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Poisoning the World with Pesticides: Dawn of the Second “Silent Spring”

admin August 26, 2014 0 Comments

A survey by the Consumers’ Association of Penang’s reveals that pesticides are still widely used in farms, threatening our natural ecosystems and farm environment. As consumers, we should not only be concerned of pesticide residues on the food we eat, but also pesticides’ widespread contamination and poisoning of the world. Pesticides use is expanding in most regions of the...

Breach of safety SOP at MRT project site causing fatal accident of 3 workers

admin August 21, 2014 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is saddened by the fatal worksite accident that killed 3 Bangladeshi workers at the project site of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) as a result of a breach of safe work procedure as reported in the Star dated 20th August 2014 “Breach in work procedures”. CAP has time and again called for an immediate intervention by the Department of Safety and Health...

Nuclear energy is not a viable option

admin August 20, 2014 0 Comments

by Ronald McCoy A speech last week by Dato’ Mah Siew Keong, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, at an event organised by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) was reported in Malaysiakini. The minister urged critics of nuclear energy to keep an “open mind”, as the government had decided to table the Atomic Energy Regulatory Bill in parliament later this year....

TPPA: Shocking US certification process that violates country’s sovereignty

admin August 14, 2014 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is deeply concerned by the shocking process by which the United States of America (USA) squeezes more concessions from other countries it negotiates free trade agreements (FTAs) with, even after the treaty’s text is signed. This was outlined in new research released yesterday at This process of one-sided extraction of concessions is called...

Malaysian government hoodwinking the public on nuclear energy

admin August 12, 2014 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) read with utmost concern the announcement by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Dato’ Mah Siew Kiong on the government’s insistence to pursue nuclear power generation as a future energy source for the country. Last week, Dato’ Mah revealed at a forum organized by the Asian Strategy and Leadership...

Stop the pollution in Kg Tengku Laxamana

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Kedah state government to take stringent action against a rice miller who has been disposing and burning paddy husk in Kampung Tengku Langkasama near Kuala Kedah. The burning of paddy husk has resulted in serious air pollution here. In addition to the dust and ash flying in the air surrounding the nearby village and housing estate, the problem also causes...

Urgent Need to Revamp the EIA Process in Sarawak

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the government to urgently review and revamp the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process in Sarawak due to its inadequacies, specifically on its lack of mandatory public participation. Unlike its Federal counterpart, the Sarawak EIA law excludes mandatory public participation in the process, relegating the matter to the discretion of individual project...

Issue 44-4 July-Aug 2014

admin August 1, 2014 0 Comments

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.

Federal Government snubs NGOs on KIDEX

admin July 31, 2014 0 Comments

Four national NGOs express concern that the Federal Government’s Department of Environment has ignored their request for a detailed environmental and social assessment of the controversial Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (KIDEX), and reiterate their concerns about the adverse impacts of constructing a fully elevated expressway over established residential suburbs and urban areas. On 4 June 2014,...

Traffic law enforcement should not be seasonal

admin July 24, 2014 0 Comments

Year after year we have Ops Sikap, now changed to Ops Selamat, to stop the carnage from our road crashes during our festive seasons. Malaysia was ranked 20th globally for the most road deaths in 2011, according to the World Health Organization. Eighteen people are killed daily in road crashes and according to the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS), the figure is expected to rise...

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