Month: May 2024
CAP: Halt the sale of spices from India
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls upon the Health Ministry to immediately ban the sale of two brands of spices from India (Everest and MDH) which were found to contain ethylene oxide a cancer-causing agent. The two affected brands of spices are widely available in Malaysia, especially on e-commerce platforms. The affected brands of spices are exported to many regions including...
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A Good Wisdom Story
GANDHI’S SHOES As Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped off and landed on the track. He was unable to retrieve it as the train started moving. To the amazement of his companions, Gandhi calmly took off his other shoe and threw it back along the track to land close to the first shoe. Asked by a fellow passenger why he did that, Gandhi replied, “The poor man who finds...
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Cancer victims sue Johnson & Johnson over ‘fraudulent’ bankruptcies
The victims accuse the healthcare company of using a shell company’s bankruptcy to resolve lawsuits. NEW YORK: A group of cancer victims sued Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday, accusing the healthcare company of committing fraud through repeated and continued efforts to use a shell company’s bankruptcy to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc products contained asbestos...
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PROTECT CHILDREN FROM E-CIGARETTES
When e-cigarettes are designed to look like school supplies or taste like candy, it’s obvious that the tobacco industry is directly targeting young people. The industry targets youth for a lifetime of profits, creating a new wave of addiction. Children are using e-cigarettes at rates higher than adults in all regions and globally an estimated 37 million youths aged 13-15 years use tobacco....
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WHAT YOUR ANGER IS TRYING TO TELL YOU
Anger is the most addictive of human emotions. If you don’t control it, it will control you. It can be experienced as a mild irritation or an all-consuming rage. Although it’s considered a normal, healthy emotion, it can become unhealthy when it gets out of control. Most of us act upon our anger, and don’t realise what it’s telling us. Anger is actually a secondary emotion – a reaction...
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Ban the sales of dangerous car accessories
On May 12th, 2021, the New Strait Times newspaper reported that The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has issued a warning against the use of dummy buckles as seatbelt alarm stoppers, which can compromise a car's safety features, particularly in the event of an accident. Originally designed for plus-sized individuals, these dummy buckles have been misused by drivers who neglect...
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MAKE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS PUBLIC FOR SAKE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE
Sahabat Alam Malaysia calls on the federal government and relevant agencies to make public, impact assessments such as social impact assessments (SIA), traffic impact assessments (TIA) and radiological impact assessments (RIA), and seek feedback prior to their approval. An SIA and TIA are required for relevant development projects prior to the grant of planning permission under the Town and...
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Unveiling the Dark Realities of the Pet Trade
Much is said about the cruelties involved in the pet industry but many pet buyers who purchase their pets from pet shops are ignorant or unaware of where the breeds – purebreds, crossbreeds, or mixed breeds – originate from. Puppy mills and backyard breeders are the well-kept secret of the pet trade industry. Often hidden from public view, these breeding facilities mass produce dogs for sale...
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TEACHING OUR YOUNG ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEES
In conjunction with World Bee Day, CAP held an awareness talk programme at 3 schools in Pengkalan Hulu, Perak today on the importance of bees and how to save them. About 100 primary school students and teachers attended the programme. The schools involved were SJKT Pengkalan Hulu, SK Pengkalan Hulu and SJK (C) Eok Wan Pengkalan Hulu. At the end of the programme, each school received 10 plants...
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