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Year: 2013

SAM Seminar on Coastal Development: Impacts to the Environment & Communities

Organised by Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) 17- 18 December 2013, Cititel Express Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Welcome remarks by Mr. Mohideen Abdul Kader, Council Member of Sahabat Alam Malaysia Representing President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia  Distinguished participants, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Tuan S.M. Mohamed Idris, it is my great pleasure to welcome...
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Banks charging 42pct per annum for personal loan

Believe it or not, a bank loan can turn out to be more expensive than a loan from a moneylender. For one bank the profit rate for its ‘Islamic’ personal loan can be as high as 42% per annum. The profit rate, like the interest rate, ensures profits for the bank on a loan extended to the public. Bank Negara should not condone this ‘Ah Long’-like profit rate. The profit on this particular...
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Objections to the Penang Hill Draft Special Area Plan

CAP and SAM Comments and Objections to the Penang Hill Draft Special Area Plan Introduction We fear that the proposals in the Penang Hill Draft Special Area Plan (SAP) to promote tourism and develop tourist infrastructures will threaten the peace and tranquillity of this nature reserve and its ecology. These include projects like hotels (about 100 rooms in total, 50 high-class and 50 budget...
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Shoddy TM services

Recently Telecom Malaysia discontinued its e-mail services without giving sufficient time for consumers to migrate to other alternative e-mail services. Many subscribers of Streamyx were caught by surprise. Why was there no public announcement on the discontinuation so that more subscribers would have been made aware of? The services terminated were streamyx.com, tm.net.my, hsbb.com.my,...
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Smartphones and Sustainability

Smartphones from companies such as Apple, Samsung or HTC are among the most popular consumer and lifestyle products today. Unfortunately a whole series of problems occur during the global production process, ranging from bad working conditions to environmental pollution. So what's it like, the life of a Smartphone - from the production of raw materials through to processing, distribution, usage...
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Issue 43-6 Nov-Dec 2013

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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44 teaspoons of sugar in a cinema sized Coca Cola, confirms Coke executive

A COCA-Cola executive has admitted a can of Coke has "unnecessary" amounts of sugar and "things need to change" to reduce serving sizes. Coca-Cola's European president admitted that some customers "don't realise" how much sugar is in the soft drink giant's drinks. Speaking on the television program Newsnight, James Quincey said Coca-Cola put in the sugar to please its customers, the Daily Mail...
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Electronic spying a wake-up call

The top secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden have revealed that the ‘five eyes’ (US, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) have engaged in large-scale spying by tapping electronically-transmitted data such as conversations on mobile phones, emails, and browsing habits. This has raised concerns worldwide that key leaders may be subject to foreign pressures. The most recent leaked...
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TPPA rules may block alcohol control measures

More than ten chapters in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) can have an adverse effect on various aspects of health including tobacco control, medicine prices and banning of chemicals that are dangerous to health.  One of it is alcohol control. The TPPA which is at the end point of the negotiations may restrict Malaysia’s ability to maintain its current alcohol control policies or...
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Natural Farming for Sustainable Living

Workshop on Natural Farming for Sustainable Living Organised by Consumers’ Association of Penang 21 November 2013 at RECSAM, Penang Welcome remarks by Mr. S.M. Mohamed Idris, President, Consumers’ Association of Penang. Distinguished participants, ladies and gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to have the opportunity to welcome you all to this “Workshop on Natural Farming for...
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