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Month: October 2013

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Turn Little India into a vehicle-free zone

CAP congratulates the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) for granting permits to the traders to set up canopies and carry out their business freely for Deepavali at Little India, Georgetown, Penang. In fact MPPP should turn Little India into a permanent vehicle-free-zone. This will enable people to walk around freely and safely while shopping. It will be a paradise for tourists and the government...
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CAP Objects Proposed Incinerator in Taman Beringin, Kepong

CAP objects the proposed incinerator project in Taman Beringin, Kepong. We are disappointed that the Malaysian government is still pursuing incinerators or thermal treatment plants as an option for waste disposal. Besides this proposal in Kepong there are other large-scale incinerators with the capacity of 1,000 tonnes of waste per day being proposed in Bukit Payung, Johor; and Sungai Udang,...
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Watch Comedian Russell Brand’s Brilliant Tirade Against a Broken Political System

In a combative interview with the BBC, Brand shows he's a rather revolutionary thinker. October 24, 2013 Pretend idiot savant, genuine master of the english language and all-purpose funny man, Russell Brand went on Wednesday night’s edition of "BBC Newsnight," and immediately found himself on the defensive. To start off, host Jeremy Paxman questioned Brand’s qualifications to serve as guest...
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Whither our Sand?

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is very concerned that exploitation of sand resources will soon render the country with increasing environmental problems and socio-economic consequences. The demand for sand and gravel continue to increase and this has brought about over-extraction and illegal sand-mining activities in Malaysia. In 2011, a total of 1,036 permits were given out for extraction of sand...
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2012 Auditor General Report on Incinerator Projects in Malaysia Validates CAP’s Concern and Objection

The Auditor General’s 2012 report reveals weaknesses and unsatisfactory performance of incinerators constructed by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) had submitted our objections when the government proposed the incinerator plants using the autogenous combustion technology (ACT) developed by XCN Technology Sdn Bhd. In 2009, CAP had...
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Ensure food safety at 9 day vegetarian festival

Come Saturday 5th October 2013, the Buddhist and Hindu communities will start the observance of going strictly vegetarian for 9 days.   Around this time, apart from vegetarian restaurants, we can see many temporary stalls being set up throughout the country selling vegetarian food.  Some of these stalls are situated in open areas where food is exposed to road dust and flies. CAP calls...
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Non-native Strains of Genetically Modified (GM) Insects Risk Spread of Pesticide Resistance

Today environmental and civil society groups on five continents warned that plans to release non-native strains of genetically modified (GM) flies in olive fields in Spain and fruit orchards in Brazil pose major risks to crops and the environment, as pesticide resistance or other harmful traits could spread into wild pest populations. The UK-based company Oxitec plans to release GM olive flies in...
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Issue 43-5 Sept-Oct 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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Take food poisoning cases seriously!

Regular nationwide food checks needed urgently It is indeed depressing and saddening to read news reports about the loss of 3 lives and 60 others hospitalized due to food poisoning after they had consumed food served at a wedding kenduri last Saturday in Kedah. The cause of the poisoning has still not been ascertained but it is believed that it was due to contamination. In the United States, the...
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