2019 – Page 12 – Consumers Association Penang

CAP is not shocked by the contaminated bottled mineral water

admin June 15, 2019 0 Comments

When the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) directed the recall of Malaysia’s “Starfresh” bottled drinking water on 12 June 2019 because of bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) was not the slightest surprised. In view of the findings in Singapore, a similar recall should also be done in Malaysia if the product is being sold here. The...

Dismal picture for the future of our elephants

admin June 14, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) expresses shock at the recent deaths of three elephants at a plantation area of a village in Kampung Sri Timur 3, Kluang, Johor. They were believed to have been poisoned. Their deaths paint a dismal picture for the future of our elephants. With oil palm plantations encroaching from all sides into elephant habitats, along with logging and agriculture activities, this...

Reforms and oversight on co-operative loans are long overdue

admin June 13, 2019 0 Comments

We refer to the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission’s (SKM) statement on 10 June 2019 that it will investigate allegations of certain co-operatives being involved in a syndicated loan scam, and in falsifying payslips for civil servants and employees of government-linked companies. The loan scam, which allegedly involves the Malaysian National Co-operative Movement (ANGKASA) and...

NEED TO TACKLE ROOT CAUSES OF ORANG ASLI HEALTH WOES

admin June 12, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is extremely saddened to learn about the deaths and ill health of the Bateq community members in Kampung Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan. It is indeed shocking that days have gone by and the government authorities have yet to ascertain the actual cause of the deaths and the deterioration of health among the Bateq community. While we welcome the emergency meeting called on by...

Sanctuaries Are Not the Answer to Human-Elephant Conflict

Admin June 3, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) refers to the upcoming elephant sanctuary in Kota Tinggi, Johor known as the Kampung Panti Elephant Sanctuary and another proposed sanctuary to be built in Hulu Perak. These two elephant sanctuaries are intended to address the human-elephant conflict (HEC) in those areas but SAM is doubtful that sanctuaries are the best option to resolve the human-elephant conflict and...

Lynas must remove its radioactive wastes from Malaysia

Admin May 31, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) refer to Lynas’s announcement in the press (the Sun, May 29, 2019) by Professor Dr. Ismail Bahari, the General Manager of Lynas in charge of radiation safety and compliance that its wastes can be used as a fertiliser or soil conditioner (Condisoil). He said that the Water Leach Purification (WLP) ‘residue’...

CAP: Make Balik Kampung Experience Safe

Admin May 29, 2019 0 Comments

Malaysians are currently in the midst of another round of Balik Kampung mode. Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges both motorists as well as transport authorities to take all necessary measures to avoid needless deaths on our roads. The Police have reported more than 20,000 road accidents during every Operation Selamat campaigns, conducted during the festival seasons. They expect...

DOSH fails to oversee non-compliance of safety requirement at worksite

admin May 27, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked when the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) disclosed on 18 August 2018 that 711 workers were killed on the job in 2017, with 183 of the fatalities occurring at construction sites. Three persons were injured and an Indonesian couple killed in the latest worksite incident at Gombak LRT station where a multi-storey...

Green groups call on Southeast Asian governments to resist waste imports

admin May 24, 2019 0 Comments

MANILA, Philippines (May 24, 2019) — Southeast Asian environmental non-governmental organizations are calling on their respective governments to strictly enforce bans on illegally shipped wastes from developed countries. “The recent news about waste shipments being discovered at the shores of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia is alarming. When the wealthy nations clean up, it...

A letter to our friends on the passing of our President, S.M. Mohamed Idris

admin May 23, 2019 0 Comments

Dear friends, It is with deep sorrow that we inform you that our President, S.M. Mohamed Idris has passed away after a brief illness on 17 May 2019. Mr Idris lived full and very active life, up to the end of his 93 years. He was invited to be President of CAP (Consumers’ Association of Penang) when it was established in 1969. Before that, he had been a member of the Municipal Council in Penang...

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