br />
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We (Vincent Chow, Andy Foo and I) visited the river on Sunday, 13 Sept. 2009 i.e. during the Ramadhan fasting month. It was a hot day and the small outboard has no roof therefore it was quiet a challenge for me going through the journey with parched throat.<br />
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We met many amateur fishermen (Malays and Chinese) on the way upstream. Possibly around ten boats. They were fishing for the <i>udang galah</i> or the giant river lobsters (<i>Macrobrachium rosenbergii</i>). A few of the fishermen tethered both ends of their boats to the <i>nipah</i> palms or trees on both sides of the river, so there was no need to anchor the boats.<br />
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The downstream part of Sg. Sedili Kechil was mostly nipah (<span style="font-style: italic;">Nypa fruticans</span>) and mangroves. Only when the river became less saline that we see other species such as the <span style="font-style: italic;">rengas air</span>,<span style="font-style: italic;"> putat</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Barringtonia spp.</span>) and later <span style="font-style: italic;">Pandanus spp.</span> (rasau).<br />
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Most of the plants being removed (see photos) were <i>Pandanus</i> but there were other species too, even some of the <i>kepau</i> palms were not spared.maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-64264194736815975332008-05-03T18:02:00.009+08:002010-03-03T00:45:31.382+08:00Fishing Trip Part 1 (April 2008)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVWjpLv4Hk99e70en8HVCu15kE1W8OWp1Ly8-KoSBATBe_tMm3ecQL6JqMN2GOFrU5AQvMpgZyZebQcOSNOCVCZ-lpRbdfQVRB9Dd1jrp27-FmrHhl3iDF0c8ZpatpucKZsKYUUOAsAU/s1600-h/DSCF0035.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201540637139925554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVWjpLv4Hk99e70en8HVCu15kE1W8OWp1Ly8-KoSBATBe_tMm3ecQL6JqMN2GOFrU5AQvMpgZyZebQcOSNOCVCZ-lpRbdfQVRB9Dd1jrp27-FmrHhl3iDF0c8ZpatpucKZsKYUUOAsAU/s320/DSCF0035.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a><br />
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I have not been fishing since 2004. I always missed the fishing trips organized by my faculty's hardcore fishermen - Arshad, Wijay and Adnan (the Three Musketeers?) due to work obligations. Therefore it was a surprise for me to join them for the fishing trip to P. Tioman and P. Pemanggil from 17 to 20 April 2008. Five others joined us this time, Mat Hussin Yunnan, Aidee of CEPP, Tholudin of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FKM), Awaluddin also of FKM but now rthe Director of BATC and Rosliza of UIAM (his name kept us confused for a while).<br />
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We met at Adnan's house in Bandar Putra, Kulai around 6 pm. His wife cooked some nice <i>kuih </i>and laksa Penang. It was pretty good as our 'gourmand' Wijay finished a couple of bowls of the <i>laksa</i>! We drove to Mersing in two cars - Mat Hussin's Proton Waja and Adnan's Toyota Unser. Ate dinner at the seafood restaurant not far from the jetty. Aidee was already there after a lecture in Mersing earlier in the day. Awaluddin and Rosliza arrived about 30 minutes later, driving from Kuala Lumpur via Kluang and FELDA Nitar.<br />
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We did our solat obligations at the <i>surau</i> of the Mersing Jetty Complex and later we load up our luggage, fishing gear and food supply on Abang Daud's boat. We set out of the Sg. Mersing estuary around 1030 pm. The sea was relatively smooth but we observed lightnings in the distance and later there were drizzles. Some of us slept in the "sleeping quarters" but it was limited to 5 to 6 people. So, I slept at the rear of the boat, waking when the drizzle got a bit heavy.<br />
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Some of the hardcore fishermen tried fishing at night close to Kg. Mukut of Pulau Tioman, so I moved to the "sleeping quarters". The roll of the boat made me seasick even though I took a motion sickness tablet before we set out. It got worse that I could not sat up to do the <i>Subuh</i> prayers. Therefore, the boatman tried to dock at Mukut's jetty but failed due to strong waves. He moved the boat to another jetty south of Mukut. The jetty is only for tourists going to the waterfalls - there were no houses here.<br />
