May 2017 – Page 2 – Consumers Association Penang

SAM URGES LOGGING IN BUKIT PERANGIN IS STOPPED

admin May 18, 2017 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Kedah government to take immediate action to stop logging activities in Bukit Perangin, district of Kubang Pasu because it threatens the environment and affects the lives of residents living near the area. In addition to polluting the river water which is used by more than 400 villagers for their daily use, paddy farmers in the area were also affected....

DISCLOSE SOURCE OF POLLUTION OF RIVERS AND LAKES IN PAHANG

admin May 17, 2017 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to immediately disclose the findings of investigations by the Department of Environment (DOE) of Pahang on the sources of pollution of Sungai Pahang, Sungai Temerloh, Tasik Chini and Tasik Mentiga. Disclosure regarding the sources of pollution is essential because the problem is becoming more serious and...

WHERE IS OUR MEDICAL EDUCATION HEADING?

admin May 9, 2017 0 Comments

The last few months has seen a lot of discourse in the media on the plight of young trainee doctors or housemen as they are called. We saw a lot of shocking headlines – ‘not cut out to be doctors’, ‘grappling with housemen woes’, ‘housemen buckling under pressure’ – just to name a few. The most shocking revelation was that housemen comprised the highest number of civil servants...

HAVE THE CONSUMERS BEEN SHORT-CHANGED?

admin May 8, 2017 0 Comments

As early as 2007 Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) had identified problems and issues of the current motor insurance scheme which many consumers can easily relate to: > Inadequate access to third party insurance cover, particularly for old and commercial vehicles. > Lengthy claims settlement process. > Premiums which have not been revised since 1978. > Insurers were reluctant to offer...

PROLIFERATION OF LIQUOR SHOPS IN PENANG’S LITTLE INDIA

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang is shocked to find that there is a proliferation of liquor shops in the Little India area here in Penang. We strongly believe that liquor shops should not be allowed to set up in places with homes and offices. We have received complaints about liquor shops opening up tables along the roadside to seat the people who patronize their shops. The tables that are...

Report: Friends of the Earth warn ADB: Stop coal financing or jeopardise Asia’s future

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Asian Development Bank 50th Annual General Meeting, Yokohama, Japan Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific today released a report calling on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to cease all funding of coal projects, saying that its current climate and energy policies are incompatible and hypocritical. This year the ADB turns 50, and in the last decade alone it has financed over US $3 billion in coal...

DOES BNM CONDONE ILLEGAL FOREX TRADING?