The Ulu Muda forest is the primary source of water for four million Malaysians, as well as for industry and agriculture. The forest is also home to a huge diversity of species, including the Asian ...
Penang Water Supply Corporation CEO Jaseni Maidinsa warns that when the rainforests in Ulu Muda are wiped out by logging, there will be an unprecedented water crisis. Despite Ulu Muda being officially ...
Water from the Ulu Muda forests is crucial for the nation’s ‘rice basket’ in Kedah. Photos: Filepics The Ulu Muda Forest Complex in Kedah is a critical water catchment area for the three northern ...
The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) has questioned why Kedah only classified only 16 percent, or 17,025 hectares of the Ulu Muda Permanent Reserve Forests, as “water catchment forests”. PBAPP ...
A section of the Ulu Muda forest reserve near Pedu dam cleared, apparently for timber. (Sahabat Alam Malaysia pic). Penang’s water utility company today voiced support for Kedah’s move to ask for ...
GEORGE TOWN, May 29 -- The proposed reopening of logging concessions in Ulu Muda, Kedah, announced by Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, is seen as leading to more deforestation activities in the ...
Many are concerned about logging activities within the Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, one of Kedahs most important water catchment forests. The Muda and Pedu dams (seen here in the distance) are the major ...
The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) has urged the federal government stop illegal logging at Kedah's Ulu Muda Forest to allow it to remain as a Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) water ...
GEORGE TOWN, April 25 (Bernama) -- The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) is calling on the Federal and Kedah government to act swiftly and precisely to guarantee the safety of the Ulu Muda water ...
The dense vegetation within the Ulu Muda forest complex in Kedah is a crucial feature of the region’s water storage capacity. Topographically speaking, the landscape forms one large drainage system, ...
Previous research determined that only melanistic black leopards likely lived in the forested regions of Southeast Asia. The discovery of two spotted leopards may have shed some doubt on the previous ...