April 2012 – Consumers Association Penang

Paper Banana Leaf is cheap and unhealthy substitute for the real one

admin April 19, 2012 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang calls on consumers to refrain from eating meals served on paper banana leaf as it deprives the consumer from getting the benefits and the authenticity of the traditional banana leaf meals. Besides it is an unhealthy and cheap substitute for the real one. Indian restaurants serving banana leaf meals are now using green coloured paper lined with plastic in the...

Make Malaysia into an Open-Source Software hub

admin April 12, 2012 0 Comments

The prevailing system of proprietary software that is commonly used by Malaysians is not beneficial as Malaysians have to pay high costs if they use the licensed software or otherwise run the risk of being criminalised if they use pirated software. Most Malaysians are not aware of the Open-Source Software (OSS) that has equivalents of commonly used applications and is available for free....

Invitation to a public seminar organised by CAP and the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum (CMCF)

admin April 7, 2012 0 Comments

In line with our objective to provide education and awareness to consumers on issues pertaining to content disseminated over the electronic networked medium, we hereby invite the public to the seminar jointly organised by CAP and the CMCF. The CMCF is an independent self-regulatory body set up via the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and operates under the auspices of the Malaysian...

Malaysia’s nuclear project definitely on but why are the feasibility studies, EIA & RIA not made public?

admin April 5, 2012 0 Comments

We refer to the news item in which the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was quoted as saying ‘There may come a time when we may have to turn to nuclear power. But the government hasn’t decided on that yet’ (‘Nuclear Power “an option” ’, NST 27 March 2012 p3). This appears to contradict the government’s clearly stated aim of ‘Deploying Nuclear Energy for...

Abandoned housing projects: Is Malaysia a lawless country?

admin April 4, 2012 0 Comments

It is scandalous that 195 housing projects could have been carried out by unlicenced housing developers under the eyes of various parties that could have prevented this happening. At a conservative estimate of 100 units per project, this means at least 19,500 purchasers were cheated. The Ministry of Housing should disclose the actual number of house buyers affected. There could still be more...

Are we going to lose our staple food to development?

admin April 2, 2012 0 Comments

Rice is our staple food and central to our culture. Thus it is dismaying to learn that almost 100,000ha of paddy land in Peninsular Malaysia has been converted in the past 15 years, arising in increase in rice imports to meet local needs. The Malaysian government’s ill-defined development strategies and pursuance of export earnings has brought us to the stage that we have to import more rice...

Issue 42-2 Mar-Apr 2012

admin April 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.

Consumers Association Penang

Month: April 2012