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There was a nice small stream nearby that we eagerly used to bathe our grime and seasickness away. After a quick breakfast of bread, kaya and jam plus coffee, we set out to one of the "unjam" to start our fishing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jINErDUAZneH2QX4ogK7n-KYKFJZfQoixqmtzsWPyTdzV0cgWOuebSBrZ2XDgdClG33jsRZ-_y-rW1nU-cjUJzJ5a4eDutqfioEFneiNX0-fTx4nnxQSjqyb4GsqefJ791fOYrLplKM/s1600-h/DSCF0019.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201537536173537778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jINErDUAZneH2QX4ogK7n-KYKFJZfQoixqmtzsWPyTdzV0cgWOuebSBrZ2XDgdClG33jsRZ-_y-rW1nU-cjUJzJ5a4eDutqfioEFneiNX0-fTx4nnxQSjqyb4GsqefJ791fOYrLplKM/s320/DSCF0019.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a>maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-8159346238894856022008-03-31T23:09:00.004+08:002008-04-06T21:46:14.888+08:00The Environment - Sungai Pulai<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzstZkJLGPLYl8ES4VQvx2pH5SZ53UzmEXor2dcmK7TPdcVSLybU0MVSUjMO-qPUO4bOOOCXvt4pBS3Kzhg7IOfa3tiMHjQr9yiPzDbLSpg5tMMiERVeRkJxBj45AAVl5cUUcNuUnK34/s1600-h/DSCF0048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzstZkJLGPLYl8ES4VQvx2pH5SZ53UzmEXor2dcmK7TPdcVSLybU0MVSUjMO-qPUO4bOOOCXvt4pBS3Kzhg7IOfa3tiMHjQr9yiPzDbLSpg5tMMiERVeRkJxBj45AAVl5cUUcNuUnK34/s320/DSCF0048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186127475632985682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tf-tTzVkGd3LUSBD5N0jWXBt9gC2qfmz6WUchnWxOSXxwIoZzXOjfyZixL0M8300N3vgwP0ypO-V2oRQlSmmorSprZUsWyxvLgpydQqjuOS4AvqbPggWS2IH0ly-8Q8BgjkqdrERd7A/s1600-h/DSCF0061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tf-tTzVkGd3LUSBD5N0jWXBt9gC2qfmz6WUchnWxOSXxwIoZzXOjfyZixL0M8300N3vgwP0ypO-V2oRQlSmmorSprZUsWyxvLgpydQqjuOS4AvqbPggWS2IH0ly-8Q8BgjkqdrERd7A/s320/DSCF0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186127479927952994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrysUYzlAOUZx3uneLBXDA2RIYshiC0xpAf6yXC2xZKvtIMkkI-GemaX_DD_yL_cafnNshAO0sXN3kqlyIzEA1cQ55NQV-1t8zZX3lvQU67BwuK13lXDBR-DzMWZcoziCmteACL2L4plw/s1600-h/DSCF0050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrysUYzlAOUZx3uneLBXDA2RIYshiC0xpAf6yXC2xZKvtIMkkI-GemaX_DD_yL_cafnNshAO0sXN3kqlyIzEA1cQ55NQV-1t8zZX3lvQU67BwuK13lXDBR-DzMWZcoziCmteACL2L4plw/s320/DSCF0050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186126182847829570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This article was written to comment on the refusal of the Department of Environment (DOE), Malaysia to request a couple of large industries in Sg. Pulai estuary to carry out a detailed EIA (DEIA) instead of just preliminary EIA (PEIA) of the impacts of the projects on the environment.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Background</span><br /><br />Sungai Pulai is an important, estuarine river in Johor. The term “estuarine” river is used because of the relatively very little freshwater inflows. The freshwater inflows are mostly from Sg. Pulai itself, which begins from Gunung Pulai and flows through Kangkar Pulai. Other small, freshwater streams include Sg. Gelang Patah and Sg. Ulu Choh. Most freshwater from Gunung Pulai is also diverted via reservoirs and large diameter pipes to Singapore.<br /><br />Due to the estuarine conditions, the water quality is basically influenced by the tidal flows and ebbs from the Selat Tebrau.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ecological and Socio Economic Importance</span><br /><br />Sungai Pulai is the largest mangrove system in Johor State. With its associated seagrass beds, intertidal mudflats and inland freshwater riverine forests (G. Pulai), the site represents one of the best examples of a lowland tropical river basin, supporting a rich biodiversity dependent on mangroves. Sg. Pulai estuary is designated as Ramsar site no. 1288.<br /><br />There are also other seagrass areas outside the Ramsar site including the Tanjung Adang sites and especially the Pulau Merambong seagrass site, which is the largest seagrass area in Peninsular Malaysia at 36 hectares. These seagrass sites support a unique ecosystem that include seahorses and dugong (sea cow), a relative of the Florida manatee.