April 2014 – Consumers Association Penang

Scrap the Irrelevant HPV Vaccination Programme

admin April 30, 2014 0 Comments

CAP calls for the scrapping of the National HPV Vaccination Programme for 13-year-old Malaysian girls because it is irrelevant and the vaccines have deadly side-effects. The RM150 million project which targets 300,000 schoolgirls uses vaccines which protect against 4 HPV (Human Papillomavirus) types which had correlation with cervical cancer. There are about 200 HPV types in total — 40 of...

Malaysia must not give in to the USA on TPPA

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CAP calls for Malaysia to withdraw from the TPPA As President Obama arrives in Malaysia tomorrow (26 April), the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) reiterates our call on the Prime Minister not to make any concessions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) being negotiated between Malaysia, the USA and 10 other countries. This is imperative. The International Trade and Industry...

CAP calls for Halal certification of medicine and food supplements

admin April 24, 2014 0 Comments

CAP is concerned that medicine and food supplements containing substances prohibited for consumption by Muslims are being sold to them by hospitals and pharmacies. Many Muslims consume them without realizing that they are violating their religious dietary laws. Medicines and supplements containing porcine (pork) and bovine (beef) source elements (gelatin used in capsules) are widely used...

CAP calls on Prime Minister to withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)

admin April 24, 2014 0 Comments

Or at least not to make any concessions to the US President during his visit to Malaysia The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has called on the Government to inform the United States President that Malaysia will be withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement when Mr. Barack Obama visits Malaysia later this week. If this is not the right time to do so, then at the least...

Address Water Supply Problem to Paddy Fields in Charok Sikin

admin April 22, 2014 0 Comments

CAP supports KEDA’s effort to rehabilitate idle land The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) Kedah to assist the Kedah Regional Development Authority (KEDA) to overcome the problem of water supply to paddy fields in Kampung Charok Sikin, district of Baling here. If the problem continues,...

Pollution of River in Kampung Lalang Must Be Curbed

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Pahang government to pay serious attention and take immediate action to curb river pollution in Kampung Lalang, Benta near Kuala Lipis. The source of pollution is a mining activity here which has caused the river water to turn muddy, filled with sand and its clear water turn brown. The pollution has not only affected the daily use of the river water by 300...

CAP and SAM disappointed over approval of DEIA of Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2 proposed reclamation project in Penang

admin April 15, 2014 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are disappointed that the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) of the proposed reclamation of Phase 2 of Seri Tanjung Pinang (STP2) at Tanjung Tokong, Penang has been approved by the Department of Environment. The Board of Directors of Eastern & Oriental Berhad (E & O) had announced yesterday that...

A radical approach to road safety is badly wanting

admin April 10, 2014 0 Comments

The number of road deaths in Malaysia is steadily climbing, despite the government spending millions and creating multiple agencies to tackle the issue. According to police statistics, the number of road deaths has increased from 6,286 in 2003 to 6,877 in 2012 while the accidents went up from 298,653 to 462,423. We have got our thinking, data systems, organizational infrastructure, policies and...

Freedom from the Battery

admin April 10, 2014 0 Comments

If you’ve never seen an ex-battery hen take her first steps on soil, or feel the sunshine on her face for the first time – then this might be five of the most moving minutes you’ll ever see. Battery cages had not only prevented these hens from expressing normal and natural behaviours – but they denied them of any quality of life.

Coastal Fishers in Yan Threatened by “Pukat Siput” Boats

admin April 8, 2014 0 Comments

CAP urges the Fisheries Department of Kedah and the Maritime Enforcement Agency of Malaysia to investigate and take immediate action to resolve the problem caused by pukat siput boats that is threatening the livelihood of coastal fishers in Yan. The income of more than 300 coastal fishers has been severely affected due to this problem. The fishers operating the pukat siput boats conduct their...

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Month: April 2014