November 2015 – Consumers Association Penang

SAM Urges Review of Plan to Issue License for Bauxite Mining in Terengganu

admin November 26, 2015 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Terengganu State Government and local authorities to review plans for issuance of license for bauxite mining because the mining has potential to cause adverse impacts to the environment and harm the lives of the people in the State. SAM commented on a report in a local newspaper (Sinar Harian: 23 November 2015) which states that the government is willing to...

Securing our food security without GM crops

admin November 25, 2015 0 Comments

We wish to respond to the article "Securing our food supply with GM crops" by Dr. Hoe-Han Goh published in the New Straits Times on 14 November 2015. Dr. Goh extolled the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops in several countries, but his article failed to provide the full picture and we seek to address this important gap. In the case of India, after 10 years of Bt cotton (a GM cotton)...

Avoid meat to save ourselves and planet earth

admin November 25, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang calls on consumers to avoid eating meat for the benefit of our health and environment. A latest study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found "sufficient evidence in humans that the consumption of meat especially processed meat causes colorectal cancer." The category includes meat that has been salted, cured, fermented or smoked – hot...

Ignorance no excuse for eating turtle eggs

admin November 18, 2015 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) finds the response from the Rural and Development Minister on the serving of turtle eggs at a function in a restaurant in Sabah baffling. If the plate of turtle eggs had not been included in the list of menu would it be served to the diners seated with the Minister or is it a complimentary dish from the restaurant? Why would the dish make it to the dinner table if...

Weak enforcement invites environmental disaster

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) reproached the authorities because weakness of enforcement has brought about environmental disaster such as the landslide in Lentang, Bentong District, Pahang on 11 November. The relevant authorities should have learned from a number of disasters that had happened in the past and be more responsible and committed in managing the environment and natural resources. The...

Charge for printed TM bills unfair

admin November 13, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) would like to address the issue of Telekom Malaysia (TM) being unfair to its customers by deciding to charge RM5.00 for every printed TM bill starting January 2016. This move will be highly disadvantageous to the older generation – these are the majority of grandfathers and grandmothers out there. This age group is usually made up of people who are...

Take steps to reduce diabetes in children

admin November 12, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the relevant authorities to take immediate step to reduce diabetes in children. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that type 2 diabetes has increasingly been reported in children and adolescents, and in some parts of the world type that 2 diabetes has become the main type of diabetes in children. The global rise of childhood obesity and...

CAP urges Penang Chief Minister to announce what project has been proposed in Permatang Damar Laut

admin November 11, 2015 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the Chief Minister of Penang YAB. Lim Guan Eng to announce to the people in the State especially fishers in Permatang Damar Laut, the purpose of works being carried out by a company in this area, comprising of survey and measuring work, marking the area and digging the seabed CAP is disappointed that although the query has been submitted to...

CAP Urges the Malaysian Government Not To Sign the TPPA — The Trade Deal That Will Rob Our Future

admin November 9, 2015 0 Comments

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) text was finally released on 5 November 2015. This comes almost five years after Malaysia joined the negotiations, during which the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) had consistently called for disclosure of the text. It is unconscionable that the government has negotiated an agreement that will greatly impact the lives of all Malaysians in...

Who are the killers – Sharks or people?

admin November 2, 2015 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is both shocked and disappointed at Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek’s outright refusal for a nationwide law on shark hunting and finning and dismissing it as an industry in the country. The minister could be either ill-informed or is not aware that shark populations are under serious threat and now require total...

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Month: November 2015