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AELB must clarify statement on radioactive pendants

admin September 27, 2012 0 Comments
The Atomic Energy Licensing Board’s (AELB) Executive Secretary’s denial about issuing any official statement on the radioactive pendant issue is bemusing to the Consumers Association of Penang. We refer to the press statement issued by the Executive Secretary of the AELB on 19 September 2012, referring to CAP’s press statement wherein CAP had highlighted that the AELB had confirmed its...
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September 21st: International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations

admin September 21, 2012 0 Comments
Humankind faces an environmental, economic, and climate crisis that poses a threat to its survival through the continued promotion of monoculture tree plantations. Hence, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Consumers’ Association of Penang join other organizations worldwide in today’s International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations. This is a day for organizations, networks...
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Trawler encroachment becoming more serious

admin September 19, 2012 0 Comments
CAP urges the Maritime Enforcement Agency of Malaysia - Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (APMM) to conduct more frequent operations in Penang waters particularly the South West District to control encroachment of trawler boats into inshore fishers zone in the state. The problem of trawler encroachment is becoming more serious and affects more than 2,000 inshore fishers in ten areas...
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Harmful radioactive pendants

admin September 5, 2012 0 Comments
In 2010, CAP had raised our concern on the effects of radioactive or scalar energy pendants being sold by direct-sales companies.  CAP brought this matter to the attention of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) after receiving a complaint from a consumer. After conducting tests on the pendants, the AELB earlier this year informed the Ministry of Health that the...
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Wild fish victims of aquaculture

admin August 29, 2012 0 Comments
CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are concerned to learn that Malaysia had signed an agreement and institutional cooperation contract with Norway on Regulatory Framework for Aquaculture in Malaysia and to expand Malaysia’s aquaculture industry. Unsustainable aquaculture can devastate marine life and the environment and impact on local people's food and security.  The United Nation's Food and...
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Forest plantations: Creating green deserts

admin August 28, 2012 0 Comments
The recent article on logging at the Sembrong Forest Reserve in Mersing, Johor highlights the alarming practice of converting forests and land for the development of forest plantations. It is disappointing to learn that the Forestry Department is allowing conversion of forests including permanent reserved forests for development of these forest plantations. Besides Johor, several thousand acres...
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Plain packaging laws for cigarettes – Malaysia should emulate Australian move immediately!

admin August 24, 2012 0 Comments
Australia became the first country in the world to introduce plain packaging laws for cigarettes in July 2011. A month before it could even get that Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 legislated, the Asian arm of Philip Morris demanded compensation from Australia. Under the Act which would be implemented throughout Australia by December 2012, cigarette packages would no longer be able to display...
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Ban puppy mills!

admin August 23, 2012 0 Comments
The recent dog attack case brings into focus the problem with  pet  shops and backyard breeders who breed   animals indiscriminately without any appreciation or concern for breed standards, genetics, the animal’s health or socialisation. Most people do not realize that the majority of dogs for sale in pet stores are the product of backyard breeders. But when such breeding is carried out on...
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Deployment of armed guards crucial to combat wildlife poaching

admin August 23, 2012 0 Comments
Frequent reports of seizures of pangolins, snakes and tortoises bound for export out of the country is alarming. The wildlife trade has become even more rampant with the illegal sale of wildlife through the internet. Unregulated, anonymous and virtually unlimited in reach, it offers endless opportunities to a flourishing trade in protected wildlife. Malaysian wildlife species are seriously at...
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Pandas are not bartering tools

admin August 23, 2012 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) reiterates its stand  against the panda diplomacy loan to Malaysia. Loaning and transferring these sensitive animals and putting them on display in zoos causes pandas undue stress and does nothing to protect their rapidly diminishing natural habitat. The RM30 million enclosure that is to be built offers nothing to pandas  except deprivation and relegating these...
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