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Month: July 2020

Month: July 2020

MARKETING TO CHILDREN – SELLING THEM OUT

admin July 22, 2020 0 Comments
"Just like paedophiles, marketers have become child experts” — Michael Brody, who chaired the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s television and media committee. Strong words, perhaps. But it is time to return parents, teachers… to their rightful roles as the real experts on children
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Moral Neutralisation

admin July 21, 2020 0 Comments
One cultural element after another has been absorbed into the ever-widening economy, subjected to the test of economic rationality, rationalised and turned into a commodity or factor of production. So pervasive has the process been that it now seems that anything can be thought of as a commodity and its value measured by a price... time, land, capital, labour; also personality itself and even...
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On sustainable transport 20 years ago

admin July 20, 2020 0 Comments
We said this about TRANSPORT 20 years ago (2001 Seminar on Sustainable Transport in Malaysia). The problems PERSIST and have WORSENED. For us to enjoy our constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of movement, we need a sustainable, efficient and affordable transport system. It must enable all of us — regardless of wealth, status, gender and disabilities — to meet our need to travel to...
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HUNGER

admin July 20, 2020 0 Comments
Many people are so HUNGRY for POWER, WEALTH and DOMINATION thinking it will get them HAPPINESS, LOVE and APPRECIATION. That is their ultimate hunger, but the love they get is FAKE as once they lose their power and wealth, or when they die, they will be broken and disappointed.
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What is a Food Additive?

admin July 18, 2020 0 Comments
ACCORDING to the Codex Alimentarius (an international food code of the WHO and FAO), a food additive is: “Any substance NOT normally consumed as a food by itself and NOT normally used as a typical ingredient of food, whether or not it has nutritive value, the intentional addition of which to food for a technological (including organoleptic) purpose in the manufacture, processing, preparation,...
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“LET IT ALL HANG OUT”?

admin July 17, 2020 0 Comments
Psychologists now say that this is a dangerous myth. Some people use this theory as a licence to hurt others. Research has found that “letting it rip” with anger actually escalates anger and aggression and does nothing to help you (or the person you’re angry with) resolve the situation. It may take a lot of patient questioning on your part, and it may require some breathing space, but...
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Consumers must take moratorium deadline seriously

admin July 16, 2020 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) warns consumers not to take the issue of moratorium offered by banks lightly. According to Bank Negara Malaysia, any appeal for extension after the current six-month period will be based on the restructuring of the loan on a case-to-case basis by the respective banks. We urge consumers who really need to restructure their loan to approach their...
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Respect the law and do not commit the government and the people to the SRS reclamation project

admin July 16, 2020 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) call on the Penang state government to respect and abide by the legal process with regard to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) embodied in the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (EQA).  There is an appeal in the Appeal Board set up under the EQA challenging the approval of the EIA by the Department of Environment...
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Nature is so important in our well-being

admin July 16, 2020 0 Comments
We lose so much when we become disconnected with nature, both physically and psychologically. Nature provides in so many ways, but are we ready to receive the lessons and goodies, besides conquering it and abusing it?Connection with nature has been associated with:> Stronger immune system> Improved mental health> Deeper sleep> Enhanced feeling of wellness> Enhanced cognitive...
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