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Month: November 2012

Month: November 2012

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Save Penang’s Trees

admin November 28, 2012 0 Comments
Cities and towns are not only for roads and vehicles. Trees are part and parcel of a livable and living city. Unfortunately trees that make urban areas green, livable and beautiful are often sacrificed to pave way for development. Thus, we in the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM)are very disappointed to learn that the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP)...
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Why the celebration of A’s is bad

admin November 27, 2012 0 Comments
The yearly examination results announcement season is here again and as usual the nation celebrates the achievements of top scorers not realizing that Malaysians' preoccupation with "scoring" in school examinations does no one any favours.  For the high-achieving students themselves, it instills the perception that straight A’s are the be-all and end-all of school life. Co-curricular...
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Tax soft drinks to control diabetes

admin November 8, 2012 0 Comments
CAP calls on the authorities to impose a tax on soft drinks as an effort to reduce the escalating number of diabetics among Malaysians. The soda tax, as it is commonly called in the USA, is a tax or surcharge on soft drinks. The main purpose of this tax is to discourage high sugar consumption as soft drinks is a main contributor to obesity, which in turn is linked to diabetes, heart disease,...
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‘FIT AND SAVE’ ROADSHOW: Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Exhibition and Workshop

admin November 7, 2012 0 Comments
YAB Prime Minister of Malaysia announcement during the December 2009 COP15 at Copenhagen that "Malaysia is adopting an indicator of a voluntary reduction of up to 40 percent in terms of emissions intensity of GDP (gross domestic product) by the year 2020 compared to 2005 levels". Entry Point Project 9 (EPP9) (Energy Efficiency) which is also known as Sustainability Achieved Via Energy Efficiency...
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