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Day: July 8, 2025

Day: July 8, 2025

68 Groups Urge Governments to Keep Investors’ Right to Sue Governments out of RCEP Trade Deal

Soon Lian July 8, 2025 0 Comments
Sixty-eight civil society organisations (CSOs) across a majority of the 15 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries* have signed a letter urging governments to maintain the exclusion of controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) rules from the agreement. Malaysian CSOs endorsing this letter are the Consumers’ Association of Penang, Forum Kedaulatan...
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PLAN CITIES WITH CHILDREN IN MIND

Soon Lian July 8, 2025 0 Comments
In too many cities, kids are growing up surrounded by traffic, concrete, and "private property" signs – instead of parks, safe sidewalks, and green public spaces. The result? Screen time replaces play time. Movement, creativity, and social interaction take a hit. Urban design isn’t just about buildings – it’s about childhood, freedom, and the right to play. Cities must plan with children...
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A PEST-FREE GARDEN IS NATURE’S GRAVEYARD

Lai Cheng July 8, 2025 0 Comments
Pesticides travel up the food chain like silent assassins. The spider eats the poisoned fly. The bird eats the poisoned spider. The nest fills with poison. Baby birds die in their shells, never knowing why their world turned toxic. Renowned nature writer, scientist and ecologist Rachel Carson – author of the book “Silent Spring”, which raised awareness about the dangers of pesticides –...
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TREES – NATURE’S AIR CONDITIONERS

Lai Cheng July 8, 2025 0 Comments
A single mature tree can release up to 380 liters of water vapour per day through a process called evapotranspiration. As water moves from roots to leaves and evaporates into the air, it draws heat away from the environment, lowering temperatures and refreshing the air around it. In fact, according to a study cited by Berkeley Lab and the US Environmental Protection Agency, the cooling effect of...
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