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Month: June 2013

Month: June 2013

Opening remarks by Mr. S.M. Mohamed Idris, President of CAP at the Forum on the Impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

admin June 25, 2013 0 Comments
Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to this forum organized by the Consumers’ Association of Penang.  You have come here to learn how the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), currently being negotiated by the Malaysian government, will impact not only you but our future generations. The TPPA countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru,...
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Addiction to E-cigarettes among youth: Health Ministry must impose total ban

admin June 24, 2013 0 Comments
CAP is appalled with the finding that the use of e-cigarettes is becoming popular among the youths in Malaysia. It is even more appalling that e-cigarettes are widely used by students.  This was revealed by a teacher from a secondary school in Penang who caught his students smoking e-cigarette.  The teacher handed over the e-cigarette to CAP and informed that approximately 60 students in his...
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TPPA Forum on Saturday, 22 June, 2013

admin June 22, 2013 0 Comments
The Impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on You and Your Children's Health, Livelihood and the Environment. Malaysia is signing onto the TPPA, which is a United States’-led economic agreement, with 11 other countries. What is your government agreeing to IN YOUR NAME? a) Health: Deeper, longer and  comprehensive pharmaceutical patents, making MEDICINES & MEDICAL...
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Think. Eat. Save: Avoid food wastage

admin June 4, 2013 0 Comments
In conjunction with the World Environment Day 2013, the Consumer’s Association of Penang urges consumers to end food wastage. This year’s theme for World Environment Day celebration is Think. Eat. Save, which is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages reducing our food print. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food...
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Issue 43-3 May-Jun 2013

admin June 1, 2013 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.  
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