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Month: March 2025

Month: March 2025

We Need a Just Transition to a Sustainable Lifestyle

Lai Cheng March 15, 2025 0 Comments
This #WorldConsumerRightsDay, the Consumers’ Association of Penang joins the global consumer movement to call for a just transition to #sustainablelifestyles. Together, we spotlight the need and roadmap to make sustainable choices available, affordable, and accessible – for people and the planet. Read more: #ConsumerRights #WCRD2025 #SustainableLifestyles #JustTransition  
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World Consumer Rights Day 2025 – A Just Transition to Sustainable Lifestyles

Lai Cheng March 14, 2025 0 Comments
World Consumer Rights Day is a United Nations-accredited campaign celebrated annually on March 15 since 1983. This year’s theme, “A Just Transition to Sustainable Lifestyles”, calls for fairness and sustainability as we tackle environmental and social challenges. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on governments, businesses and consumers to take necessary action for a...
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Air Pollution a Key Reason for Lung Cancer Among Non-Smokers

Lai Cheng March 13, 2025 0 Comments
Worsening air pollution globally is causing lung cancer rates to rise everywhere. A look at Taiwan, where a majority of new cases affect non-smokers, offers powerful lessons for the rest of the world. Lung cancer among never-smokers is rising worldwide. In one US study of 12,000 lung cancer patients, the share of people who didn’t smoke rose from 8% to 15% over 20 years. A British study found...
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Ensure Labelling Compliance of Imported Food Products

Lai Cheng March 13, 2025 0 Comments
CAP urges the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living to take immediate action against the sale of imported food products that do not comply with our laws. A recent survey conducted by the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) shows that many foreign food products from China, Thailand, Bangladesh, Japan, Vietnam and Korea do not comply with the Food Regulations...
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Voice of the People: Tighten Controls on Waste Processing, Ban Importation of E-Waste

Lai Cheng March 13, 2025 0 Comments
For years, the residents of Kuala Langat, Klang and Hulu Selangor, including those from Banting, Jenjarom, Sijangkang, Olak Lempit, Telok Panglima Garang, Pulau Carey, Meru, Kapar, Rasa, and many more, have suffered greatly from pollution by irresponsible illegal waste processing factories and dumpsites. Many waste processing factories, including electronic waste (e-waste), operate in our...
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EAT GREEN AND BE HEALTHY

Lai Cheng March 12, 2025 0 Comments
Foods with a natural green colour are a powerhouse of nutrients that are good for health. Here’s why you should be eating more of nature’s favourite colour. > LOW in fat. Leafy greens contain virtually no fat and can help in weight loss. > HIGH in fibre. Green foods such as broccoli, cabbage, leafy greens and beans are fibre-rich foods that aid digestion and promote a healthy digestive...
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HEALTH SECRETS OF BOLIVIA’S TSIMANE PEOPLE

Lai Cheng March 11, 2025 0 Comments
The Tsimané people, an indigenous group in the Bolivian Amazon, are known for their exceptional heart health and low dementia rates. Research shows that only about 1% of Tsimané individuals over 65 develop dementia, compared to 11% in the US. Their diet, rich in fibre, carbohydrates, and essential nutrients, consists of rice, maize, sweet potatoes, plantains, wild game, and freshwater fish,...
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WE DEPEND ON NATURE, LET’S PRESERVE IT

Lai Cheng March 11, 2025 0 Comments
If we can’t live without water, why are we poisoning our rivers? If we can’t live without forests, why are we cutting them down? If we can’t live without soil, why are we stripping it of life? We depend on nature – not the other way around. So why are we pushing our best ally to the brink? Source: UN Environment Programme  
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Avoid Plastic Materials during Floating Chariot Festival

Lai Cheng March 11, 2025 0 Comments
The Penang State Exco for Housing and Environment, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), the Penang State Green Council (PGC), The Penang State Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) and the management of the Sri Singamuga Kaliamman Temple in Teluk Bahang urge Hindu devotees not to use any kind of synthetic foam material or plastic during the celebration of Masi Maga Theppa Thiruvizha, a floating...
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