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Crane Crash: Review safety and inspection regime

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CAP urges the Government of Malaysia to review its safety and inspection regime in construction sites and work places in view of the recent crane mishap off Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur. The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) should investigate the cause of this recent crashing of the crane. Was it due to human error, deficiency in inspection regime of cranes at construction and...

83,233% profit for a 300ml glass of water?

admin February 9, 2012 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism to immediately enforce the Price Control and Anti Profiteering Act 2011 on shops, restaurants and coffee shops who are charging exorbitantly for drinking water. The Ministry should not wait for consumers to report being overcharged but use its powers under the Act to take action against the...

Issue 42-1 Jan-Feb 2012

admin February 1, 2012 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.

Scrap sugar subsidy

admin January 31, 2012 0 Comments

CAP calls upon the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism to immediately stop subsidising the price of sugar. Sugar should be sold at its market price because it is not a basic necessity and its consumption only harms one’s health. Sugar has been linked to over 60 ailments from cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart problems, osteoporosis and kidney problems to asthma and allergies....

CAP-SAM Written Submission to MOSTI /AELB: Review of the Lynas documents “Radioactive Waste Management Plan” and “Safety Case for Radioactive Wastes Disposal”

admin January 20, 2012 0 Comments

Date: 20 January 2012 Introduction The Lynas Radioactive Waste Management Plan (RWMP) poses more questions about the professionalism, competence and ethics of the entire review and compliance process. The inclusion of controversial provisions inter alia on the reuse and recycling of radioactive wastes; the arbitrary classification of radioactive wastes which radically differs from the latest...

Check the installation of video screens in road vehicles

admin January 19, 2012 0 Comments

As a road safety measure, the transport authorities should ensure that video screens in road vehicles are installed only for passenger viewing. Drivers should pay full attention to the road and not resort to video entertainment while driving. On 17 Jan 2012 a lorry in Johor was reported to have caused a six-vehicle pile up involving two fatalities. The lorry was installed with a video player and...

Hazards of low-level radiation

admin January 12, 2012 0 Comments

Below we reproduce Chapter 5 of "Wasted Lives: Radioactive Poisoning in Bukit Merah" for our readers. It shows the many ill-effects of low-level radiation and its impacts on the residents in Bukit Merah. What is frightening about radiation is that you cannot see it, feel it, hear it or taste it. You do not have to get into the area of a radioactive dump, dig the soil, bathe in it, or throw it...

Malaysia not adhering to international recommendations on Lynas

admin January 11, 2012 0 Comments

The manner in which AELB and Lynas Corporation are conducting public disclosure makes a mockery of international best practices, safety standards and the various International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommendations which the government and Lynas had pledged they will honour. Public Information and disclosure Among the other IAEA recommendations relevant to public disclosure are: Lynas should...

Lynas TOL public feedback session a mockery

admin January 6, 2012 0 Comments

It is obvious that the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) is not sincere in obtaining public feedback for the application for a temporary operating licence from the rare earth processing company Lynas (M) Sdn Bhd. AELB is making it difficult for the public to access the document that is on display. The document which includes the Radioactive Waste Management Plan is on display in limited...

We need a value-based, not a market-based schooling system

admin December 30, 2011 0 Comments

The Malaysian Education System does not need just a marginal review but a complete change from market-centered schooling to value-based and nature-centric education. Let us see this illustration. Once there lived a farmer with a few chicks on his farm. The mother hen would go in search of worms and the baby chicks would follow. The self search with a proper guidance gave them self confidence and...

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