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Year: 2016

Year: 2016

Have DOSH’s Past Safety Cecks Been A Sham

admin September 13, 2016 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is perplexed by the fact that DOSH has reported that they have sealed tower cranes for breaking various safety and maintenance measures and they have found crane workers using fake competency licences, even though they claim that they are carrying out safety checks at construction sites every 15 months. After the tragic death of Joice Chin Khoon Sing,...
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Developers Should Not Provide Housing Loans

admin September 9, 2016 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang is strongly against the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry’s decision to allow developers to give out loans under the Money Lenders Act 1951 (Amendment ) 2011 . According to the Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar this is a win-win situation. With all due respect, there is only one obvious winner from this scheme and that is the developer. After all...
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Consumers Fleeced By Inaccurate Weighing Scales

admin September 9, 2016 0 Comments
Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-Operatives and Consumerism to conduct checks and take action against wet market traders using inaccurate mechanical weighing scales (with dial indicators on both sides of the machine) to short-weigh consumers. Our recent survey at all the wet markets in Penang showed that some of the weighing scales have their...
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Prioritize our Megafauna, Not Panda

admin September 6, 2016 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) previously warned and anticipated news of the costly upkeep of the pandas in Zoo Negara.  In fact it is to be expected considering that pandas are the most expensive animal in the world to keep. As far back as 2009 and 2012 SAM had strongly objected to the deal, being highly critical of the move to bring in the pandas which the Chinese government is happy to rent out...
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Let Sanity Prevail In Pokécraze

admin September 5, 2016 0 Comments
Pokémon Go, a location-based augmented reality game, does not need much introduction as the game has been downloaded more than 130 million times worldwide since its initial launch on 6 July 2016. However, Ars Technica reported that the game which had almost 45 million daily users in July, declined to just over 30 million since the start of August. The technical on-line magazine said that the...
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CAP Urges MBPP To Review Ill-Designed Food Stalls In Ayer Itam

admin September 2, 2016 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) to review the ill-designed new food stalls built at Lebuhraya Thean Teik, Ayer Itam here because they are too small and unconducive. A total of 33 stalls were built by MBPP opposite the police quarters at Lebuhraya Thean Teik near the junction to Paya Terubong to replace former hawker stalls here for a road...
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Rapid Development Contributes to Flash Floods In Bayan Baru

admin September 2, 2016 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang government to investigate and take immediate action to resolve the problem of flash floods that frequently occurs in Bayan Baru during the rainy season. Flash floods occurred again today causing thousands of residents and road users in this township to panic due to overflow of muddy water which flooded the area. SAM’s survey found that rapid...
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Inhumane Transportation of Livestock

admin September 2, 2016 0 Comments
August 29th commemorates the biggest live export disaster which took place in 1996 when a ship carrying 67,000 sheep on board caught fire and disappeared in the Indian Ocean.  The ship was on route from Australia to Jordan – Australia’s biggest market for live sheep – when fire started in the engine room and spread to the crew’s quarters, killing one of the 55 crew members, while the...
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A Year Since DOSH Reported That 92.5% Of Construction Sites Flout Safety Specifcations But Nothing Has Changed

admin September 1, 2016 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked and saddened by the news that a motorist was crushed to death when a crane hook fell and hit her car as she was driving by a construction site along Jalan Raja Chulan last Thursday. Since the death of Chin Khoon Sing, all the relevant parties - contractor, developer and DOSH - have expressed their determination to get to the bottom of the...
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Phase Out and Eliminate Mercury Use in the Health Sector

admin August 29, 2016 0 Comments
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that can have lasting health effects. There were two reported cases of mercury spillage last week. One spillage occurred in the Merchang Health Clinic and another incident was reported in Desa Rusila Clinic, both in Terengganu.  Nevertheless, there could be many more unreported cases in health facilities, schools and homes. Health workers can be exposed to mercury...
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