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CAP: Mandatory Safety Standards for Cooking Gas Cylinders

Lai Cheng August 16, 2023 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the authorities to come out with mandatory safety standards for cooking gas cylinders. The call is made in response to the numerous injuries and deaths that occurred due to explosions caused by cooking gas cylinders. The latest occurred last Sunday night (30th July), when a couple from Johor, was injured in a cooking gas explosion. Following is...

THE HEAVY WEIGHT OF TEXTING TOO MUCH

Lai Cheng August 15, 2023 0 Comments

The constant use of phones for texting has given rise to a new-age ailment that gives rise to chronic pain in the neck – called Text Neck. Increasingly common, especially among youngsters, this is the term associated with the damage and pain that is sustained from constantly hanging your neck down to look at your cell phone or tablet. The hours spent hunched over in a constant position take...

6 HEALTHY HYDRATING FOODS

Lai Cheng August 15, 2023 0 Comments

Our bodies are made of 55-60% water and we need to replenish that water daily for good health. But do you know: You should not just be drinking water, you should be eating your water too. Our body actually gets a good amount of hydration from the foods we eat. Consuming water through fruits and vegetables is a good way to replace fluid in your diet. And you get added health benefits from the...

PLASTIC SMOG CHOKING THE WORLD’S OCEANS

Lai Cheng August 15, 2023 0 Comments

Did you know that the world’s ocean is polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3 million tons? Source: UN Biodiversity