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Month: February 2023

Month: February 2023

VAPES ARE E-WASTE WITH A BIG ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN

Lai Cheng February 28, 2023 0 Comments
Vaping, or using electronic cigarettes, not only pollutes the surrounding air, it also creates a new contaminated e-waste stream, says Philippines environmental watchdog group, BAN Toxics in a recent media release (27 February 2023). “E-cigarettes and vaping products are in a unique position – although many people believe that they are safer than traditional cigarettes, new research shows...
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PLANT FOODS FIGHT DISEASE

Lai Cheng February 23, 2023 0 Comments
Fruits and vegetables are a boon to health not only because of their fibre and vitamins. There are also other compounds in them that give them their nutritional power – polyphenols. These are a class of beneficial compounds that includes flavonoids, lutein and zeaxantin, allicin and carotenoids. There are more than 8,000 different types of polyphenols in plant foods. These compounds give fresh...
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Education is vital to understand crocodile attacks

Lai Cheng February 22, 2023 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) expresses sadness at the loss of human lives as a result of recent crocodile attacks.  It is also sad that the media depicts crocodiles as rogues preying on humans.  However, crocodiles cannot be entirely blamed as they are the apex predators surviving on their natural instincts to hunt their prey in their habitat. While crocodiles are dangerous they...
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DUBIOUS CHILDREN’S PLAY DOUGH

Lai Cheng February 22, 2023 0 Comments
Parents are advised to practise caution when letting children play with modelling clay toys or play dough as they may contain unwanted ingredients that pose health risks. In the Philippines, an alert has been raised by the toxics watchdog group BAN Toxics, on one such product sold, 8D Super Light Modeling Clay Toy, which flouted labelling requirements and may not have undergone and passed health...
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Set up RCI to investigate financial outflows to secret accounts in tax havens

Lai Cheng February 21, 2023 0 Comments
Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) welcomes the investigation by SPRM into the secret accounts in tax havens operated by Malaysians, as revealed in the Pandora Papers. The investigation should also include Malaysian individuals and companies named in the earlier 2015 Panama Papers and 2016 Paradise Papers. In 2015, the Panama Papers revealed that 2,300 Malaysian individuals and entities were...
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Amina’s Toxic Neighbour

Lai Cheng February 20, 2023 0 Comments
Waste Imports in Malaysia This infographic paints a picture of how the waste trade impacts us all. Plastic overproduction and overconsumption manifest in an increased generation of waste. The reality is many of these wastes are not being processed responsibly. Some countries have been exporting plastic wastes meant for recycling in their own facilities to other countries like ours without any...
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Sg Ara Hillslope Development Quashed – A Major Win for Environmental Law

Lai Cheng February 17, 2023 0 Comments
In late January 2023, the Federal Court in a landmark decision, quashed a hillside development that was issued by the local authority in Penang. Federal Court judge Nallini Pathmanathan who wrote the unanimous decision, ruled that Section 22(2A) says that the development affecting hill tops or hill slopes is no longer merely an issue of local state governance, but is also a federal and national...
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