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Month: August 2026

Expose the Malaysian “Epstein Class” Behind the Audacious Tabung Haji Scandal

The revelations laid bare by the declassified Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Lembaga Tabung Haji are not merely a tale of administrative failure or poor investment strategy. They expose an unconscionable, systemic, and calculated Criminal Breach of Trust. Tabung Haji was created as a sacred vessel - a noble development institution meant to manage the life savings of everyday...
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TRUE CONTENTMENT

The rich industrialist was horrified to find a fisherman lying comfortably beside his boat, soaking in the warm afternoon sun. "Why aren't you out fishing?" asked the industrialist. "I've caught enough fish for the day," said the fisherman. "Why don't you catch some more?" "What would I do with them?" "You could earn more money. Then you could have a motor fixed to your boat and go into deeper...
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Move Your Body, Sharpen Your Mind

Your brain wasn't designed to sit still for hours. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do isn't another task, another meeting, or another hour at your desk. It's a walk. A 15-min walk can do more for your brain than another hour at the desk. Research shows walking increases blood flow, oxygen, and BDNF - a ptotein that helps grow new brain cells and strengthen memory. It lowers stress...
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IBAS Children’s Champions Award 2026

Last year, news about the contamination of children’s toys in New Zealand and Australia reverberated around the world. Following the discoveries, campaigners in other countries began to look more closely at their supply chains and question whether children’s toys in their countries were similarly contaminated. CAP also raised the same alert in Malaysia. We wrote to the Malaysian authorities...
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CAP Calls for the Removal of Excessively Coloured Papads from the Malaysian Market

The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Ministry of Health (MOH) to immediately investigate and remove from the Malaysian market any coloured papads found to contain excessive or prohibited artificial colouring agents that may pose a risk to public health. CAP’s call is in view of the recent action taken by the Tamil Nadu Food Safety Department in India, which ordered a ban on...
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61 Organisations Submitted Feedback to the Department of Biosafety Objecting the Field Trial of GMO MR219 Rice

We, representing a coalition of Malaysian organisations and groups comprising farmers, consumers and environmental interests, hereby express our objection to the application by Zen Cropscience Sdn. Bhd. for the release of the genetically modified (GM) rice of the MR219 variety at a confined field trial site in Kampung Kepayang, Perak. We submitted this formal objection to the Director General of...
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CAP Raises Concern Over the Use of Sungai Merbok Mangrove Forest as a Dumping Ground

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Municipal Council of Sungai Petani (MPSPK) and the Forestry Department to conduct an immediate investigation and take prompt enforcement action to address the issue of solid waste dumping at the Sungai Merbok Permanent Reserved Mangrove Forest in Kedah. A survey conducted by CAP along Sungai Merbok found that most of the disposed waste...
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A SIMPLE WAY TO FIGHT URBAN HEAT

Dutch Cities Replace Concrete with Grass-Filled Paving Bricks In the bustling urban landscapes of the Netherlands, a clever architectural shift is turning "concrete jungles" into living tapestries through the use of permeable grass pavers. These are specially designed paving bricks with small openings that allow grass, moss, and other low-growing plants to grow naturally through the pavement....
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THE FOURTH MONKEY

You have heard of the three wise monkeys who see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. Now meet the fourth monkey. The fourth monkey embodies the first three in a totally different way. He sees no one, hears no one and speaks to no one. He has his eyes on the phone screen all the time, isolates himself from others, and ignores real living. This satirical meme depicts digital addiction in our...
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How to Stop Cut Fruits from Turning Brown

You cut an apple, a pear, or a banana, walk away for 20 minutes, and come back to find it already turning brown and unappetising. That browning is called enzymatic oxidation – the moment a fruit is cut and its flesh is exposed to oxygen in the air, a chemical reaction begins that changes its colour and starts breaking down its texture. The standard advice is to squeeze lemon juice on the cut...
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