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Month: August 2024

Developing Cooperation and Responsibility via Energy-Saving Measures

Conserving energy in schools often translates into energy efficiency, sustainability, and cost savings. For SMK Convent Butterworth, there is additional value in implementing energy-saving activities – it has created awareness in students and teachers about the importance of judicious energy use, and has developed a spirit of cooperation and responsibility in students. “Students have become...
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Promoting Energy-Saving through “One Class, One Garden”

SMK Kampong Kastam Butterworth in Penang – one of several schools involved in CAP’s energy-saving project – is seeing a positive outcome from various energy-saving initiatives implemented in the school. One big difference seen is in the school’s monthly electricity bill, which is now RM1,000 lower than a year before. A teacher and some students from the school share their successful...
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REPURPOSE GARLIC PEELS INTO NATURAL PLANT SPRAY

Our grandmothers were true pioneers in household recycling, constantly finding innovative ways to repurpose everyday scraps. Among their many old-school tricks, one of the most valuable yet lesser-known was the reuse of garlic peels. Garlic peel spray is an excellent natural alternative to chemical pesticides, offering protection against fungi and pests while being safe for beneficial insects....
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HOW TO SLEEP BETTER

Here are 5 tips to help you sleep better 1. Be consistent. Go to bed at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning, including on the weekends. 2. If possible, make your sleeping area quiet, dark, relaxing and at a comfortable temperature. 3. Limit your use of electronic devices, such as TVs, computers and smartphones, before sleeping. 4. Avoid large meals, caffeine and...
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CAP and SAM Urge Malaysia to Transition to Zero Waste, Cancel Waste-to-Energy Incineration Plans

The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) have jointly submitted a memorandum titled "Malaysia Must Move Towards Zero Waste: The Case Against Waste-to-Energy Incineration" to the Prime Minister, relevant Ministries and agencies on 14 August 2024. The memorandum urges cancellation of the proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration projects in Malaysia and calls...
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8 MASSAGE POINTS FOR MINOR HEALTH PROBLEMS

Can’t sleep? Troubled by a headache or gastrointestinal problems? Having menstrual cramps? Massaging certain points on your body can help provide relief. There are hundreds of these points, called pressure points, in the human body, each of which is believed to correspond to a particular body organ, function, or purpose. In the practice of reflexology, pressure points refer to points on the...
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