July 2019 – Consumers Association Penang

Low Cost Housing Units Which Are Not Low Cost

admin July 31, 2019 0 Comments

Developers in Penang have to comply with a “Compliance Clause” that requires them to build 30% of public housing – ie. low cost (RM42,000.00) and Low-Medium Cost (RM72,500.00). Applicants for these houses who are qualified and registered with the State’s Housing Department are sent offer letters by the department when these units are available. Happiness turns to sadness, even dismay,...

Workers housing should be mandatory

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is disappointed that Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 amendment Bill does not make it mandatory for employers to provide their workers with housing. This is a major step backwards in terms of the government dealing with the plight of foreign workers and even local workers who work far from home. Employers should provide...

CAP urges Penang Government to Not Take the Incinerator Path

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked and disappointed that the Penang government isconsidering incineration to get rid of municipal waste in the State. CAP strongly urges the Penang government to move towards zero waste and not take the incinerator path. Local Government Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo was reported stating that the previous stance taken by Penang was...

CAP: Price tagging laws must be enforced

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Penang Enforcement Chief, Chin Ching Chuang, from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, yesterday reported in the local daily, that the durian sellers in Macalister Road were slapped with two compounds amounting to RM2,000. The sellers were compounded for displaying misleading prices and not displaying prices in the national language. The routine surveys conducted by the...

Scaling down PSR with federal funding for PTMP is not the answer – Call to scrap PSR and review the PTMP – says SAM

admin July 26, 2019 0 Comments

Scaling down the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project if there is federal funding for the PTMP components such as the Bayan-Lepas Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Pan Island Link (PIL 1) will not solve the fundamental problems posed by both PSR and the PTMP. It was reported in the media yesterday that following a meeting with the PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the Chief Minister of...

MUD FLOWS IN BAYAN BARU: SAM CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has urged the Penang state government to investigate and take immediate action to address the recurrent problem of mud-flows in Bayan Baru. SAM regrets that although the problem of mud-flows here has been occurring for more than 10 years till now no effective action has been taken. Recently on 24 July 2019, thousands of road users and businesses in...

Who is the manipulator? – CAP asks CM Chow Kon Yeow

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is unable to comprehend the statement by Penang CM Chow Kon Yeow that there were “certain people” manipulating information on the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project and the Penang South Reclamation for their own benefit, as reported in a daily dated 24 July 2019. Chow had stated that the Penang government is not hiding any information and urged...

Consumer Credit Act: Sooner is even better

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is pleased to know that our Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has stated that the tabling of the Consumer Credit Act will be expedited to this year. Last month when the BNM Governor, Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, had stated that a Consumer Credit Act could finally be part of our Malaysian legislation starting sometime next year we welcomed it...

Boba milk tea: A bubble of health concerns

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang cautions the people to refrain from drinking the boba milk tea which is also known as bubble tea or boba juice for health reasons. A study conducted by the Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore found that a 500ml cup of brown sugar boba milk tea can contains about 92g of sugar. This is about three times as much sugar as in a 320ml can of Coca Cola. Forty-three...

54 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND NGOs OPPOSE GENETICALLY MODIFIED MR219 RICE FIELD TESTS

admin July 22, 2019 0 Comments

Referring to the announcement on the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources (KATS) website, the National Biosafety Board (LBK), is evaluating an application from the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) to conduct a confined field trial on genetically modified rice (GM rice) that is tolerant to glyphosate and resistant to paddy diseases caused by bacteria and...

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Month: July 2019