January 2019 – Consumers Association Penang

Sole surviving mangrove forest on government land in Batu Maung turned dump site

Admin January 30, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked that the sole surviving mangrove forest on government land in the middle of Pekan Baru Batu Maung and adjacent to the Bayan Lepas Industrial Park is threatened by irresponsible dumping of waste. Subsequently, the brackish river flowing through the mangrove forest here is inevitably polluted by leachates into a sensitive ecosystem sustained...

A HAPPY AND HEALTHY CHINESE NEW YEAR

Admin January 25, 2019 0 Comments

The festive mood of Chinese New Year has started with families planning the most important meal of the year – the Reunion Dinner – whereby family members have to head for home from wherever they are to have the dinner together. Chinese New Year marks the beginning of Spring and the celebration of Spring over the next 15 days is symbolic of the survival of a bitterly cold winter that had just...

Issue 49-1-2019

admin January 23, 2019 0 Comments

Paper of Consumers Association of Penang 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...

Break fewer coconuts during Thaipusam Devotees urged

admin January 22, 2019 0 Comments

Devotees celebrating Thaipusam on January 20th are urged to break fewer coconuts. The money used for breaking coconuts can be channeled to fulfill the various needs of a fraction of Indian community that still lives below poverty level. Breaking coconut during Thaipusam is a cleansing ritual practiced by Hindu devotees. It is a symbolic representation of surrendering one’s ego in the...

SAM Supports Federal Government Move to Sue Kelantan Government

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) welcomes the first of a kind civil suit brought by the Federal Government against Kelantan. SAM applauds the Government's seriousness and sincerity in recognising, respecting and upholding the rights of the Orang Asli in the country as per our Constitution. For long, indigenous communities, the country's most marginalised have been struggling to have their voices...

Drains at Batu Maung polluted by residual waste – SAM

admin January 17, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang Island City Council (MBPP), Department of Environment (DOE) and Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS) to investigate and take immediate action to overcome residual waste pollution problem in drains near Batu Maung here. Investigations made by SAM shows that the condition of the area is very disgusting and has foul smell. Drains here are not...

The tiger’s vanishing paw prints

admin January 15, 2019 0 Comments

Our tigers, the acme of power and grace, are in dire straits! It’s unthinkable that our tigers’ footprints are vanishing from our Malaysian soil. Ecologists and tiger conservation groups keep sounding the alarm bell for our tigers, yet is anything being done to address the causes of the animal’s decline? Causes of the tiger’s decline are depressingly familiar. The culprits are the...

CAPs campaign on Say No to Food Waste during Thaipusam

admin January 14, 2019 0 Comments

We Malaysians love our food and there is no shortage of restaurants and food outlets serving food to please every palate. But we also waste a lot of food. In fact, figures from the Solid Waste Corporation Management (SWCorp) show that Malaysians generate 16,687.5 tonnes of food waste daily. This is no small amount as it can feed 12 million individuals three times a day. Importantly, at least...

Regulate the Import of Coconuts