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Month: September 2017

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Instant noodles have very high sodium levels. In one serving alone, many of them have higher levels than the WHO’s daily sodium limit. In a day, Malaysians consume 3.7 million packets of instant noodles. Most instant noodles are deep-fried and have high fat content. Typically one packet of instant noodle has up to 50% of your allowable daily total fat intake. They also lack nutrients and...
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CAP Applauds Government Decision to Issue Government Use License for Hepatitis C Drug, which can save hundreds of thousands of lives

The Consumers Association of Penang welcomes and applauds the Malaysian government’s decision to issue a government use license that will enable the government to import medicines for Hepatitis C treatment at the lowest possible prices and cure the hundredsof thousands of Malaysians infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV). According to various reports and reliable sources, this decision was taken...
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STATE GOVERNMENT MUST MEET RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY NORTH COASTAL PAIRED ROAD PROJECT

The Tanjung Bungah Residents Association (TBRA) calls on the Penang State Government to have a dialogue session with all residents along the alignment of the North Coastal Paired Road (NCPR) from Teluk Bahang to Tanjung Bungah, project to explain full details of the road and seek their feedback. In addition, the State must also explain all the alternatives that have been explored for the road,...
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BAN The Killer game: CAP

Mr Idris at Press conference on Blue Whale. The Blue Whale sounds like an ecological project but on the contrary is a deadly game that we have to vigilant of. The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is concerned about the measures that the government has taken to keep the Blue Whale from Malaysia. What is the game about and how are we to keep our children safe? VeronikaVolkova, 16, and...
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Issue 47-4 July-August 2017

U N C O M M O N    E X P O S E S,   V I E W S   &   W I S D O M Bimonthly Paper of Consumers Association of Penang 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...
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Re-introduce inheritance tax and adjust certain existing taxes to help bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots.

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) would like to address concerns aired over a recent rumour on the possible introduction of inheritance tax (NST, 29 Aug 2017: MOF deny rumours of inheritance tax in BUDGET 2018). Implemented properly, inheritance tax (as well as other relevant forms of taxation like wealth tax, capital gains tax and gift tax) provides important revenue for state coffers...
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SAVING 14 MINUTES OF TIME AT COST OF RM 1 BILLION IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR TANJUNG BUNGAH-TELOK BAHANG COASTAL ROAD – SAYS TBRA

Meenakshi Raman TBRA Chairperson showing the proposed road project. The Tanjung Bungah Residents’ Association (TBRA),which represents residents in the Tanjung Bungaharea, appeals to the Penang Chief Minister to scrap the proposed construction of the North Coastal Paired Road (NCPR) from Tanjung Bungah to Telok Bahang. The TBRA makes this call after studying the Environmental Impact Assessment...
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