<br /><br />The mangroves are also important as the breeding grounds of fishes. The destruction of the mangroves as well as the deterioration of the water quality of the Sg. Pulai estuary would directly affect the fish catches of the fishermen in the area especially the coastal fishermen.<br /><br />Several zones near the Gelang Patah area are also designated as the aquaculture zones, which mostly use the cage culture and the pond culture methods. The deterioration of the water quality in the Sg. Pulai estuary would also affect the aquaculture industry directly.<br /><br />Increased sea traffic also increased the wave action in the Sg. Pulai estuary and in the Selat Tebrau. Effect of increased erosion can be seen at Tanjung Piai National Park.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Large Development in the Sg. Pulai Watershed</span><br /><br />The two major developments that were already completed are the Port of Tanjung Pelepas and the coal-powered 1200 MW power plant at Tanjung Bin, which is operated by Malakoff.<br /><br />Two new proposed large developments include the Asia Petroleum Hub (APH), which will construct a man-made island in the estuary, and Seaport Worldwide Sdn. Bhd. proposed 2,255 acres of Petrochemical and Maritime Industries next to the Tg. Bin Power Plant.<br />The later project has submitted a Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment report to the DOE while APH just submitted a preliminary EIA (PEIA) although the launch has already being officiated by the Prime Minister. Both CEIA and PEIA need only the DOE, Johor to approve with comments from the various relevant agencies in the state.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Course of Actions Needed to Protect Sg. Pulai</span><br /><br />The EIA reports (both PEIA and CEIA) were only reported to the DOE, Johor with the assistance of both Federal and State Agencies such as DID, Fisheries Dept., Forestry Dept etc. but without any inputs from the expert panel members such as in a Detailed EIA (DEIA) reporting process, which is controlled by the DOE HQ. There are also no provisions for the comments from the public, whereby the DEIA reports are publicly displayed in the state libraries and DOE offices for two weeks. The display of the DEIA reports in those said places are announced in the newspapers, usually Utusan Malaysia and New Straits Times (NST).<br /><br />The expert panel members are experts in the various disciplines of science and engineering related to the environment and independently appointed by the DOE HQ from the various organizations such as the public and private universities, the government agencies and even independent consultants. At least one NGO panel member would be also appointed such as from FOMCA, WWF, MNS etc. The DEIA process is therefore a more comprehensive process whereby all angles and problems are looked into as the impacts from such large projects would be large and long-termed.<br /><br />The consultants for the newly proposed projects in the Sg. Pulai watershed also used very minute technical discrepancies to allow them to submit a PEIA or CEIA. For example, only reclamation of an area facing the sea (coast) needs a DEIA but not for an area in a RIVER, although Sg. Pulai estuary is more like a BAY than a river! The area of reclamation needs to be 50 hectares or larger too.<br /><br />In the case of the proposed Seaport Petrochemical and Maritime Industries, the area would be taking in various kinds of heavy industries that would all need EIA reports. So, it is better to go ahead with a DEIA process to begin with.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cumulative Impacts of All Projects to Sg. Pulai</span><br /><br />Detailed EIA (EIA) reports are necessary as the impacts from the various industries would be accumulative i.e. additive or even worse negatively synergistic. Although each project indicates there would not be any negative impacts to Sg. Pulai, but in the long run when all the projects became reality, the impacts would be cumulative and cause great harm to the ecosystem.