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Year: 2018

Year: 2018

Sacrificing our pygmies for palm oil

Admin June 6, 2018 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is shocked to learn of the death of six more pygmy elephants which has been happening ad nauseam for several years. Elephants are not an exception because the carnage to turtles and sharks has been making headlines in the previous year, which is reflective of poor government protection. That the slaughter is happening frequently can only mean that those entrusted with...
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Stop Seeking Publicity for Aid Given to the Needy during Ramadhan

Admin June 5, 2018 0 Comments
Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on Muslim organisations, Ministers, politicians and community leaders to avoid seeking publicity for distribution of aid to needy Muslims during Ramadhan. It has become a recent practice to publicise widely the aid given to the poor and needy for Eid al-Fitri celebrations. Events are organized, often in mosques, attended by prominent Muslim leaders,...
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World Environment Day 2018: CAP calls for Ban on Single-Use Plastics

Admin June 5, 2018 0 Comments
In conjunction with World Environment Day CAP is calling for a ban on single-use plastics. The theme for World Environment Day 2018 is “Beat Plastic Pollution” to call for concrete action to get together in combating one of the greatest environmental challenges. Plastic bags cause many minor and major ecological and environmental issues. About 50% of consumer plastics are designed to be used...
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DANGEROUS HIGH-RISK BUILDINGS

Admin June 5, 2018 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is concerned with the news that roughly half of the 8638 high-risk buildings in our country have failed to get the Fire Certification (FC) issued by the Fire and Rescue Department. Four months ago there was an incident at the EPF building at Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya where a fire that started was able to spread rapidly due to the exterior cladding...
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Let us not waste food

Admin June 4, 2018 0 Comments
In a couple of weeks Malaysians will be celebrating Hari Raya Puasa. A couple of months later it will be Deepavali, then Christmas, New Year and we start all over again with Chinese New Year.  In the true spirit of Malaysian hospitality we cook, we serve and we often cook more than is required. Better more than less as we do not want the embarrassment of food running short and thereby being...
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Penang state government should review its mega projects

Admin May 31, 2018 0 Comments
The federal government has announced it is reviewing expensive projects in view of the high debts and the need to improve the financial situation.  CAP congratulates the government for this move.  So far the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project and the Klang Valley MRT 3 project have been cancelled while the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and other projects are being reviewed. CAP...
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CAP’S HEART-TO-HEART COMMENTS ON SMOKING

Admin May 30, 2018 0 Comments
In conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration that the theme for this year’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) on 31 May as “Tobacco and heart disease”, the Consumer’s Association of Penang (CAP) reiterate its innumerable calls for people to quit smoking. For non-smokers, do not allow yourselves to be enticed into the addictive habit. It certainly does not pay. Smoking is...
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MAVCOM SHOULD REMAIN

Admin May 28, 2018 0 Comments
The Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) is disappointed with the unfounded comments by the Persatuan Pengguna-Pengguna Pengangkutan Malaysia (4PAM) against the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) last Friday. Being a consumer organisation, we have received many complaints from consumer against airlines over the years on matters like lost baggage, not wanting give refunds, uninformed flight...
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DO NOT PROCEED WITH DEVELOPMENT ON PULAU JEREJAK

Admin May 25, 2018 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Penang State Government and the Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang (MBPP) not to proceed with the plans for a mixed development project on Pulau Jerejak, but to preserve the island as a State Park. CAP deeply regrets to learn from news reports that the planning permission for a hotel, clubhouse and condominium has been granted by MBPP to the...
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THE MONTH OF RAMADHAN; CAP ENCOURAGES ERADICATION OF THE COMMERCIALISATION OF RELIGION

Admin May 24, 2018 0 Comments
The majority of Malaysians are currently undergoing the obligations of the Muslim community, which is to fast during the month of Ramadhan. Being in the month of Ramadhan or better understood by the Muslim community in Malaysia as the fasting month, the month of worship (bulan Ibadah) and the month of Muhasabah, is an opportunity for Muslims to restore the goodness and purify the bad values...
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