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Year: 2025

Year: 2025

COMPULSORY RESCUE LANE: A Life-Saving Traffic Rule

Lai Cheng June 23, 2025 0 Comments
In Germany, when traffic comes to a complete stop, drivers are required to shift to the edges of their lanes to create a clear central path, known as an emergency corridor or Rettungsgasse, for emergency vehicles. It's actually the law to form an emergency lane, so ambulances police, and fire services can reach their destinations quickly during traffic jams. The rule applies on all roads with...
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Three Countries Nominate Lead Chromates for Listing in the Rotterdam Convention

Lai Cheng June 20, 2025 0 Comments
19 June 2025, Manila, Philippines/Gothenburg, Sweden – The International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) lauded the Governments of Switzerland, Morocco and Cameroon for nominating lead chromate pigments for Rotterdam Convention listing, while urging other countries to follow suit in order to control the global trade of this common ingredient in making lead paint, one of the most...
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THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW

Lai Cheng June 19, 2025 0 Comments
Humans are depleting natural resources at almost double the rate at which they can regenerate, research has shown. The overuse of these resources – caused by poor farming practices, logging and overconsumption – can create water shortages, oil and mineral depletion, forest cover loss and species extinction. If we don’t change the way we live and consume now, by 2050 we will need 3 planet...
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION

Soon Lian June 18, 2025 0 Comments
Since the 1950s, researchers estimate humanity has produced 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic, some 7 billion tonnes of which have become waste. A major source of plastic pollution are single-use plastic products, which are not circulated in the economy, overwhelming waste systems and entering the environment. Some of the most common single-use plastic products are water bottles, dispensing...
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Tackling Malaysia’s Property Overhang in the Low-Cost Flats and Low-Medium Cost Apartment Sectors

Lai Cheng June 17, 2025 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is concerned about the persistent property overhang and the continued pursuit of further construction of both residential and commercial buildings. As of 2024, Malaysia’s residential property market remains under significant strain from a persistent property overhang, with 22,642 unsold completed units nationwide, valued at RM14.24 billion. The...
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EASY WAYS TO DRINK MORE WATER EVERY DAY

Soon Lian June 16, 2025 0 Comments
Water is of major importance to our body and drinking enough water is important for health. Up to 60% of the human adult body is water. The brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery: 31%. Being adequately hydrated is critical for your body to work as it should. Water is...
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WHAT MAKES A HOUSE A HOME

Lai Cheng June 16, 2025 0 Comments
Not its Size or Price, but the People and Warmth Within We live in a world that often measures worth by appearance, cars, clothes, and especially homes. People are quick to judge others based on where they live. If someone lives in a small or simple house, some may assume they are less successful or less happy. But this kind of thinking misses what truly matters in life. A big house doesn’t...
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Malaysia-European Free Trade Association partnership agreement could negatively impact many sectors, says CAP

Lai Cheng June 16, 2025 0 Comments
PETALING JAYA: The proposed Malaysia-European Free Trade Association (Efta) Economic Partnership Agreement (Meepa) could have far-reaching consequences for public health, access to seeds, and farmers’ rights, says the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP). Health policy advisor Dr Lim Chee Han stated that the leaked intellectual property (IP) annexe of the deal contains “TRIPS-plus”...
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THE COOLING POWER OF TREES

Lai Cheng June 16, 2025 0 Comments
Want to keep your surroundings cool? Plant trees. How do trees cool the air? The most obvious way trees cool the air is by shading. Reducing the amount of sunlight striking buildings and pavement reduces the amount of energy that is absorbed and re-radiated into the air. Trees also cool the air by a process known as “transpiration cooling”. As trees release water into the atmosphere from...
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