<br /><br />Therefore, the process needed for the proposed Iskandar Development Region (IDR) within and without Sg. Pulai watershed would be a macro detailed EIA (macro DEIA), whereby ALL the impacts from the proposed industries and population growth would be considered at the same time. Each individual projects still have to carry out the DEIA if necessary. Only then the ecosystems within the Sg. Pulai region as well as IDR would be protected for the future generations.maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-5410948770752042242008-03-31T07:53:00.003+08:002008-04-09T22:36:08.373+08:00Tenaga National Killed My Kois<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3bgKAZ2TIYuDueggSY9eXI-Pbdr4gZwQ0GsAES7NHDOC1SvkMN9Ipjnl5716gCdjrxJW3o2p4srpCdhdIKvYPOYZpeRO2xFwehyphenhyphenCcrWwARW-sFVQd-2pjBkM5E1nEZP2nsT3C0V-isU/s1600-h/DSCF0047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3bgKAZ2TIYuDueggSY9eXI-Pbdr4gZwQ0GsAES7NHDOC1SvkMN9Ipjnl5716gCdjrxJW3o2p4srpCdhdIKvYPOYZpeRO2xFwehyphenhyphenCcrWwARW-sFVQd-2pjBkM5E1nEZP2nsT3C0V-isU/s400/DSCF0047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187254247418189442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I knew that Saturday 29 March 2008 was supposed to be Earth Hour, whereby some cities in the world turned off unessential power usage for one hour at 8 pm. Unfortunately or maybe coincidently, some thieves stole cables from a few TNB distribution buildings near my area (Taman Pulai Utama). At least three areas were hit around 830 pm.<br /><br />Although we reported the incident early, we were the last taken care off. From a senior TNB technician, who was also in the same PIBG committee with me, I was told only at 1230 am that our case was taken care off. By then, my nine kois in the small ponds were giving out loud sounds when they tried to breath from the surface instead of using their gills.<br /><br />My family and I forgo sleep and took turns to create a manual aeration using our bathroom "cebok"(small buckets). Omar was energetic and actually refused to stop although he was tired. We had to do the cebok thing for a couple of hours before power was revived around 230 am. We manage to revive six but three of the kois died.<br /><br />We would be writing a formal letter to TNB asking for compensation for the dead kois.maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-64682438228703067832008-03-20T00:54:00.002+08:002008-03-28T08:10:02.401+08:00AncestorsAlthough most Malays in the District of Bachok boasted they have pure Malay blood, the truth is not really verified as foreigners also came to the Bachok shores from China, Cambodia (Kemboja) and Thailand. There are small villages of naturalized Chinese in Bachok such as Kg. Pengkalan China (Chinese Wharf village), Kg. Bekelam and Kg. Balai. These villagers are indistinguishable from other Malay villagers as they speak the Kelantanese dialect and even the elder males wearing the sarong and the "semutar" (headdress). Some might noticed that their house has a higher roof than the Malay house roof. They practice the Taoist religion mixed with animism.<br /><br />The name Bachok came from a Thai word "Ban" or "Barn" which means village and "Chok" which means the dried shoots of the nipah palm (<span style="font-style:italic;">Nypa fruticans</span>)used to roll local cigarettes. Sg. Kemasin was rich with nipah palm and the Thai even came far south to get their supply of "chok". <br /><br />Thai or Siamese cultural influence is inevitable. Traditional houses built using the termite resistant "cengal" wood has Siamese influence with its reddish roof tiles. The dance drama "Mak Yong" is influenced by the Thai version called "Menora" (Manohra). The ancestors of the present Sultan even brought in Manohra troupes from Bangkok. They were given properties and land near present day Tumpat.<br /><br />Within this cultural polyglot, my great, great,grandfather on my father's side came to Bachok shores from probably the Fujian Province, China. He converted to Islam and married my great, great, grandmother. He used his Malay name of Awang Nik and we never knew of his surname. Until today, the slanted eyes of the Chinese would cropped up among our relatives from one generation or the other.<br /><br />The Malay tradition of using only the first name without a surname or family name made it hard to trace our lineage. Education was also a luxury, so not many children have the privilege. Children were taught how to survive, to work in field. During those days, parents concluded that children only needed how to read the Quran by rote and how to pray and other knowledge for a person to be good Muslim.maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538477813349574617.post-9414723436729586232008-03-18T08:00:00.003+08:002010-03-03T00:32:43.418+08:00Autobiography - IntroductionI first thought that an actual autobiography would be good reading for my children and grandchildren but it seems that a blog will do as well. I can edit add whatever comes to my mind as I go along.<br />
