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Month: July 2018

Month: July 2018

CAP AGAINST RM1 BIL LOAN FOR PENANG TRANSPORT PLAN

Admin July 23, 2018 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked that the Penang State Government is seeking a RM 1 billion loan from the Federal Government to jump start the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) to facilitate the Pan Island Link (PIL) and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) projects. Earlier, the Penang Chief Minister Chow KonYeow and his predecessor who is presently the Finance Minister, had...
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Secret RCEP trade deal fails international standards of transparency experts warn

Admin July 20, 2018 0 Comments
The 23rd round of negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand this week. The mega- Asian trade deal will impact the lives of over 3 billion people, yet a new study which is available at https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/RCEP-trade-deal-secret-deal.pdf   reveals how the deal fails international standards of...
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Secret RCEP trade deal fails international standards of transparency experts warn

admin July 20, 2018 0 Comments
The 23rd round of negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand this week. The mega- Asian trade deal will impact the lives of over 3 billion people, yet a new study which is available at https://www.foei.org/wp- content/uploads/2018/07/RCEP- trade-deal-secret-deal.pdf    reveals how the deal fails international standards of...
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Bring Your Own Bag, Say No to Plastic Bags

Admin July 3, 2018 0 Comments
In conjunction of Plastic Bag Free Day on 3rd July, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) distributed free cloth bags made from discarded t-shirts to market-goers in Bagan Ajam Market in Butterworth, Penang.  The event to mark the global day of action was a joint action with SMK Convent Butterworth and Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai. As a symbol of our disposable consumer society,...
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Issue 48-4 July-August 2018

admin July 3, 2018 0 Comments
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 parties. You can expect our views and perspectives to be different, for we are on the side of consumers.  
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Bring Your Own Bag, Say No to Plastic Bags

admin July 3, 2018 0 Comments
In conjunction of Plastic Bag Free Day on 3rd July, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) distributed free cloth bags made from discarded t-shirts to market-goers in Bagan Ajam Market in Butterworth, Penang. The event to mark the global day of action was a joint action with SMK Convent Butterworth and Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai. As a symbol of our disposable consumer society,...
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