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Month: February 2012

Month: February 2012

Stick to new borrowing guidelines

admin February 23, 2012 0 Comments
Bank Negara should not loosen its new car loan guidelines as suggested by the Proton Edar Dealers Association of Malaysia (Pedar). According to news reports,  Peda claims that  members’ income have been affected because with the new guidelines, only 30%  of the potential car buyers  have managed to secure  hire-purchase loans. However there are good reasons why the guidelines are needed...
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Reply to IMR: Procedures NOT complied with in GM mosquitoes release!

admin February 16, 2012 0 Comments
Contrary to what Dr Lee Han Lim of IMR has written (‘GM mosquitoes: Procedure strictly complied with’ in The Sun, Feb. 6 , the GM Aedes mosquitoes release was riddled with non-compliance of international biosafety standards, non-transparency, lack of public accountability and lack of proper due process prior to the GM mosquito release. Moreover, recently revealed data shows that survival rate...
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Reply to IMR: Procedures NOT complied with in GM mosquitoes release!

admin February 16, 2012 0 Comments
Contrary to what Dr Lee Han Lim of IMR has written (‘GM mosquitoes: Procedure strictly complied with’ in The Sun, Feb. 6 , the GM Aedes mosquitoes release was riddled with non-compliance of international biosafety standards, non-transparency, lack of public accountability and lack of proper due process prior to the GM mosquito release. Moreover, recently revealed data shows that survival rate...
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A Tale of Two Classes: Inequalities in Malaysia

admin February 10, 2012 0 Comments
The Government’s aim is to achieve a high income economy by 2020 must equally benefit all Malaysians.. We can not have a society where one small elite group living in luxury, while one big part of the society is struggling to survive. The income inequality gap According to Dr.Muhammed Abdul Khalid – a research fellow with University Kebangsaan Malaysia - although Malaysia has made great...
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Crane Crash: Review safety and inspection regime

admin February 10, 2012 0 Comments
CAP urges the Government of Malaysia to review its safety and inspection regime in construction sites and work places in view of the recent crane mishap off Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur. The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) should investigate the cause of this recent crashing of the crane. Was it due to human error, deficiency in inspection regime of cranes at construction and...
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83,233% profit for a 300ml glass of water?

admin February 9, 2012 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism to immediately enforce the Price Control and Anti Profiteering Act 2011 on shops, restaurants and coffee shops who are charging exorbitantly for drinking water. The Ministry should not wait for consumers to report being overcharged but use its powers under the Act to take action against the...
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Issue 42-1 Jan-Feb 2012

admin February 1, 2012 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 political parties. You can expect our views and perspectives to be different, for we are on the side of consumers.
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