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Food storage: For how long & how to?

admin April 29, 2011 0 Comments
How long can foods be stored? Many people do keep their food longer than the above guidelines. If you keep your food longer, make sure you check it each time to see that it has not turned mouldy, slimy, stinky, rancid or otherwise rotten. Always check the food BEFORE you taste it. •    Ground meats, fresh poultry and raw fish should be used within 1-2 days after purchase. •    Milk,...
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New rare earth mining proposal in Bukit Merah: Double jeopardy for residents!

admin April 29, 2011 0 Comments
CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are outraged to learn that the Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a Hong Kong company, CVM Minerals Ltd, for a joint-venture exercise to explore and mine rare earth and other potential minerals and related activities at Bukit Merah, near Ipoh. It is reported that CVM Minerals Ltd through its Malaysian...
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Slash Your Utility Bills

admin April 29, 2011 0 Comments
Choose energy-efficient household appliances THE appliances that heat or cool are the big energy guzzlers. The iron, kettle, water heater, refrigerators, and air conditioner use a lot more energy than appliances like radio, TV and lights. So anything that increases the efficiency of these appliances by even a little can provide significant savings. A cheaper electrical appliances is not...
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Exercise against cancer

admin April 29, 2011 0 Comments
Cancer is often referred to as a single condition, in actual fact it consists of more than 100 different diseases. (In fact, there are 210 types of diseases classified under the umbrella name of cancer.) These diseases are characterised by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Facts & Figures:  Cancer strikes 11 million adults and children every year throughout the world and 6...
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The tricks that conmen use

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
In the local press you read another report about a new victim of the so-called "magic stone" that will cure all illnessess? You tell yourself you could never fall for a of a scam like that. Maybe not a victim of the "magic stone" scam but what about other types of cons? Every consumer is a potential victim of unethical selling practices. And you have probably been duped more often than you...
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What to do in an accident

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Do you know what to do if you are involved in a road accident? You may have injured yourself or another person or you may have damaged your vehicle or another person's vehicle in the process. What should you do? The following guide will come in handy, especially if you're new on the road.   At the accident site 1.    Be calm and do not panic. Neither should you take the law into your hands....
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Consumers deserve a No-Fault Liability Motor Scheme

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) welcomes the announcement by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) that it will be consulting all relevant stakeholders next month before presenting the proposed new third party bodily injury and death scheme to the government. In August 2007, the Attorney General’s Chambers issued a Preliminary Issue paper proposing that a No-Fault Liability Scheme (NFL) be...
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Avoid the Debt Trap

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you were rich and you could buy anything that your heart desires without getting into debt? But then again the rich also get into debt. So what it all boils down to is perhaps not so much how much you have as how you manage to do with what you have. But nowadays, this concept of “Buy now, pay later” enables you to buy with money that you don’t have, yet....
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How to spot a get-rich-quick scam?

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Your neighbour wants you to sign up with her “direct selling” company telling you that there is easy money to be made. However, you are sceptical that it might be an illegal pyramid scheme. How can you tell the difference? Pyramid schemes are illegal scams in which large numbers of people at the bottom of the pyramid pay money to a few people at the top. Each new participant pays for the...
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