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Year: 2017

Year: 2017

CAP OBJECTS THE USE OF DRONES FOR AERIAL SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES IN PADDY FIELDS

admin February 1, 2017 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is very concerned and strongly object the decision made by the Muda Agriculture Development Authority (MADA) to encourage rice farmers to use drones for spraying pesticides onto their paddy fields as a pest control method. Aerial spraying of pesticides will not only cause serious air pollution but also exacerbate health problems associated with...
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Malaysia should withdraw from the TPP, according to CAP

admin January 26, 2017 0 Comments
Given the new developments regarding the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, Malaysia should withdraw from the agreement.  It should also stop implementing changes in domestic laws and policies designed to comply with the TPP. Also, the government should not rush into negotiations with the US on a bilateral trade agreement. President Donald Trump’s executive order to withdraw the United...
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TELEMARKETING OF INSURANCE PACKAGES

admin January 17, 2017 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang would like to address the public on the issue of the telemarketing of insurance policies. Based on the complaints we have received, we find that many consumers get caught in the trap of unknowingly purchasing insurance policies that are being promoted through telemarketing. In light of these complaints, CAP took up the matter with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)...
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CAP: DIRECT SEEDING METHOD CAUSES MANY PROBLEMS FOR PADDY FARMERS

admin January 11, 2017 0 Comments
The direct seeding method practised by farmers in the country particularly in the Muda Agriculture Development Authority (MADA) area for the past thirty years have brought about many problems in rice cultivation, affecting the income of the farmers. In a survey conducted by the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), we found that the direct seeding method that has replaced the traditional method...
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Violations of Orang Asli customary land rights caused by systemic conditions

admin January 9, 2017 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) would like to announce the release of the publication Encroachment on Orang Asli Customary Land in Peninsular Malaysia: Causes and Solutions, a result of a collaborative project undertaken with the Jaringan Kampung Orang Asli Semenanjung Malaysia (JKOASM). Essentially, the publication argues that encroachments on Orang Asli customary land have been caused by systemic...
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