June 2015 – Consumers Association Penang

Minister of Agriculture launches CAP’s Urban Farming Project

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Impetus Needed for Urban Farming Speech by CAP President, SM Mohd Idris at the launchUrban farming is fast picking up all over the world, be it done individually or in a community setting. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls upon the government of Malaysia to support communities and individuals to move towards the path of urban farming.City and suburban agriculture is in the form...

Foreign workers are not expendable

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The news about the mezzanine floor of a hypermarket under construction collapsing yesterday at Pulau Sebang, Alor Gajah, Malacca, is shocking to say the least. Reports state that the mezzanine floor collapsed after the staging was removed. Fifteen foreign workers, turned victims, were said to have been inside the building at the time -- 3 are dead, 6 injured and another 6 are still missing. The...

Debt Collection Must Be Regulated

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The country’s household debt is high at 88% of the Gross National Product and with an average debt repayment ratio of around 44% (that means that 44% of the income goes to settling debts) Furthermore, as many as 55 people on average being declared bankrupt every day. That means that many people have been unable or may soon be unable to pay their monthly instalments. With so many Malaysians in...

Buying Pawn Tickets Is Illegal

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The practice of buying pawn tickets has been going on for years if not decades. According to the enforcement agency, The Moneylenders’ and pawnbrokers’ division of the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, it is illegal for anyone to purchase the pawn tickets. Despite the law and book penalties of a fine of not more than RM20,000 or imprisonment of not more than 12 years...

Ramadhan: Do not be wasteful or extravagant, remember the suffering poor

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Today is the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and Muslims worldwide will observe fasting and in the evening perform the tarawih prayer in mosques and surau. Ramadan is a holy month, a month when the al-Quran that is full of lessons for mankind was revealed. We should be prepared to welcome this month with the hope that it will make us a better human being in the sight of Allah SWT....

Farmers in Malaysia threatened by intellectual property treaty

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang strongly calls on the Government not to join the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants of 1991 (UPOV 1991). There is a proposal in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) to require membership of UPOV 1991 by the participating countries. However, there is growing concern globally that UPOV 1991 establishes an...

Telekom Malaysia Needs an Overhaul

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Telekom Malaysia must take serious efforts to improve its services, as it is the oldest and biggest telecommunications service provider in the nation. There have been numerous complaints which have not been dealt with properly. The complaints that CAP has received we have taken up with the Malaysian Communication & Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Consumer Forum Malaysia (CFM) and TM as well...

CAP calls for smoking ban to be extended to all public places

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CAP fully supports the move by the Ministry of Health to ban smoking at all eateries. The ban would be in line with Malaysia's commitments under the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and with measures adopted by other countries the world over to curb smoking in public areas. Most importantly, it could literally be a life-saver. In fact in India many...

Issue 45-3 May-June 2015

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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.

Consumers Association Penang

Month: June 2015