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I was born in Kg. Kelerek, Jajahan Tanjung Pauh, Bachok, Kelantan. It is interesting to see the word "jajahan", which means acquired or conquered territory. Even during the doa after the sermons (<i>khutbah</i>) of the Friday prayers in Johor, the words "...jajahan takluknya" are still used. Well, Johor did pretty well during its heyday of the Johor Empire, with ruled territories including Pahang, the Bangka Islands and Riau in Sumatera. But Kelantan? The state was under perpetual subjugation of Thailand - together with Kedah and Trengganu, sending out the "Bunga Emas"(Golden Flowers) to Bangkok annually.<br />
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I was not exclusively raised in Kelantan - I am not even sure I was conceived in Kelantan! This is due to the fact that during this period my late father, Haji Mohamed bin Mat Saman, was in the process of acquiring some agricultural lands in the state of Kedah. It seems that during his travels to the state during the rice-harvesting season, he was told that there were jungle lands in the interior that were up for grabs. During those days (and even nowadays), the Kelantanese need to get out of the state to acquire wealth. They might not starve but they were dearth of cash. So the men especially the young ones, traveled to Kedah during the rice-harvesting season, which was usually around 2 months of so, depending on ripening of the rice, which might be different in various parts of the state. After the harvest some stayed on, doing odd jobs especially working for pay falling timber and sawing the logs into planks. Mechanical sawmills were rare in the 1950s and 60s.<br />
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My father finally settled in a remote village in the district of Padang Terap, in north-eastern Kedah by the name of Kampung (village in Malay) Kubang Juluk. "Kubang" is a Malay word for wallow i.e. like buffalo wallow it also can mean a pond. "Juluk" is a shortened version of the work "jejuluk" a kind of grass. Actually there is such a pond or a rice field at the end of the village but I never saw any <i>jejuluk</i> grass in it.<br />
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All the good land near or besides the sluggish Sungai Tekai (sungai - river), a tributary of Sg. Padang Terap, were spoken for by the early settlers. The land besides the river is flooded during the monsoon but it is also the land where you can grow fruit trees such as the <i>durians</i>, mangosteens, <i>rambutans</i> and other tropical fruits. The dry season in this part of northern Kedah tends to be long and harsh, some time up to three months or more. The weather is similar to the season of southern Thailand than other parts of Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, to have a piece of land near a water course is a boon. Even coconut trees grown far from a water course wither and die during the dry season.<br />
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The river also a source of water supply and place for taking baths and washing your laundry. Other sources of water a bit further inland are from two tube-wells build by the government. These tube well served around 10 to 15 families nearby. One is dubbed "telaga hilir" (the Northern Well), while the other is called "telaga hulu" (the Southern Well). Our family relied on the "telaga hulu".<br />
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My father, Haji Mohamed Mat Saman managed to secure a piece of land to built a house for my Mom, Hajjah Siti Liah Binti Yaacob, his new bride. He married her after he converted some virgin jungle into hill rice fields (<i>huma</i>). These lands are mostly hilly lands shunned by the locals during those days. To them these hilly lands were only good for hunting the mousedeer (<i>pelanduk</i> or <i>kancil</i>) or other wild animals, not for agricultural purposes. Later, my father planted rubber seedlings between the rice bunches. The process is time consuming and labor intensive. Some of the trees he felled were so huge that he needed to built platforms (<i>sigai</i>) on the upper trunk instead of chopping the trees at the buttress level, which had a wider girth. Fire and time slowly reduced the buttresses bulk.<br />
