June 2014 – Consumers Association Penang

Speech by S. M. Mohamed Idris, President of Consumers’ Association of Penang on being conferred the Tun Abdul Razak Award 2014 by the Tun Razak Foundation on 22 June 2014, Kuala Lumpur.

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Assalamualaikum Wr Wb Bismillahi Rahman in Rahim I wish to thank Tun Razak Foundation for giving me this opportunity to register my deep appreciation and admiration for the unique contributions made by Allahyarham Tun Abdul Razak. He laid the foundations for the emergence of a united and progressive Malaysia rooted in its past history and traditions. I am now eighty seven years old, having lived...

Malaysian Overseas FDI in Oil Palm: SAM Calls to address negative impacts and unethical practices

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia calls on the Malaysian Government to address the negative impacts and unethical practices of its overseas or outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in the past few years. Although the outflow of Malaysian investments abroad have been more than the inflow of investments into the country, serious concerns have arisen in relation to the impact of the palm oil industry in...

Eighty Organizations Call On Apple’s Lisa Jackson To Stop Off-Shoring Worker Health and Safety Risks

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On June 10, 2014, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) joined more than 80 environmental and human rights organizations, and occupational health professionals to send a letter to Lisa Jackson, Vice President of Environmental Affairs at Apple, calling on the company to remove hazardous chemicals from its supplier factories in an effort to protect workers...

Stop Logging Activities in Bukit Perak

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CAP urges the Kedah government to take immediate action to stop logging activities in Bukit Perak in the district of Pendang because it is polluting the environment and jeopardising the wellbeing of the local residents here. CAP is upset that although the logging activity has been going on for some time, no effective action has been taken to handle the ensuing problems. Since two months ago 500...

National NGOs Object to KIDEX and Question Findings of Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment Report

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Four national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have raised their objection against the proposed Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (KIDEX) because it comes at a price in terms of adverse impacts on the environment, public health and residents of Petaling Jaya. The findings of the Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (PEIA) undertaken for the controversial KIDEX have been called into...

Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level

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Tomorrow, the 5th of June is World Environment Day and the theme this year is “Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level”, focusing on small islands and climate change. According to the recently released IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, land and ocean surface temperatures have increased globally by nearly 1°C since 1901 (0.89°C global average), mainly as a result of human activities. Should we in...

Issue 44-3 May-June 2014

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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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Month: June 2014