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Month: September 2012

Month: September 2012

AELB must clarify statement on radioactive pendants

admin September 27, 2012 0 Comments
The Atomic Energy Licensing Board’s (AELB) Executive Secretary’s denial about issuing any official statement on the radioactive pendant issue is bemusing to the Consumers Association of Penang. We refer to the press statement issued by the Executive Secretary of the AELB on 19 September 2012, referring to CAP’s press statement wherein CAP had highlighted that the AELB had confirmed its...
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September 21st: International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations

admin September 21, 2012 0 Comments
Humankind faces an environmental, economic, and climate crisis that poses a threat to its survival through the continued promotion of monoculture tree plantations. Hence, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Consumers’ Association of Penang join other organizations worldwide in today’s International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations. This is a day for organizations, networks...
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Trawler encroachment becoming more serious

admin September 19, 2012 0 Comments
CAP urges the Maritime Enforcement Agency of Malaysia - Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (APMM) to conduct more frequent operations in Penang waters particularly the South West District to control encroachment of trawler boats into inshore fishers zone in the state. The problem of trawler encroachment is becoming more serious and affects more than 2,000 inshore fishers in ten areas...
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Harmful radioactive pendants

admin September 5, 2012 0 Comments
In 2010, CAP had raised our concern on the effects of radioactive or scalar energy pendants being sold by direct-sales companies.  CAP brought this matter to the attention of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) after receiving a complaint from a consumer. After conducting tests on the pendants, the AELB earlier this year informed the Ministry of Health that the...
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