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Day: February 2, 2023

The Tragedy of Captivity – People and Elephants

The tragic death of wildlife ranger Joe Fred Lansou deeply saddens the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP). Incidents like this are a testament to how challenging it is to manage elephants in captive environments.  It is unclear what triggers a sudden elephant attack or why incidents like this occur. On 25 December 2022, Lansou was gored to death by a captive adult elephant while he was...
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STOP INDISCRIMINATE INCREASES OF THE PRICE OF VEGETABLES

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living and  Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) to take immediate steps to bring down the price of vegetables which has increased up to 160% in the past one month. Here are the comparative prices for some common vegetables: No Items Old Price (RM) New Price (RM) Percentage 1. Lady’s...
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