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Year: 2021

Year: 2021

Should Malaysia spend hundreds of millions on Molnupiravir?

Admin November 5, 2021 0 Comments
On October 7, the Health Minister KhairyJamaluddin announced that Malaysia had signed an agreement to procure 150,000 courses of the drug. However, he refused to reveal the costs involved saying that the government was bound by a confidentiality agreement with the company Merck. If one uses Merck’s publicly announced retail price for Molnupiravir at RM293 per pill (10 pills per course of...
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CAP: Expedite Regulatory Action to Eliminate Lead in Paints

Admin October 27, 2021 0 Comments
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized 24–30 October 2021, as the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week to raise awareness and promote actions to address the health impacts of lead exposure, especially on children, pregnant women and workers. In conjunction with this occasion, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Malaysian government to expedite regulatory...
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CAP calls on Malaysian Government to enshrine the Right to a Clean and Sustainable Environment in our Constitution

Admin October 22, 2021 0 Comments
When the world is facing an existential crisis – with the masses facing poor access to clean air, clean water, and a safe and clean place to live; and in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate change crisis – the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) lauds the UN Human Rights Panel for recognising the right to a clean and sustainable environment as a basic human right. This...
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Set up RCI to investigate financial outflows to secret accounts in tax havens

Admin October 19, 2021 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) welcomes the assurance given by the Prime Minister that the government will not interfere with the investigations by enforcement agencies into the secret accounts in tax havens operated by Malaysians, as revealed in the Pandora Papers. We also reiterate our call made eight months ago that the government set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to...
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