2018 – Page 3 – Consumers Association Penang

Get Ready for The Next Round Of Fire Crackers

admin October 29, 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. Earlier June this year during Hari Raya festival, CAP alerted the authorities of the rampant sales of banned firecrackers and fireworks. The authorities managed to seized large amounts of this contraband. In...

October 21 – 27 is the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.

admin October 22, 2018 0 Comments

October 21 - 27 is the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Malaysia lacks a lead paint regulation to protect children. Ethical manufacturers need not wait for government controls before they act. Now is the time to end all manufacture and sale of lead paints

Govt Authorities must take responsibility for latest landslide tragedy: Work on all hill-related projects should stop until proper checks are carried out

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The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is most alarmed and outraged by yet another landslide tragedy in Paya Terubong, Penang that has claimed the at least 2 lives, with many more workers believed to be buried under the earth. CAP calls on the state government to stop all work on hill-related construction projects until proper safety and environmental checks are carried out to ascertain all...

Call for urgent action to stop demolition of Palestinian village in occupied West Bank

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Malaysian government to urgently take all measures necessary to stop the impending illegal demolition of the Palestinian village of Khan al Ahmar, located in the occupied West Bank. SAM is a member of Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) and we have been alerted by our Palestinian member of FOEI, PENGON, about the grave and outrageous situation...

State legislature needs to question NCR violations in Marudi and Tinjar, Baram

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In Miri today, SAM arranged for two groups of indigenous communities from Marudi and Tinjar, Baram, to meet Sarawak state assemblypersons with the aim of halting the violations of their native customary rights (NCR) by oil palm plantation projects. The first group comprises the Iban community members of Marudi. In August this year, SAM released a statement in an effort to assist the community....

CAP calls for laws to eliminate lead in paints

admin October 18, 2018 0 Comments

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized October 21-27 2018 as International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) and its main concern is the role of lead exposure in the development of intellectual disability in children. This year WHO is calling on governments, academia, industry and civil society to come out with specific laws to eliminate lead in paint. According to...

CAP worries sand quarry activities harmful to safety of residents

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Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is worried about the sand quarry activity at Kupang district of Baling in Kedah which has been reported to be harming the environment as well as affecting the livelihood of local village residents at that area. An incident such as collapsing of bridges, Mosque Ehsaniah’s walls and houses is very alarming. Erosion problems and worse river sediments and...

Smoking al fresco: Just ban it!

admin October 16, 2018 0 Comments

How can Malaysia move forward in tandem with other countries when we keep making U-turns in our decisions, the latest being the ban on smoking even having al fresco meals? The government is seen buckling under pressure from certain quarters but it had missed the points of why smoking ban has to be implemented in the first place: About 23% of the Malaysian population are smokers and this means...

Mangrove forests cleared in Juru, Bukit Tengah, Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang

admin October 11, 2018 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang government, Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP), Drainage and Irrigation Department (JPS), Penang Forestry Department and the Seberang Perai Tengah Land and District Office to investigate the destruction of mangrove forest in Juru, Bukit Tengah. The location to the area is via a bund road starting from the Sungai Belanak Fisherman Jetty towards...

Protest Holding of Angling Competition at Pantai Pasir Panjang, Segari, Manjung District, Perak