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uk-40-5b

Issue 40-5 Nov-Dec 2010

admin December 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 poltical...
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Close the arowana ponds now — Protect the water supply of consumers and farmers

admin November 23, 2010 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is outraged to learn that the Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar had declared that the fish farm project in Bukit Merah will remain as the site has been gazetted. Datuk Seri Noh Omar was commenting on CAP’s call that the Ministry cancels the arowana breeding project that would adversely affect paddy growing area in the...
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3,808 Arowana breeding ponds threaten water supply of 10,000 padi farmers and 200,000 consumers

admin November 22, 2010 0 Comments
The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked to learn about a massive Arowana fish breeding project near Bukit Merah Lake in Kerian District of Perak that is taking away hundreds of acres of rice-growing land and the water supply to 200,000 consumers in several areas. The project has been undertaken in a highly suspicious manner and we call on the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based...
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Move towards zero waste, incineration not the answer

admin November 3, 2010 0 Comments
The Malaysian government is heading the wrong way in managing municipal solid waste.  It is reported that the government has plans to build more incinerators in the country. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) opposes incineration and other end-of-pipe interventions. The public bears the financial burden of all types of incineration or landfilling. Costs to local governments will...
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SM Mohd Idris answers 10 questions in the Star

admin October 30, 2010 0 Comments
We reproduce a feature on CAP’s President in the Star on 30 October 2010. Consumers Association of Penang president S.M. Mohamed Idris fields the 10 questions posed to him by the Star readers.   Would you agree that many times, your concrete suggestions for the betterment of Malaysian Society is taken as criticisms of and by the people in power? Kumar, Rawang Politicians and bureaucrats...
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No more excuses: Ban Codeine now

admin October 26, 2010 0 Comments
CAP has for more than 15 years now raised the issue of the dangers and harmful effects of codeine in medications and its easy availability over the counter. We trust the Ministry of Health understands this, and its pharmaceutical authorities are well aware of the situation locally. So, why is it that they are not taking any action? This is despite the concerns raised by CAP as well as by...
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Stop harming our children with unhealthy canteen food

admin October 18, 2010 0 Comments
Children spend at least a third of the day in school and during this time, they eat at least one meal in the school canteen. This is especially so in most urban areas, where both parents work and are unable to find the time to pack lunches for their children. Food is a vital growth and health factor in human life, and especially so for the growing child. It must not only be nutritious, but also...
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Full commitment needed to fight wildlife trafficking

admin October 13, 2010 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is finally relieved to learn of the revocation of all licences and permits issued to a notorious wildlife smuggler and the confiscation of all his animals and reptile by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Wildlife department. However SAM is extremely concerned that with one wildlife trafficker caught others will fill the void.  The trade in...
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Rethink plan to release GM mosquitoes

admin October 13, 2010 0 Comments
THE Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked to note the statement by the Minister of Health, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, as reported by the media yesterday, that field testing for genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes has been approved by the National Biosafety Board. This, despite the globally acknowledged fact that anything that is genetically modified, plant or animal, is not stable....
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Estimated 4.4 million rats in KL

admin October 13, 2010 0 Comments
Rats have become a serious problem since they are reservoirs of leptospirosis and other vector borne diseases.  The number of mortality and infections is increasing rapidly as more humans are exposed to rat urine and droppings. The Ministry of Health reported 62 deaths and 1,418 cases of infection due to leptospirosis. Another common rat related disease in Malaysia could be salmonellosis but...
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