August 2011 – Consumers Association Penang

Call on government to address over-prescribing at source – and not just the fallout

admin August 31, 2011 0 Comments

CAP views with apprehension the Ministry’s strategy to tackle the fallout created by over-prescription, rather than the underlying cause, by calling on the public to return unused or expired medications at selected government medical centres and hospitals. The rationale for the move initiated last year is to protect the environment against indiscriminate disposal of expired medications, and...

Carnage on the roads

admin August 29, 2011 0 Comments

Looking at the road fatalities over the last few days leading up to Hari Raya the scenario does not appear to have improved over the last year. The authorities have still not taken into consideration many of the recommendations made by CAP. The average fatality rate for last year was 18 per day. However, from the road deaths reported over the last few days we have exceeded this figure. We can...

A call for sustainable development for Penang

admin August 26, 2011 0 Comments

On Sustainable Development for Penang - address to the full council meeting of the Municipal Council of Penang Island (MPPP) on August 26, 2011 by MPPP Standing Committee Member Dr. Lim Mah Hui. Selamat pagi and selamat sejahtera. Yg Bahagia YDP Ar Puan Patayah and Ir Ang Eng Thye, Pengarah and Ketua Jabatan, Ahli2 Majlis, Para wartan, tuan dan puan. Saya harap memberi beberapa tinjauan ...

Penang Hill Project: The true story

admin August 25, 2011 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang deeply regrets statements by Berjaya Corporation criticizing Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon’s administration for decisions made over the Penang Hill project in 1993. Both Tan Sri Vincent Tan and Berjaya Land’s chief executive officer, Datuk Francis Ng have distorted the facts and have not presented the complete and true picture of what happened as regards the...

Our oceans in peril

admin August 16, 2011 0 Comments

Are we facing global ecological apocalypse? Experts report accelerated melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets; decrease in Arctic Sea Ice; sea level rise and release of trapped methane from the seabed. How have these changes and human activities affected our oceans - the largest ecosystem on Earth that maintains our world in a habitable condition? A June 2011 summary report of the...

Natural disaster or human interference?

admin August 12, 2011 0 Comments

CAP is saddened by the recent landslide in Kampung Sungai Ruil, Cameron Highlands that has claimed seven lives. Whilst the cause of the landslide that hit the Orang Asli settlement is being investigated by the authorities, there are speculations that a land clearing and earthworks nearby the settlement for a township development by LBS Bina Group Berhad could have contributed to the disaster....

What is the outcome of discussions between the Ministry of Information and MCMC with Astro?

admin August 10, 2011 0 Comments

Astro has already started billing subscribers with the new rates despite the many objections raised by subscribers and Parliament. Contradicting statements were made by various authorities leaving subscribers confused. Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has been inundated with calls from aggrieved subscribers. In early June 2011, Astro announced its plan to revise the monthly subscription...

Issue 41-2 Jul-Aug 2011

admin August 1, 2011 0 Comments

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 parties. You can expect our views and perspectives to be different, for we are on the side of consumers.

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Month: August 2011