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Month: August 2010

Month: August 2010

Right move to use the ringgit in international business

admin August 28, 2010 0 Comments
CAP applauds Bank Negara’s decision to relax the foreign exchange administration rules, to enable the ringgit to be used as a currency in international trade. The decision makes good economic sense.  Had the decision been made earlier it could have saved local business millions of ringgit. CAP had in fact brought up this matter with Bank Negara and the Ministry of Finance in January 2008....
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Don’t mull over tougher measures on fireworks – jail the culprits!

admin August 26, 2010 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang congratulates the Customs and Excise Department and the Police for the intensive nationwide crackdown on the smuggling and sale of fireworks and firecrackers. This clearly shows that if enforcement is beefed up, smuggling of such contraband can be curbed. In a media report today, the Customs Department intelligence Director, Datuk Ismail Ibrahim was quoted...
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Revoke unnecessary and potentially dangerous cervical cancer vaccine programme!

admin August 18, 2010 0 Comments
The Consumer’s Association of Penang has repeatedly objected to the proposal and decision by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to vaccinate all 13-year-old girls in the country from the Human papillomavirus (HPV) virus, a sexually transmitted virus on the grounds that it is unnecessary, unscientific and unsafe. Despite numerous valid objections by many quarters, RM150mil is to be spent annually by...
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Water conservation initiative in Penang

admin August 13, 2010 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) lauds the Penang Water Supply Corporation Sdn Bhd’s (PBAPP) Aquasave programme to promote water conservation in the state. This water conservation effort has been long due. PBAPP has stated that Penangites are high water users, consuming 286 litres of water per person daily, compared with the national recommendation of 220 litres and United...
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Issue 40-3 July-Aug 2010

admin August 1, 2010 0 Comments
U N C O M M O N    E X P O S E S ,   V I E W S   &   W I S D O M Bimonthly Paper of Consumers Association of Penang We have stories which you will not find in other papers -- hard-hitting stuff with no holds barred, for we name the brands, companies or people in our exposes, unlike the commercial papers which are dependent on companies for their advertisements or are owned by...
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