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Food Outlets That Charge For Plain Water Are Totally Unjustified!!

admin August 30, 2019 0 Comments

According to a survey carried out by the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) the price of plain water sold at food outlets such as restaurants and food stalls are exorbitant. The price survey at restaurants and food stalls in Penang found that the traders were selling a glass of warm water for RM 0.40 to RM 1.20. It costs a restaurant only 85 cents per 1,000 litres of water. Even if a...

What happened with the Penang Smart Parking?

admin August 23, 2019 0 Comments

Both the Penang Island and Seberang Perai City Councils, and the company HeiTech Padu Bhd (HeiTech) are answerable to taxpayers because of the seriousness of the multimillion Ringgit ‘glitch’ regarding installation of sensors on 647 council parking lots in Penang. It is more than a ‘glitch’ because out of the 647 sensors, only 30 (4.6%) had been installed. The company had failed to...

Serious concerns and unanswered questions over Lynas operations renewal

admin August 16, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) voice our serious concerns over the Pakatan Harapan government’s decision to allow Lynas to continue its operations for another six months and for its radioactive wastes to remain in the country. This means that once again, another toxic legacy is being created for future generations to suffer, in addition to the existing...

DO NOT GRANT LICENSE FOR OPERATION OF LEAD-ACID BATTERY MANUFACTURING PLANT IN JENJAROM, KUALA LANGAT, SELANGOR

admin August 14, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Selangor State Government and related government departments to reconsider the granting of the license to operate the lead-acid battery manufacturing plant in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, which is due in late August. SAM views that it is unsuitable to operate the plant close to residential areas because the community will be exposed to pollution...

Government must put public health and environment at centre of Lynas operations

admin August 13, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia is extremely concerned by news reports that the government has decided to allow Lynas to continue operating its plant for at least another six months. This is despite the fact that the company has not safely disposed of its hazardous radioactive wastes, either by exporting them or by already placing them in a suitable permanent disposal facility. The present licence given...

Deforestation and NCR violations in Sarawak: Federal government must conduct ground visits

admin August 9, 2019 0 Comments

In conjunction with the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) wishes to repeat our request to the federal government to conduct ground visits in order to understand in detail how monoculture plantations in Sarawak have caused deforestation and the violations of the native customary rights (NCR). We first put this request forward during the launching of...

Consumers living beyond their means

admin August 7, 2019 0 Comments

Consumers are living beyond their means because of the escalating food prices. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has been highlighting the astronomical increase in food prices for decades but the calls have fallen on deaf ears. We are now experiencing high cost of living caused by multiple factors and one reason is that we have been too dependent on imported food which negatively...

Old lifts must be replaced

admin August 6, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shockingly not shocked about the incident involving the lift at the Kampung Kerinchi PPR flat suddenly dropping 15m from the 5th floor to the ground floor. We had stressed in the past that the probability of accidents happening is higher since the period in between DOSH inspections of the lifts is too long, i.e. 15 months. This time they were lucky...

CAP: Malaysians in Dire Need of Clean Air

admin August 2, 2019 0 Comments

In March this year, some 2,775 people fell ill from exposure to toxic fumes in Pasir Gudang. They suffered from breathing difficulties, chest pain and vomiting. 200 people including school children were hospitalised, 111 schools were shut down temporarily. Fire and rescue officials identified at least 15 different types of chemicals, including the colourless and extremely poisonous hydrogen...

Low Cost Housing Units Which Are Not Low Cost

admin July 31, 2019 0 Comments

Developers in Penang have to comply with a “Compliance Clause” that requires them to build 30% of public housing – ie. low cost (RM42,000.00) and Low-Medium Cost (RM72,500.00). Applicants for these houses who are qualified and registered with the State’s Housing Department are sent offer letters by the department when these units are available. Happiness turns to sadness, even dismay,...

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