2014 – Page 2 – Consumers Association Penang

All Who Approved “Unproven” Incinerator Technology Should Be Held Liable

admin November 12, 2014 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) supports the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)’s call for "appropriate action" to be taken against the negligence displayed by several officials in approving the use of an incinerator technology without conducting any due diligence on the claims made by the contractor appointed to build the facilities. In addition to the officials mentioned by the PAC,...

Procurement Of Questionable Medical Equipment

admin November 11, 2014 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang refers to news reports regarding the procurement of questionable medical equipment by the Ministry of Health. We are shocked that the Health Ministry would even consider, let alone actually purchase medical equipment of dubious quality and origins to be used on and by patients. Now that the cats out of the bag, several things come to mind and we feel it is...

Are you Eating Plastic?

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) cautions consumers from consuming food cooked using plastic ladles and spoons or hot food stored in plastic containers. From a public health perspective, heated plastic is an unnecessary source of exposure to harmful elements and stringent measures must be taken to prevent it. The use of plastics has increased exponentially. Global plastics...

Do away with fuel subsidy for good

admin November 5, 2014 0 Comments

The inescapable fact is that fuel subsidy will eventually have to be scrapped as it is economically untenable in the long run. The question is when? Our answer is now is the right time as crude oil price is tumbling. The government recently announced that it in mid-2015, it will be implementing a new petrol subsidy rationalization programme as part of its plan to eventually scrap fuel subsidy....

Outdoor advertisements are ugly, unsightly and unbearable

admin November 4, 2014 0 Comments

Commercial outdoor advertisements have increased in numbers, size and variety in all our towns, cities and even along highways, over the years. They appear in the form of billboards, banners and streamers. Technology has made possible outdoor advertisements which are larger, more colourful, realistic, attractive, and even with animation. The main purpose of commercial outdoor advertisements is...

SAM urges stringent action on polluters of Sungai Rui, Perak

admin November 4, 2014 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has urged the Department of Environment (DOE) of Perak to investigate and take stern action against those responsible in polluting Sungai Rui, near Gerik recently. In addition to the stringent action, the party responsible for committing the offence should also be subject to heavy penalties, commensurate with the adverse effects to the environment and the death of fish...

Kuala Lumpur Kepong, please leave Collingwood Bay

admin October 30, 2014 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and Friends of the Orangutans (FOTO) urge Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK Bhd) to immediately withdraw from Lot 5 in Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea and cease all its activities. In a recent study commissioned by SAM in assessing the scale of Malaysian overseas FDI in oil palm plantation’s land bank, research showed that KLK Bhd owned about 44,000 hectares of land,...

Set Up Inquiry Into All Private Institutions of Higher Learning

admin October 29, 2014 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) refers to a media report regarding the ongoing Allianze University College of Medical Sciences (AUCMS) issue. CAP has been dealing with this matter ever since we received complaints from various staff and students of AUCMS, beginning earlier this year. CAP had alerted and had been continuously corresponding with a range of government bodies regarding the...

Quarry Activities in Batu Kawan: Tremors in Kampung Masjid, 200 Residents Endangered

admin October 28, 2014 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urged the Penang State Government to investigate and take prompt action to resolve the problem faced by 200 persons from 38 families in Kampung Masjid near Batu Kawan in the district of Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) whose lives are endangered by quarry activities near their residence. The problem that has persisted for more than five years has become...

IWK Proposes A Change In Its Tariff System

admin October 27, 2014 0 Comments

Recently, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) was in a Meeting with Indah Water Consortium (IWK) and the National Water Service Commission (SPAN), where IWK announced its plans to change the current tariff system from the standard monthly rate to a system based on water consumption instead, which will incidentally increase the IWK bills for many consumers. They plan to implement this change...

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