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Month: July 2010

Month: July 2010

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Resolve widening income disparity gap now

admin July 22, 2010 0 Comments
The difference between what the rich and the poor earn (the income disparity gap) remains wide and needs the government’s urgent attention. In a fair and just society, economic growth should benefit everyone.  Unfortunately this is not happening in Malaysia in spite of years of economic growth. We have now an aristocracy of wealth where a small group of Malaysians are very rich (22...
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How hire-purchase amendments protect consumers

admin July 20, 2010 0 Comments
The Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs should continue to protect consumers by strictly enforcing the Hire-Purchase Act 1967 (HPA) and the recent amendments which came into effect on 15 June 2011. Those in the motor business are complaining that their sales are down by 20-30% and they attribute it to the amendments though they also acknowledge that the amendments do...
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Stop the pollution of Sungai Pinang

admin July 14, 2010 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Municipal Council of Penang Island (MPPP) to take immediate action to stop the continued pollution of Sungai Pinang.  CAP is upset that until now no concrete action has been taken to curb the persisting pollution which has been plaguing the river for more than 20 years. Among other polluting activities along the river, the dumping of waste...
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Separation of dispensing rights – start in major towns first

admin July 10, 2010 0 Comments
Previously, when doctors were accorded the legal right to dispense, there were very few pharmacists and pharmacies in the country. However, this is no longer the case. There are already more than 6,000 pharmacists registered with Malaysian Pharmacy Board. More than 500 new pharmacy graduates are added to the nation each year. As such, the issue of a shortage of pharmacists should not arise. A...
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War on our roads kills 2X more than US invasion of Afghanistan

admin July 6, 2010 0 Comments
Since the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, 28,778 people died. Within the same duration in Malaysia 62,323 people lost their lives on our roads. With so many deaths and serious injuries we may liken this situation to a war. In many instances, whole families have been wiped out and yet most of us have remained largely insensitive, ignoring the sufferings of others. What are the agencies and...
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