Archive for Author: adminsacf

Hand Deliver Letter to Selangor Environment EXCO – Oct 2021

Today we handed a letter to the office of the Selangor Environment EXCO YB Hee Loy Sian requesting for an urgent meeting to resolve the issue of encroachment of Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve (BCFR), where the Shah Alam Community Forest is located. In his statement on 24th Sept, YB...

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On a Road to Nowhere with BFM Radio – Oct 2021

Our SACF Society was represented by secretary, Alicia Teoh and treasurer, Dr. Teckwyn Lim in an interview on Malaysia’s Business Radio, BFM Radio 89.9 on Oct 04, 2020. They presented updates regarding the on-going battle between the community and state government. It’s been over a year since the Shah...

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Breaking News: Stop Land Grab in Bukit Cherakah

The Shah Alam Community Forest society (SACFS) is alarmed at the destruction inside the Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve (refer Figures 1 & 2). We refer to the statement given yesterday (24 September 2021) by Selangor executive council member, YB Hee Loy Sian. He claims that the area was de-gazetted...

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Press Release on MBSA DRT 2035 Public Hearing – Apr 2021

In Aug – Sept 2020, MBSA carried out a public feedback exercise for their 2035 local plan draft. In this draft was a proposal to build a road across an existing forested land, also known to the local community as Shah Alam Community Forest (SACF). This natural lowland dipterocarp...

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