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Month: June 2018

Month: June 2018

Villages near Marudi facing acute clean water shortage

Admin June 29, 2018 0 Comments
At a time when the country is undergoing such a historic political transition, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) wishes to draw attention to the plight of our indigenous communities who have long been deprived of their rights to basic services. In Sarawak, Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia, a significant section of our indigenous population has yet to have access to a clean water supply system, electricity...
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Stay Away From Processed Foods

Admin June 29, 2018 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is appalled that brands of tinned sardines contaminated with worms have once more been discovered in our Malaysian market. In mid-April of this year, the health ministry announced that two brands of tinned sardines imported from China and sold in Malaysia were contaminated with dead worms. A little over two months later, six more brands of tinned...
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CAP: Call for proper auction procedures in the awarding of spectrum

Admin June 28, 2018 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is extremely concerned that our government has lost billions of Ringgit in potential revenue in the awarding of spectrum licences to mobile phone operators in the past, through lack of transparency in the awarding process, as well as in the low pricing. It is significant to note that India, which came out of a multi-billion Rupee scandal in its 2G...
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CAP & SAM welcome proposed ban on plastic straws and single-use plastic items in Penang

Admin June 26, 2018 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are pleased that Penang will embark on a ban of plastic straws and other single-use plastic food and drink containers after Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow gave local authorities carte blanche to execute such policies to preserve the environment. The proposal by the Penang government and local authorities is the way forward...
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CAP: Call for proper auction procedures in the awarding of spectrum 

admin June 26, 2018 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is extremely concerned that our government has lost billions of Ringgit in potential revenue in the awarding of spectrum licences to mobile phone operators in the past, through lack of transparency in the awarding process, as well as in the low pricing.  It is significant to note that India, which came out of a multi-billion Rupee scandal in its 2G...
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 SUPPORT PENANG CHIEF MINISTER’S CALL FOR BAN ON LOGGING IN ULU MUDA FOREST RESERVE AND TO COMPENSATE KEDAH

admin June 24, 2018 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) today supported the call by Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, to ban logging in the Ulu Muda Forests Reserves (UMFR), and for the Federal Government to compensate Kedah for the loss of revenue caused by the logging ban. We also support the move by the Penang State Government to initiate a top-level meeting between the...
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Stop Live Transport: International Awareness Day

Admin June 13, 2018 0 Comments
June 14th is Stop Live Transport International Awareness Day. SAM welcomes the Malaysian government’s move in stating that regulations will soon be in place to ensure livestock and poultry like chicken, ducks, pigs and cattle will be transported safely without them being harmed. This was a recent announcement by the Malaysian Veterinary Services Department (DVS) Director- general Datuk Dr...
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TBRA calls to halt tree felling and road widening on Jalan Loh Poh Heng, Tanjung Bungah

admin June 13, 2018 0 Comments
Tanjung Bungah Residents Association (TBRA) calls on YAB Tuan Chow KonYeow, Chief Minister of Penang, Datuk Ar Yew Tung Seang, the mayor of the Penang Island City Council (MBPP), YB Zairil Khir Johari, ADUN for Tanjung Bungah and YB Wong Hon Wai, MP for Bukit Bendera to immediately halt plans to fell 21 mature trees along Jalan Loh Poh Heng, Tanjung Bungah, for road-widening purposes. This call...
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FIRECRACKERS – RINGGIT AND SEN-SE MATTERS

Admin June 12, 2018 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Customs Excise Department and the Police to intensify nationwide crackdown on the smuggling and sale of fireworks and firecrackers. CAP has been calling on the authorities to impose heavier penalties on offenders including jail sentences for more than two decades. We believe that if enforcement is beefed up, smuggling of contraband can be...
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MORE PERSONAL DATA STOLEN AND SOLD

Admin June 11, 2018 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is concerned about the news last week that the technology portal, lowyat.net, had discovered another personal data breach and that a total of 60,000 records from the pay TV operator Astro were up for grabs at RM4,500.00 per 10,000 records on its site. Disturbingly, lowyat.net also stated that they had first discovered the data breach in January 2018...
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