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Year: 2015

Year: 2015

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...
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Weak enforcement invites environmental disaster

admin November 13, 2015 0 Comments
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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SAM upset that Orang Asli in Kelantan dies from suspected river pollution

admin November 2, 2015 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is upset that the river pollution in Kuala Betis near Gua Musang, Kelantan has claimed the life of a Temiar whilst seven others from the Orang Asli community have been hospitalized, suspected to be suffering from poisoning after drinking river water in this area. This incident happened probably due to plantation activities in the area which contaminated the river with...
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Vaping popular among teenagers, CAP urges Ministry to impose immediate ban

admin November 2, 2015 0 Comments
Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Ministry of Health to impose immediate ban on e-cigarette. CAP is appalled to find that the use of e-cigarettes is becoming popular among teenagers in Malaysia. It is even more appalling that e-cigarettes are widely used by students. Complaints received from parents and teachers from several primary and secondary schools in Penang indicate that the...
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VAPING POPULAR AMONG TEENAGERS CAP URGES MINISTRY TO IMPOSE IMMEDIATE BAN

Admin October 29, 2015 0 Comments
Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the ministry of health to impose immediate ban on e-cigarette.   CAP is appalled to find that the use of e-cigarettes is becoming popular among the teenagers in Malaysia.  It is even more appalling that e-cigarettes are widely used by students. Complaints received from parents and teachers from several primary and secondary schools in Penang,...
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