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Month: April 2015

Pig waste pollution worries villagers

CAP urges the Penang state government to take immediate action to solve the pig waste pollution problem faced by villagers of Kampung Titi Hitam near Sungai Bakap in the Seberang Perai Selatan District here.  The problem arising from a pig sty in this village has caused the area to stink and affects the villagers’ daily lives. The villagers claim to suffer from headaches and nausea because of...
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CAP Objects to Secrecy and Non-Disclosure Clause in TPPA Town Hall and Lab Sessions

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is perturbed that those attending the lab sessions relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) are required to sign the Official Secrets Act (OSA) Declaration and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). The Ministry of International Trade and Industry had invited CAP to participate in a town hall and lab session on the TPP held on 2nd and 3rd...
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CAP ASKS WHO POLLUTED SUNGAI DINGIN

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urged the Kedah state government and the Department of Environment (DOE) to conduct a thorough investigation and to publicly disclose the findings on the real causes of pollution of the Sungai Dingin near Serdang recently. CAP is disappointed that although this river has been polluted for the past eight years but until now the source of pollution has...
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Issue 45-2 Mar-Apr 2015

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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