9 Tips for Diabetic Care
9 Tips on Diabetic Care during MCO It's been more than a month of inactivity for many. Here are some tips to take care of your blood sugar level during this tough time.
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State Authorities Should be Stringent in Curbing Illegal Activities in Permanent Reserved Forests and State Land
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Kelantan State Authority to take stringent action to curb encroachment and illegal exploration activities for mining purposes in the Permanent Reserved Forests (PRF) and state land especially during the movement control order (MCO). Although Malaysia is still implementing the MCO, the State Authority should direct the relevant agencies to take proactive...
Read More Government must be prudent regarding EPF withdrawal
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) expresses its support for a recent statement made by the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) chief executive officer Tunku Alizakri Alias reminding the contributors that their savings “are for the future” and should not be withdrawn. He pointed out that 71.4 per cent of the self-employed have less than one month’s worth of savings while 82.7 per cent...
Read More Carlsberg Malaysia should not include any advertisements during their disinfecting campaign in schools
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) would like to relay the mixed feelings we have about the news that Carlsberg Malaysia, through its Safer Schools campaign, is sponsoring disinfection services for 680 vernacular schools in the Covid-19 red zones as well as donating handheld thermometers to all eligible vernacular schools. In this time of uncertainty, it is imperative that big...
Read More RETHINK DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM IN AVERTING FUTURE CRISES DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL MISMANAGEMENT
It is Earth Day on April 22. It is a day to remember Mother Earth and how we treat her. This time, Earth Day is happening during the time of COVID-19, when the world economy has been put on brakes, with lockdowns in place to counter the devastating health impacts of the pandemic. It is also a time when greenhouse gas emissions and pollution levels have come down world over, which have not been...
Read More Use of bear bile in COVID-19 treatment should be stopped
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is gravely concerned to learn that the National Health Commission of China has recommended the use of bear bile in the treatment of severe and critical cases of COVID-19.
This move is a blow to conservationists worldwide, as on Feb 24th this year, China declared an immediate and comprehensive ban on the trade in wildlife and the sale of wild animals for food,...
Read More Companies must pay for Covid-19 screening
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) finds it shocking that the Social Security Organisation (Socso) had agreed to bear Covid-19 screening fee for all employees who had to work during the current Movement Control Order (MCO). The International Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali had recently announced that employees from companies permitted to operate during the...
Read More Telcos need to be more lenient with their customers during the MCO
Malaysia is now in the third phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO) and many of us have been cooped up in our homes for a little over five weeks not only working, video conferencing and learning but also shopping and entertaining ourselves over the internet. At times like this the internet and phone line, hence our telco services, have become a critical essential. However, The Consumers’...
Read More FAMA get your act together!
This is undoubtedly a critical time for the country. Vegetable farmers with their produce to sell. Consumers with a demand for these items. But apparently, somewhere in-between, the supply chain is grossly dysfunctional. Thus, farmers are holding onto their produce and consumers are anticipating vegetable price to increase as early as next week. According to the Consumers’ Association of Penang...
Read More Prices of fresh vegetables hiked
While the Movement Control Order (MCO) has caused inconvenience and financial constraints to a large segment of consumers, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked that some retailers are selling their goods at way above their normal prices. A report claimed that Indian onions were sold at 53.85 per cent above their normal price of RM6.50 per kilogramme in Penang at wet markets...
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