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Month: November 2023

Month: November 2023

LESS PLASTIC, MORE LIFE: Let’s Fight for a Strong Global Plastics Treaty

Lai Cheng November 13, 2023 0 Comments
Plastic harms our communities from the moment fossil fuels are taken from the earth to when the waste is thrown away. Plastic is poisoning our food, our air, our water, our blood, and the bodies of our children. This is not acceptable. Wealthy countries dump plastic waste on our shores, leaving our governments, waste pickers, and communities to deal with the costs of other people’s mess. This...
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Global South Voices: We didn’t start the plastic crisis, but together we can end it

Lai Cheng November 13, 2023 0 Comments
Want to learn more about the Global South's Demands for a Strong Plastics Treaty? Join GAIA #Live from Nairobi, Kenya as representatives from Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America come together for a Joint Press Briefing "Global South Voices: We didn't start the plastics crisis, but together we can end it." Date: 14 November 2023 Time: 4pm Nairobi, Kenya Comfort Gardens Hotel We will also be...
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How to Train Your Brain

Lai Cheng November 10, 2023 0 Comments
Your brain has the ability to learn and grow as you age – a process called brain plasticity – but for it to do so, you have to train it on a regular basis. Brain training can improve memory, attention, and focus. Practising a new and challenging activity is a good bet for building and maintaining cognitive skills, says a 15 February 2021 Harvard Health article. "Eventually, your cognitive...
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Sahabat Alam Malaysia Strongly Opposes the Proposed Changes in the Kelantan State Development Plan

Lai Cheng November 10, 2023 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) strongly opposes the proposed changes in the Draft Kelantan State Structure Plan (Draf Rancangan Struktur Negeri - RSN), 7 Local Plans (Rancangan Tempatan - RT), and 1 Special Area Plan (Rancangan Kawasan Khas - RKK). This is because they contradict the Development Plan /National Physical Plan (Rancangan Fizikal Negara ke-4) at the national level, which needs to be...
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ALMONDS – GOOD FOR EXERCISE RECOVERY

Lai Cheng November 9, 2023 0 Comments
Having a daily snack of almonds could help you recover quicker from your workout. Almonds heal exercise-induced muscle damage, soreness and inflammation, says a recent study in Frontiers in Nutrition. In a 4-week trial, men and women who consumed 57 grams of almonds (about 2 handfuls) had reduced muscle damage and fatigue, plus better post-exercise strength. They also had a 69% increase in...
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STOP the sale of decorative lights immediately

Lai Cheng November 9, 2023 0 Comments
With the approaching festive season which ends in February next year, shops and stalls are already flooded with a wide range of decorations. Traditional decorations are apparently being overtaken by decorative lights, most of which are flimsy in construction and may cause electric shock and are fire hazards. They are sold in violation of our existing regulations. Therefore, the Consumers’...
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Should you buy items on Facebook Marketplace? TSB fraud boss says you should think twice… here’s why

Lai Cheng November 8, 2023 0 Comments
TSB issues warning to consumers over online purchase scams  Spike in cases of criminals scamming people into paying for non-existent goods Nearly four in five cases originate on Facebook Marketplace  A major bank has issued an urgent warning over online purchase scams ahead of the busy festive season. TSB said it had seen a 35 per cent spike in online purchase fraud, which now accounts for...
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Demands for an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty third round of negotiations (INC-3) in Nairobi, Kenya

Lai Cheng November 8, 2023 0 Comments
Plastic is a growing crisis with devastating impacts on the environment, human health, human rights, environmental justice, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, biodiversity, and climate.  As numerous studies have demonstrated, plastic has been found everywhere, not only in ecosystems and the atmosphere but also in the food we eat, the water we drink, and even inside our bodies. Thus global...
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Re-list nicotine under Poisons Act, says MMA

Lai Cheng November 8, 2023 0 Comments
Nicotine should be re-listed under the Poisons Act immediately, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA). In a press release issued on Monday (Nov 6) night, it said that the government should immediately re-list nicotine gels and liquids as a controlled substance under the Poisons Act 1952. The MMA said this should be done following the government's decision to decouple the Generational End...
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Online delivery blind spot could foil Putrajaya’s single-use plastics ban, green groups say

Lai Cheng November 7, 2023 0 Comments
The government must address the sharp increase of plastics used for increasingly popular online deliveries as failure to do so would negate its plan to ban single-use bags in retail settings nationwide by 2025, environmental groups said. They said this was especially important given the explosion in popularity of e-commerce and food delivery services since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in...
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