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Month: February 2021

Month: February 2021

HOW INSURANCE COMPANIES TRIED TO AVOID PAYING UP

Admin February 21, 2021 0 Comments
CASE 2 An elderly person had an insurance policy to cover 36 critical illnesses. He suffered a stroke (an illness covered by his policy) and lost mobility in one arm; thus, he put in a claim. However, the claim was denied by the company, resulting in him making a complaint to CAP. CAP wrote to the company asking for the reason(s) for declining the claim. The reply was shocking to say the least....
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Break Free From Plastic

Admin February 20, 2021 0 Comments
Before single-use plastic was popularized by multinational corporations based in the global north, food and produce in Asia were traditionally packaged in organic materials. “In the Philippines, meat vendors wrapped meat in banana leaves or strung them using bamboo twine. Vendors also used tree leaves to wrap other goods such as fruits, vegetables, fish etc. This is still being done in some...
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Why We Should Do Away with Single-Use Products

Admin February 20, 2021 0 Comments
> MORE THAN 90% OF PLASTICS produced NOT RECYCLABLE. > 3 BIL TREES CUT down TO MAKE PAPER PACKAGING each year. Single-use products, from packaging to food containers, to disposable cups and cutlery, are a key contributor to the 2 billion tonnes of waste that humans produce every year. That number is projected to increase 70% by 2050. Before the 1950s and 60s, the majority of the products...
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HOW INSURANCE COMPANIES TRIED TO AVOID PAYING UP

Admin February 20, 2021 0 Comments
The case below illustrates the existence of unethical practices in the insurance trade and the policy of finding or even engineering excuses not to pay up unless consumers fight back and put them in a corner. CASE 1 A young man whose family was living in a rubber estate in Gurun was himself working in a factory some 10-15 km from home and travelling to and fro on a motorcycle. As is the norm...
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WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

Admin February 20, 2021 0 Comments
Today (20 February) is WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE – a global observance that highlights the social injustice throughout the world and suggests solutions and improvements for it. This year’s theme is "A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy". The digital economy is transforming the world of work. Over the past decade, expansion in broadband connectivity, cloud computing, and data...
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188 Groups Call For An End To Single Use

Admin February 19, 2021 0 Comments
... OUR PLANET IS FRAGILE, and experiencing a dual crisis of runaway climate change and unprecedented biodiversity loss. Global temperature rise may already have passed a point of no return due to escalating CO2 levels in the Earth’s atmosphere, and the decline and loss of species globally means the web of life is unravelling faster than we can repair it. Forest and ocean ecosystems are...
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A glimmer of hope for the Lemon Law in Malaysia

Admin February 19, 2021 0 Comments
  It is with much joy we took note of the decision by Sessions Court Judge Mabel Sheela Muttiah that led to a consumer (Poratha Corporation Sdn Bhd) justly winning against the car company (FA Wagen Sdn Bhd). Over the years, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has received numerous car complaints from owners of brand-new cars with multiple defects that should not be present in a new...
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Groups Call for a Stronger ASEAN Regional Policy and Action to Combat Waste Dumping

Admin February 18, 2021 0 Comments
  Penang, Malaysia/ Quezon City, Philippines.  Two civil society organizations from Malaysia and the Philippines urged the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to declare the entire region as a “no entry zone” for hazardous wastes and other wastes, including household and plastic garbage. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and the EcoWaste...
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Zero Waste And Economic Recovery

Admin February 17, 2021 0 Comments
ZERO WASTE should be a central job-creation strategy in COVID-19 economic recovery plans. Recent data from cities around the world clearly shows that zero waste CREATES OVER 200 TIMES AS MANY JOBS as landfills and incinerators. What’s good for the environment is also good for the economy! The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the many other illnesses within our current system. With the connected...
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