March 2014 – Consumers Association Penang

MH370: Some neglected issues

admin March 29, 2014 0 Comments

The disappearance and crash of MH-370 is a very sad incident which has been very much in the news recently. Our hearts go out to the families of the people travelling on the flight and we feel deeply sorry and concerned about the extraordinary ordeal of emotional ups and downs to which they have been subjected. The Government of Malaysia has put in enormous effort in determining what has...

Fishing Gear Destroyed by Trawler Vessels

admin March 28, 2014 0 Comments

CAP Disappointed That Affected Coastal Fisherfolk Face Difficulty Getting Compensation CAP recommends that the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry provides special provisions to assist coastal fishers who suffer losses due to damage of fishing gears run over by trawler vessels. Immediate action should be taken by the Ministry as the problem which has been long endured by coastal...

Scrap the Proposed Reclamation of Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase II (STP2)

admin March 11, 2014 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) call on the government to scrap the proposed land reclamation project adjacent to the existing Seri Tanjung Pinang (STP1) development at Tanjung Tokong, Penang. Tanjung Pinang Development Sdn. Bhd., subsidiary of E&O Property Development Berhad intends to carry out this massive development which covers about 760...

Who Pays the Price: Human Costs in Electronics

admin March 6, 2014 0 Comments

This short documentary reveals the hazards of the electronics industry in China profiling workers poisoned by chemicals and their struggle for compensation. Thousands of young people in China enter export factories to make the West's favorite electronic gadgets, only to find they have contracted occupational diseases or worse, leukemia, by the age of 25. This 10 minute video is the culmination...

Appalling Ferry Services in Marudi

admin March 6, 2014 0 Comments

Residents in Marudi are fuming over the appalling ferry services provided by a private contractor. Since 2005, Marudi residents and those who regularly travel on land to Marudi have had to settle for poor ferry services and pay exorbitant rates for a mere 2 minute crossing over two rivers. There is 1 ferry each that ply between Sungai Baram (Baram River) and Sungai Bakong (Bakong River). Those...

Ensure Poultry Slaughtering Centres Have Halal Certificates

admin March 4, 2014 0 Comments

CAP calls on the government to ensure that all poultry slaughter houses that the poultry supplied to the Muslims should have halal certificates. This matter is urgent in view of the doubts raised concerning the halal status of method and process of slaughtering chickens in the slaughterhouses in the country. The cleanliness of the centres have also come under wide criticism. Every time the issue...

Wireless Mobile Devices are Weapons of Mass Distraction