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RED ALERT : THE RAPE OF PULAI RIVER ESTUARY 
Note the scale of the proposed petrochemical station in turqoise colour.It is proposed on a 913 hectares mangrove forest, which means the area will be cleared. Furthermore, its closest boundaries to Ramsar Site is only 50 m.   
(Left): A 2-km road has made its way into the mangrove forest as in July 2009. (Right): Local Action Committee put up a public demonstration using legendary seahorse at Pulai Estuary to higlight their plight to stop mangrove clearing for the petrochemical project Recent NEWS: Other News/Blogs/Video Malaysiakini. 14 Aug 2009. 笨珍居民首相署抗议不当发展 http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/110583 The Star WebTIV: http://thestaronline.tv/default.aspx?vid=3932 Legendary seahorse to save Tg Bin mangroves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnmdoO-95XU 8TV Mandarin News. 2 Aug 2009. Malaysia Nature Society, 24th June 2009. Renowned Pulai Estuary Under Threat. http://msn.my/article.php?aid=364 星洲日报《大柔佛》, 南洋商报，中国报。 2009年6月18日。龟咯抗议生升级：近千人签名拒建石化厂。 星洲日报《大柔佛》。 2009年6月13日。丹绒宾建石化厂掀反弹：救救红树林！ 15 May 2009: HRSC - 3 tuntutan utama untuk menangani masalah pembangunan industri petrokimia Tanjung Bin, Pontian http://suaramjb1.blogspot.com/2009/05/hrsc-3-tuntutan-utama-untuk-menangani.html 15 May 2009: Politicians in bed with bad company at Sungai Pulai. Johor was a state endowed with vast tracts of coastal mangrove. Note the past tense used. Ironically, it is also the only state in the country with the highest number of Ramsar sites. > Read more at http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/104389 Related NEWS: The Star Online: 16th June 2009. Folks say no to petrochemical project. http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/6/16/southneast/4093027&sec=southneast 22 July 2008. Livelihood at stake. http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/7/22/lifefocus/1535958&sec=lifefocus 22 July 2008. Losing our mangroves. http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/7/22/lifefocus/1535957&sec=lifefocus 8 Aug 07: IT IS indeed a shame to learn of the silence by the Federal and Johor statedepartments of environment to pleas from people worldwide and local environmentalists to save the seahorses from development at the Sungai Pulai estuary in Pontian, Johor. Read More>> 13 Nov 07: Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), which has received approval from the Department of Environment for its multi-billion ringgit petroleum terminal storage centre, will begin construction next year. Read More>> 21 Nov 07: Save Our Seahorses (SOS) has expressed strong disagreement with the project taking over extensive tracts of mangroves. Read More>> New Straits Time Online: 27 June 2009. Appeal to stop clearing work. http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/2593350/Article/index_html Johor Buzz, 11 March 2008. When ‘homes’ are destroyed. Johor Buzz, 16 January 2008. My Johor: The simple life at Sungai Pulai. 26July 07: "We won't be silent anymore and will do everything in our power to halt this plan," said Fisherman Abdul Rahman. Read More>> 2 Aug 07: SOS to save Sungai Pulai estuary. Read More>> 13 Aug 07: Johor orders detailed EIA on two mega estuary project. Read More>> 15 Aug 07: The developer of a proposed petrochemical and marine industries estate at the Sungai Pulai estuary has agreed to work with local environmentalists to assess the impact of the project on the estuary. Read More>> 4 June 08: PENINSULAR Malaysia's latest environmental cause celebre is surfacing in the Sungai Pulai estuary, an internationally recognised area of wilderness now threatened by industrial development. Overseen by the Port of Tanjung Pelepas authority. Read More>> | 
