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Mak Fai

Why should we eat from toxic containers?

admin April 26, 2011 0 Comments
Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls the attention of the Selangor and Penang state governments and especially the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, to the widespread use of polystyrene food and drink containers during the Thaipusam festival in their respective states earlier this year. CAP conducted a study comprising random data collection at both locations where large...
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World Cup in South Afica: Separating Myths and Realities

admin April 26, 2011 0 Comments
  There is more than meets the eye in the euphoria surrounding the soccer World Cup. Offering an unapologetic public critique of the FIFA Soccer World Cup at the height of the collective frenzy of positive expectation, feel-good nationalism and general public excitement that now exists in our country is a risky thing to do. But it is a risk that needs to be taken precisely because, no...
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Why are your teenagers reading vampire novels?

admin April 26, 2011 0 Comments
Why do teenagers eat the Twilight novels? Why do they follow the adventures of young Bella and her vampire lover Edward? What do they think they see? Recently, I encountered some fans. "You are attracted to it because it is dangerous," says Camila, 13. "There is something that sucks you in." "I have Twilight written on my hand right now," says Morag, 11, whispering...
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Child abuse as serious as head injury

admin April 26, 2011 0 Comments
CAP is disturbed to note the number of abuse cases involving children reported of late. Toddlers being sexually abused, a stepchild apparently beaten to death, young girls raped — the list goes on. Alarmingly, parents or caregivers are the perpetrators in many cases of child abuse. These are the very people that society expects to protect the child. It has been said that society reaps what...
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vinoba

Moved by love

admin April 26, 2011 0 Comments
VINOBA BHAVE was one of the great spiritual leaders and social reformers of modern India, whose work and personal example moved the hearts of all Indians, from Prime Ministers to the poor. Born in 1894, at the age of ten, he took a vow of lifelong  celibacy  and service to others. Searching for a way of life that would embody both spiritual truth and practical action, he discovered...
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On fire for the poor

admin April 26, 2011 0 Comments
His name literally means "embodiment of fire". Through his fiery, eloquent and well-argued speeches, SWAMI AGNIVESH acts as a voice for the voiceless and is embarassed about being a politician.   But unlike the politicians who mouth the talk of religion, Agnivesh's politics are not aimed at dividing Hindu and Muslim, or any other religion. Instead, in a way parallel to the...
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The speed craze

admin April 26, 2011 0 Comments
Speed has become a modern addiction. Fast cars, fast food, fast talk, fast bucks; subtlety suffers for the sake of speed. Not only small, but also slow is beautiful.   By Jay Griffiths   Take the cow. It can be hard to understand the deification of the cow in Indian villages. But pause. In westernized Delhi or Bombay, amid the fizzing pandemonium of the fast lane, watch the awesome cow...
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New features of cultural colonialism

admin April 26, 2011 0 Comments
Contemporary cultural colonialism (CCC) is distinct from past practices in several senses: (1) It is oriented toward capturing mass audiences, not just converting elites. (2) The mass media, particularly television, invade the household and function from the "inside" and "below" as well as from "outside" and above. (3) CCC is global in scope and homogenising in its...
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The myth of an international culture

admin April 25, 2011 0 Comments
Western deception, distraction & domination One of the great deceptions of our times is the notion of "internationalisation" of ideas, markets and movements. It has become fashionable to evoke terms like "globalisation" or "internationalisation" to justify attacks on any or all forms of solidarity, community, and/or social values. Under the guise of...
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Scrap Lynas plant

admin April 23, 2011 0 Comments
We refer to a statement by International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed that an independent panel will be established soon to conduct a study on the health and safety aspects of Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd's rare earth oxides plant in Gebeng. Following this, Lynas issued a statement that the company is confident that the one month review of its plant in Gebeng will reconfirm...
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