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Year: 2022

Year: 2022

THE TRUTH ABOUT THROWAWAYS

Lai Cheng June 29, 2022 0 Comments
There is no away. Everything we purchase and discard must end up somewhere. (Environmental Media Association) If you really think about it, you are never throwing your trash “away” because there is no “away” on Earth. Everything that you throw out is being put somewhere else instead. It either goes to recycling, landfills, oceans, or streets. (Penn State University) Buy less stuff. Focus...
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EATING EGGS CAN PROTECT YOUR HEART

Lai Cheng June 29, 2022 0 Comments
Eating an egg a day is officially good for you. Once demonised as a major cause of heart disease, eggs in fact prevent the problem by raising levels of the ‘good’ HDL cholesterol. Researchers have discovered that regular egg-eaters are far less likely to suffer from heart disease or stroke because they have higher levels of a protein that ‘builds’ HDL (high-density lipoprotein)...
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CAP’s 2023 National Budget Recommendations

Lai Cheng June 29, 2022 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) submitted our recommendations for the 2023 Budget to the Treasury last week. Among the topics covered were governance, healthcare, housing, food security, inclusive development, environmental issues, disaster risk management and proposal for tax measures. On the matter of governance, CAP proposed that the anti-corruption agency be adequately funded...
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HOW MUCH TO EAT?

Lai Cheng June 21, 2022 0 Comments
How much you eat can be just as important as what you eat. You can have too much of a good thing if you eat everything that is served on your plate, or to satisfy your appetite. Having a healthy, balanced diet is about getting the right types of foods in the right amounts. Eating the right portion size can help you stay within your calorie and fat recommendations for the day and can help you...
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TREES KEEP CITIES COOL

Lai Cheng June 20, 2022 0 Comments
A recent study has found that trees can reduce land surface temperature in European cities by up to 12 degree Celsius. Trees naturally cool the air by a process known as “transpiration cooling”. As trees release water into the atmosphere from their leaves via transpiration, the surrounding air is cooled as water goes from liquid to a vapour. Trees also cool the air by providing shade. A...
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WHY BIRDS & BEES MATTER

Lai Cheng June 15, 2022 0 Comments
If birds didn’t exist, the world would be in chaos. Birds keep the climate stable, oxygenate air and transform pollutants into nutrients. And they help in reducing harmful creatures, pests and insects. If bees didn’t exist, humans wouldn’t either. One third of the world’s food supply relies on bees. Out of the 100 crop species that provide us with 90% of our food, 35% are pollinated by...
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Affordable housing should be for Penangites on the island and mainland

Lai Cheng June 7, 2022 0 Comments
 The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) welcomes the Penang state government’s efforts to provide housing at an affordable price for Penangites. A recent news article stated that the Penang Development Corporation’s (PDC) latest affordable housing project in Batu Kawan called Suria 2 would begin at the end of this year and that Suria 1 had already been completed. The Suria affordable...
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PROTECT ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS

Lai Cheng June 7, 2022 0 Comments
It is World Environment Day (WED) on Sunday, June 5. The 2022 WED campaign #OnlyOneEarth calls for collective, transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, protect and restore our planet. Malaysia, which is blessed as being one of the 17 mega-biodiverse countries in the world according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), must do its part to protect its forests,...
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Price Tagging Laws must be enforced

Mei Cheng June 3, 2022 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs to enforce the Price Control Act 1946 Amendment 1973, Section 8 (1) which requires traders to display price tags on goods that are meant for sale. Our repeated survey around Penang Island showed that many traders especially food stalls and restaurants are blatantly flouting the Price Control...
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Help BAN Lead in Paints

Lai Cheng June 3, 2022 0 Comments
The Department of Standards Malaysia is currently soliciting public comments on the draft Malaysian Standard (MS) for Architectural Coatings. Architectural coatings, often called exterior wall coatings, are paints and other coatings used to paint the exteriors and interiors of buildings. It is intended for on-site use on the interior and exterior surfaces of residential, commercial,...
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