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He also dug wet rice paddies at the narrow valleys between the low hills. These rice paddies became larger through time especially when he could hire a "brozo" (bulldozer) to do the job instead of using the "cangkol" (hoe), which is a backbreaking job.<br />
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Our first house was built on the piece of land no other villager wanted due to its location besides a creek that flows into Sungai Tekai, therefore the land tend to flood occasionally. But my father's choice was due to its location with one of the two tube wells (Telaga Hulu) only 40 meters away. He did not want himself and my mother have to walk a long distance for to take baths and carry water for the kitchen. Later the children (actual more of myself and my younger brother, Aziz) thanked my father for that right decision.<br />
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The house, which was on stilts was made of locally acquired lumber with thatch from the sago or rumbia palm and weaved hill-palm fronds for the roof. The one-room house dimension is approximately 20 x 10 meters, with a section about 30 cm lower than the other. The upper part was used receiving guests, sleeping etc while the further end of the lower section used as our kitchen and dining area. There was also an unroofed but stilted section before the front door, which has a large container of water (<i>tempayan</i>) for washing our feet before entering the house. Malays call this <i>jemuran </i>as it is used for drying unhusked rice etc. The house was built with the upper part 1.5 meter above the ground. Under the house some farm materials were stored and occasionally our cows used it as a shed.<br />
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That was our family first house as I remembered it. When we had problems with mosquitoes (which were often), my father burned some dry cow dungs under the house. It would get rid of the mosquitoes but we also had problems breathing and our eyes would water as well as problems getting some sleep!<br />
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Poverty was the rule of the day in the village. Some of the original families of Kg. Kubang Juluk were land rich and their houses were also larger than ours but we basically ate the same kind of food. The village had no electricity, no water supply, no telephone lines and no plumbing. These basic facilities of the modern world only came some time in late-80s. I am not sure which one came first as I was studying in Iowa then. Maybe it was electricity, followed by water supply and later the phone line. I have to ask my Mom or my brothers to confirm (my brother Aziz confirmed that electricity came first).<br />
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The two-kilometer dirt road to Naka was without good drainage, therefore the road was muddy during the rainy season and dusty when the dry season set in. I always make a joke how we kids were "worn" by the shoes during the wet season - we carried the school shoes strung with the laces across our neck and to be worn only we passed the last mud hole and when we found the closest well to wash our feet.<br />
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When I mentioned poverty, I always remember the relative scarcity of food during my childhood. For breakfast we ate boiled tapioca or sweet potato. Occasionally we ate "pulut" (sticky rice) with salted, grated coconut plus dried fish (<i>ikan tamban teleng</i>). My late father preferred the "pulut" before a day of heavy labor. As he said, "it stick to your ribs". Lunch was always boiled rice with a dish of fish (fresh or dried or pickled). We ate raw vegetables with chilli paste (<i>sambal</i>) or the Kelantanese version of fish sauce (<i>budu</i>), which is similar to the Thai's<i> nam phla</i> or the Vietnamese <i>nguoc man</i>. My parents still being Kelantanese by cooking Kelantanese recipes. Instead of cooking just the Mamak-style "karipulai"-tinged scomber (kembong) fish curry, which is preferred by my brother Aziz, my Mom cooked the turmeric-based "gulai kuning Kelantan" preferred by my father. I ate both kinds of curries with relish :-)maketab58http://www.blogger.com/profile/14802520011187336602noreply@blogger.com0