May 2012 – Consumers Association Penang

Pressing need for a Tenancy Act

admin May 31, 2012 0 Comments

Malaysia urgently needs a Tenancy Act (TA) which will offer protection to both landlords and tenants. A Tribunal should also be set up under the TA to settle disputes between both parties. Tenants often complain about landlords that raise rents indiscriminately and impose unreasonable conditions. On the other hand landlords complain about bad tenants that do not pay rents and the difficulty of...

Investigate cause of vehicle fires

admin May 17, 2012 0 Comments

Malaysia has experienced a spate of vehicle fires of late, some of which involving luxury cars and an SUV. These fires were not caused by collision as the cars caught fire while they were moving and some others while they were parked. The causes of these vehicle fires remain unexplained and unresolved. Without proper knowledge of the causes of these car fires and subsequent remedy, Malaysian car...

We want green hills in Penang, not concrete jungles

admin May 13, 2012 0 Comments

Over the past few years, hills in Penang have been slowly losing their green lustre and now blemished with concrete buildings. Houses and high-rise buildings have cropped up in the hill slopes in Paya Terubong, Sungai Ara, Tanjung Bungah, Bukit Gambier, Bukit Jambul, Batu Ferringhi, etc. Hills serve a variety of important ecological functions ranging from regulating the microclimate to...

The Perak state government must be more serious in protecting and conserving Permanent Reserved Forests and other natural protected areas in Perak

admin May 10, 2012 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is disappointed with the Perak State Government for not taking serious measures to protect and conserve the Permanent Reserved Forests (PRF) and other natural protected areas in the State even though the Menteri Besar of Perak had made a commitment during the 41st World Forestry Day national level celebration on 21 March 2012. SAM had previously submitted a few letters...

Launch of the Nationwide Signature Campaign against nuclear power plants in Malaysia

admin May 9, 2012 0 Comments

The Malaysian Coalition Against Nuclear (MY-CAN) of which the CAP, Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Third World Network and the Malaysian Physicians for Social Responsibility are members of, invites all concerned citizens of Malaysia (read on to know why you should be concerned about our government going nuclear), to attend the launch of our Nationwide Signature Campaign Against Nuclear Power Plants in...

Hazardous roads in Georgetown

admin May 8, 2012 0 Comments

Urgent steps need to be taken by the authorities to address the movement of vehicles along a few key roads in Georgetown. Failure to do so may result in unnecessary road accidents during peak hours. Probably the most hazardous roads are those encircling the Penang High Court building, comprising of Lbh Light, Lbh Farquahar and Jln Masjid Kapitan Keling. These three roads are the arteries to the...

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Month: May 2012