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Control the sale of steroids

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CAP urges the government to take measures to control the easy availability and widespread use of steroids by consumers without prescription from a doctor. Based on a media report, almost 18,000 youths may be exposed to health problems as the result of taking steroids which may lead to deaths. Consumers have easy access to steroids as they are offered and sold in gymnasiums, pharmacies, clinics...

Penalize and blacklist errant developers for illegal clearing

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) welcome news reports stating that the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) has received the green light from the deputy public prosecutor's office to take legal action against those who illegally cleared land in Bukit Relau. SAM and CAP laud the move and request the prosecution to seek a strong deterrent sentence i.e....

Opening remarks by Mr. S.M. Mohamed Idris, President of CAP at the Forum on the Impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

admin June 25, 2013 0 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to this forum organized by the Consumers’ Association of Penang. You have come here to learn how the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), currently being negotiated by the Malaysian government, will impact not only you but our future generations. The TPPA countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru,...

Addiction to E-cigarettes among youth: Health Ministry must impose total ban

admin June 24, 2013 0 Comments

CAP is appalled with the finding that the use of e-cigarettes is becoming popular among the youths in Malaysia. It is even more appalling that e-cigarettes are widely used by students. This was revealed by a teacher from a secondary school in Penang who caught his students smoking e-cigarette. The teacher handed over the e-cigarette to CAP and informed that approximately 60 students in his...

TPPA Forum on Saturday, 22 June, 2013

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The Impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on You and Your Children's Health, Livelihood and the Environment. Malaysia is signing onto the TPPA, which is a United States’-led economic agreement, with 11 other countries. What is your government agreeing to IN YOUR NAME? a) Health: Deeper, longer and comprehensive pharmaceutical patents, making MEDICINES & MEDICAL...

Think. Eat. Save: Avoid food wastage

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In conjunction with the World Environment Day 2013, the Consumer’s Association of Penang urges consumers to end food wastage. This year’s theme for World Environment Day celebration is Think. Eat. Save, which is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages reducing our food print. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food...

Issue 43-3 May-Jun 2013

admin June 1, 2013 0 Comments

We have stories which you will not find in other papers -- hard-hitting stuff with no holds barred, for we name the brands, companies or people in our exposes, unlike the commercial papers which are dependent on companies for their advertisements or are owned by political parties. You can expect our views and perspectives to be different, for we are on the side of consumers.

Hill destruction in Penang

admin May 31, 2013 0 Comments

MPPP Councillor and NGO representative Dr. Lim Mah Hui expresses grave concern about the destruction of hill-land for property development done in full view of the authorities to the MPPP at a Full Council Meeting on 31 May 2013. It is with a heavy heart that I am addressing the council on this topic. Two days ago, a section of a so-called retaining wall in Bukit Gambier collapsed. We are...

TPPA – Malaysia MUST withdraw NOW

admin May 30, 2013 0 Comments

“Trust the Government, we know what is best for you”. This is sheer pomposity on the part of the Government and we fear that our and our future generation’s life and livelihood would be in jeopardy if we are not careful in what the Government is signing us up for. When the text of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and likewise the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement are kept secret and we have...

Deaths of pygmy elephants still unsolved

admin May 27, 2013 0 Comments

Several months have passed and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is still wondering who or what is responsible for the untimely deaths of the 14 pygmy elephants which died between December last year and January this year in a forest reserve in central Sabah. It is hard to fathom why it has taken so long for the analysis to be revealed and only after several letters to editors from readers, came the...

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