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Year: 2025

Year: 2025

FUNNY TECH PUNS

Lai Cheng February 7, 2025 0 Comments
Words can take on a whole new different meaning in today’s tech world. Cookies are not something you that you eat, they are a packet of data sent back and forth between a server and a browser. Bit is not the act of biting, it’s short for binary digit, the smallest unit of data within a computer. Check out more tech jargons that used to mean something else before computers came along. (Image...
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SCHOOL SHARE TABLES – An Innovative Way to Reduce Food Waste

Lai Cheng February 7, 2025 0 Comments
In the US, a growing number of schools are adopting "share tables" as part of their efforts to reduce food waste and promote sustainability. These designated tables allow students to place unopened food items – such as snacks or drinks – that they don't want, so other students can take them. It's a win-win for reducing waste and promoting food access, especially for students who may need a...
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Malaysia’s Challenges and Opportunities in 2025

Lai Cheng February 6, 2025 0 Comments
After welcoming 2025, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) anticipates a challenging year ahead. Inflation, food shortages, and geopolitical uncertainties may dominate the coming months due to climate change. However, there are positive developments, such as the much-awaited passing of the Lemon Law in Parliament and the transition to adopt cleaner renewable energy sources. Climate...
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THE APPLE EXPERIMENT

Lai Cheng February 5, 2025 0 Comments
(A wisdom story) Today in one of our classes I introduced the children to 2 apples (the children didn't know this, but before the class I had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor; you couldn't tell, both apples looked perfect). We talked about the apples and the children described how both apples looked the same; both were red, were of similar size and looked juicy enough to eat. I...
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Address the Issue of Illegal Waste Disposal Immediately

Lai Cheng February 5, 2025 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges all parties, both individuals and authorities, to address and immediately put an end to illegal waste disposal, which continues to occur in various locations across the country. Local media reported in May 2024 about illegal waste dumping nationwide, among them was the illegal landfill in Kampung Jimah Lama, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. In...
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Coca-Cola orders massive recall in Europe over chlorine derivative

Lai Cheng February 4, 2025 0 Comments
Coca-Cola recently recalled its drinks in several countries across Europe because of excessive levels of a potentially harmful substance. The recall concerns cans and glass bottles of Coke, Sprite, Fuze Tea and other beverages distributed in Belgium, the Netherlands, Britain, Germany, France and Luxembourg since November. The European bottling unit of Coca-Cola said Monday that it had ordered...
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IS YOUR COUCH A FIRE HAZARD?

Lai Cheng February 4, 2025 0 Comments
Today, most modern buildings, homes, and furniture are made primarily from plastics, including plastic appliances; plastic foam mattresses, chairs, and couches covered in plastic fabric; plastic rugs and other furnishings; to plastic flooring, paints, PVC pipes, roofing, siding, and other building materials. Even yards are filled with plastics like synthetic lawns and plastic outdoor furniture....
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CHEMICAL RECYCLING: A Dangerous Deception

Lai Cheng February 3, 2025 0 Comments
Plastic has become an integral part of our lives. We see plastic in many of our daily items. As the use of plastics has been growing tremendously over the last few decades, so have the challenges to the environment and public health. Public concern over plastics has been particularly heightened by the increasing presence of plastic waste and plastic raw materials (e.g., resin pellets) in the...
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A single cigarette slashes 20 minutes off your life expectancy, UK research suggests

Lai Cheng February 3, 2025 0 Comments
If you’re thinking about making a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, it might help to know that new research says it could extend your life expectancy. Each cigarette someone smokes, on average, can take about 20 minutes off their life expectancy overall, according to new research based on British smokers. After accounting for socioeconomic status and other factors, researchers at...
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