March 2019 – Consumers Association Penang

Urgent attention needed in adapting to climate change impacts

admin March 26, 2019 0 Comments

Being close to the equator, the ‘perpetual summer’ in Malaysia is nothing new. In the past few weeks however, the heat of the tropical climate has been amplified - sending many Malaysians (who can afford it) reaching for their air conditioning remote control to cool themselves down. The El Niño cycle, the warm phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has arrived yet again and is...

Watch out for overpriced towing after midnight

admin March 22, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) would like to warn drivers that if they are in a road accident after midnight there is a possibility that they could be overcharged by workshops that tow their vehicles. CAP had previously received a complaint from a driver that had gotten into a road accident after midnight. His car was towed a distance of less than 3km but he was charged a whopping...

200 INSHORE FISHERMEN IN TELUK BAHANG THREATENED BY MUD WASTE POLLUTION:SAM

admin March 21, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang government, Department of Environment (DOE) and the Marine Department to conduct investigation and take immediate action to overcome the mud waste pollution at the waters off Teluk Bahang. The problem which has been going on for the past one year has escalated recently and threatens the livelihood of more than 200 inshore fishermen in the surrounding...

Ban e-games!

admin March 19, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urgently calls on the government to ban violent e-games like the Player Unknown’s Battleground (PUBG) that was emulated by the terrorists who massacred people at the mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, recently. It is highly regrettable that the Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman claimed that such terror attacks should not be...

CAP: Quality of our postal services have declined

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Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has received many complaints on the late arrival of local as well as overseas mails. The quality of our postal services has been on the decline for some time. One of CAP’s complainant subscribes to the Guardian Weekly magazine mailed from London by first class air mail. Off and on he has been receiving the issues of the magazine in a haphazard manner....

SAM CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION AGAINST COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE FOR TOXIC POLLUTION AT SUNGAI KIM KIM, JOHORE

admin March 14, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Department of Environment (DOE) and the Johore State Government to take stern action against the culprits who dumped chemicals into Sungai Kim Kim near Pasir Gudang, which has been going on since March 7, which has affected the health of almost 500 people, mainly children from schools along the river. More than a week has gone by since the tragedy of...

Depression: Is Malaysia prepared to handle this mental health crisis?

admin March 14, 2019 0 Comments

A recent report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on ‘Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders estimates that in 2015 there were over 1.1 million cases of depressive disorders in Malaysia . The report further states that depression is a major contributor to suicide deaths accounting for 800,000 or 1.5% of all deaths globally. If we extrapolate this estimate locally, in...

Selangor Needs to Increase Its Commitment to Protect Forests

admin March 13, 2019 0 Comments

Despite the fact that the country's administration has changed and is now popularly known as ‘Malaysia Baharu’, however, the governance of forest resources, especially Permanent Reserved Forests (PRF) is still frustrating and worrying. Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) had anticipated that when the overall change in the system, pattern of administration and administrative policy of the ‘Malaysia...

SAM CONCERNED OF THE POLLUTION INCIDENT AT SUNGAI KIM KIM

admin March 8, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Johor government and the Department of Environment (JAS) to take stern action against the culprits who dumped chemicals into Sungai Kim Kim near Pasir Gudang which had affected the health of students and school canteen workers in the surrounding yesterday. In the incident, 35 victims were reported to have experienced breathing difficulties,...

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Month: March 2019