2019 – Page 11 – Consumers Association Penang

INVESTIGATE POLLUTION OF SUNGAI KELUANG IN PENANG

admin June 28, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urged the Department of Environment and Penang Island City Council (MBPP) to immediately investigate the discharge of white foamy substance that is polluting Sungai Keluang near Bayan Lepas Industrial Zone in Penang. CAP is concerned about the content of the foamy substance because if it contains hazardous chemicals it can cause adverse...

Pasir Gudang Chemical Pollution – Call For Royal Commission Of Enquiry

admin June 27, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Federal Government to set up a Royal Commission of Enquiry (RCE) into the recent spate of chemical pollution in Pasir Gudang, Johor, that has resulted in more than 100 students from more than 30 schools to have fallen ill. Further, according to press reports, the Education Ministry has closed 475 institutions of learning to enable the authorities to...

CAP: FGV fiasco – wake up time for shareholders to play an active role

admin June 27, 2019 0 Comments

Efficient spending by government-linked entities could not be more important than during the current period of exorbitant indebtedness facing the nation. This means rent-seeking by directors through inefficient pay (e.g., directors’ fees, benefits and perks) should be actively questioned and governed. The bold move by the major shareholders of the FGV in voting against the directors’ fees and...

CAP: Re-introduce inheritance tax and adjust certain existing taxes to help bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots.

admin June 26, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked with the pre-empted announcement by the Minister of Finance even before the scheduled budget dialogue which is to be held on 27th June 2019, that the long awaited inheritance tax would not be implemented. This would only contribute to the worsening of the inequality between the haves and the have-nots. Many governments are known to be...

AUTHORITIES MUST INSPECT AND MONITOR ALL WORKS ON SLOPES

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Tanjung Bungah Residents’ Association (TBRA) express our shock and alarm at yet another tragedy in the Tanjung Bungah area, near the Lost Paradise Hotel which has claimed four lives yesterday. The Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang (MBPP) has stated in a press statement that the tragedy was the result of the collapse of a retaining wall which was under...

The situation in nursing homes

admin June 21, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked with the news that the elderly in a nursing home in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan have allegedly been systematically and continuously abused. The workers there have alleged that the elderly were forced to drink urine, eat chillies and given more sleeping pills than what was prescribed. Those who are responsible for these cruel acts should be...

CALL FOR URGENT ACTION TO CLEAN UP POOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN PASIR GUDANG, JOHOR

admin June 21, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is most alarmed to learn of yet another incident of a school in the Pasir Gudang district in Johor where the health of students has been put in jeopardy. We refer to media reports of 15 students from Sekolah Agama Taman Mawar in Pasir Gudang who were taken to a nearby hospital, as they were suffering from breathing difficulties and vomiting on Thursday. According to...

CAP AND RESIDENTS OBJECT TO POLLUTION FROM PLASTIC WASTE RECYCLING PLANTS IN SUNGAI PETANI,KEDAH.

admin June 19, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and residents staying near the industrial areas in Sungai Petani, Kuala Muda District in the state of Kedah object to the operations of plastic waste recycling factories including illegal recycling plants for causing serious air pollution here from a year ago. Following the complaint lodged by the community representatives, CAP has sent a...

CAP: Freeze any increase in cement prices

admin June 18, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) to put any immediate freeze and stop cement players from imposing a price increase on cement. Cement is listed as a “scheduled control goods” in KPDNHEP’s website dated 2019. However according to a 2008 news report the then Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed said that...

Long awaited Consumer Credit Act