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Motor insurance – let the Govt take over

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Many comments have been made about Consumers Association of Penang 's (CAP's) proposal for a no-fault liability scheme in relation to motor vehicle accidents (MVAs), and regarding the proposed scheme by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). CAP wishes to set the record straight regarding its stand on the proposed BNM scheme as well as respond to the comments made. Very little is known about the proposed...
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Cruelty of the international bird trade

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
People are fascinated at the sight and chirping of birds in pet shops and are willing to pay huge sums just to own an exotic species. But "bird lovers" show hardly any concern at the trauma suffered by birds captured in their country of origin, during transportation and mortality before reaching the country of destination. Where the legal trade has decimated wild bird populations, the illegal...
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The rights of an ant

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Raju Z Moray I SAW a little red ant crawling up my sleeve. Without batting an eyelid I slapped it out of existence. Nothing unusual? Right! You would have done the same thing yourself? Absolutely! Now just wait a minute. Think of it this way. I just sentenced a living creature to death. It had done me no harm. It was probably just lost and trying to find its way home. To its loved ones, waiting....
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Oh no, not monkeys in apartments

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is pleased that the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is reviewing the licences of pet owners in urban and apartment buildings and hopefully will also stop issuing them licences. Apartments and industrial areas are not ideal places for the keeping of macaques. Life in captivity would be stressful for the animals in addition to the stress experienced as a...
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How to make Farmers’ Effective Micro-organisms

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Farmers’ Effective Micro-organisms (FEM) improve the soil, reduce plant disease and promote plant growth.  INGREDIENTS Pumpkin—3kg,  Banana—3kg,  Papaya—3 kg,  Brown Sugar—3 kg,  Eggs—5,  Water—10 litres     PREPARATION 1. Chop the fruits. 2. Add all the ingredients listed above into an air-tight container. 3. On...
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Why Organic Farming?

admin April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Organic agriculture is defined as "a holistic food production management system, which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. It emphasizes the use of management practices in preference to the use of off-farm inputs, taking into account that regional conditions require locally adapted systems. This is accomplished...
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Make sustainable agriculture mainstream

admin April 27, 2011 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the government to mainstream sustainable agriculture in Malaysia. Malaysia is currently facing increasing challenges in the form of food price increases and climate change, requiring a re-look at the agriculture sector and agricultural policies. It is clear that there is a need for a radical overhaul of the agriculture sector in order for...
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CAP shows the way with earthworms

admin April 27, 2011 0 Comments
Vermihome — a place to breed earthworms — has been successfully initiated by the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), as part of our programme to promote sustainable agriculture. The vermihome was set up to educate the public on how to convert kitchen and garden wastes into vermicompost which is very useful for organic farming. The home will also serve as a training place for those...
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TV retards your child’s development

admin April 27, 2011 0 Comments
"A 'good' brain for learning develops strong and widespread neural highways that can quickly and efficiently assign different aspects of a task to the most efficient system… Such efficiency is developed only by active practice in thinking and learning which, in turn, builds increasingly stronger connections. A growing suspicion among brain researchers is that excessive television viewing may...
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More arguments against TV

admin April 27, 2011 0 Comments
Excessive TV watching can also lead to a wide range of physical, psychological and social problems. Here are 17 more arguments for the elimination of television. HYPERACTIVITY INDUCER THERE is mounting evidence that the rapid movements of sounds and images on TV is a major cause of hyperactivity. The worst thing one can do for a hyperactive child is to put him in front of the TV set. The physical...
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