July 2019 – Page 2 – Consumers Association Penang

Large monoculture plantations continue to threaten the NCR and forests in Sarawak

admin July 21, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) would like to announce the launch of our publication – ‘The Land We Lost – Native customary rights and monoculture plantations in Sarawak’, the outcome of our research on how large pulp and paper, timber tree and oil palm plantations have caused deforestation, river pollution and the violations of native customary rights (NCR) in Sarawak. This publication...

No to False Solutions to Deal With Unrecyclable Plastic Waste

admin July 19, 2019 0 Comments

The global plastic dumping under the name of recycling and trade has become epidemic with severe consequences. Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is gravely concerned that the Malaysian government is resolving the deluge of imported plastic waste that cannot be recycled by "burning" these wastes. The Housing and Local Government Ministry was quoted stating that they are looking into the possibility of...

CAP: Sugar Tax should cover all High-Sugar Foods

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The Consumers Association of Penang supports the call made by the Finance Minister that beverage manufacturers should lower the sugar content in their products to avoid paying sugar tax. However, in their pursuit to lower the sugar content, beverage manufacturers should not be allowed to use substitutes which are more dangerous than sugar, for example the use of non nutritive sweeteners such as...

Vape in the guise of a watch: Government agencies and teachers should get cracking

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is urging the relevant authorities such as the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP), the Royal Customs and Excise Department, the Energy Commission (EC), and in particular school disciplinary teachers to check on e-cigarettes in the guise of a functional watch. This device functions like a normal watch...

CAP: Non-alcoholic beverage? No way!

admin July 15, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is highly sceptical when Heineken Malaysia Bhd announced in June that it will be launching Heineken 0.0 non-alcoholic malt beverage in July 2019. In fact, it was planning to sell the product in 14 markets across Europe, Russia, and Israel. Although Heineken said that it is going to tap the global trend of moderate alcohol consumption where a...

HUNDREDS OF TRADITIONAL FISHERMEN REJECT THE PENANG SOUTH RECLAMATION PROJECT AND PERAK SAND MINING

admin July 11, 2019 0 Comments

1. OBJECTION TO THE PENANG RECLAMATION AND PERAK SAND MINING: More than a hundred fishermen from various units and associations from Penang and Perak are gathered here today, together with NGOs and concerned citizens who are in solidarity, at this peaceful rally outside the Parliament to protest the Penang South Reclamation project (PSR) and the consequent sand mining in Perak. The reclamation...

Disturbing trend of individuals keeping wildlife as pets

admin July 11, 2019 0 Comments

There have been several incidents recently which have highlighted a disturbing trend of individuals keeping wildlife as pets. The first incident highlighted in the media was a Sun Bear which a Malaysian singer had initially mistaken for a dog. Within the same week was a case of a Brahminy Kite which had been held captive for a year in a corner lot of a terraced house. It was a total...

FOUM Offers to Assist the Kedah State Government Protect Ulu Muda

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10 July 2019: FOUM or Friends of Ulu Muda, a coalition of NGOs, social enterprises and private companies working together to protect the Greater Ulu Muda Forest, would like to applaud the Kedah Menteri Besar, YAB Dato’ Seri Hj. Mukhriz Tun Mahathir and the Kedah State Government for taking the bold move to protect the Ulu Muda forest. Despite the numerous challenges faced in generating...

Are Malaysians second rated consumers where food safety is concerned?

admin July 9, 2019 0 Comments

Time and again we hear of Malaysian produce being rejected by other countries. The latest being bottled mineral water recalled by the Singaporean authorities. The particular bottled mineral water was found to contain Pseudomonas aeruginosa – a common bacterium that is found in faeces, soil, water and sewage. It is strange that such an incident was not discovered by our local authorities even...

EXPLAIN CAUSE OF SERIOUS HAZE IN PENANG

admin July 5, 2019 0 Comments

Over the past few days, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has been noticing a serious haze problem occurring in Penang with very poor visibility. We are wondering why the haze is occurring and SAM would like a clarification from the Department of Environment (DOE) about the state of the air quality in Penang. With the rather high temperatures these past few weeks in the region of 30 degrees C and...

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