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Withdraw RM6.2 billion MOF offer to Gamuda and other highway concessionaires

admin July 5, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Cabinet not to approve the RM 6.2 billion offer made by the Ministry of Finance to Gamuda, Litrak and other highway concessionaires to acquire four tolled highways. A committee of experts should be set up to find a solution to the much-criticised toll concessions, that will bring real benefits to the consumers and not burden the...

SHRIMP FARMING ACTIVITY THREATENS DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN KUALA SG PINANG

admin July 3, 2019 0 Comments

..... The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) and the Fisheries Department to investigate the problem of shallow drainage caused by effluents from shrimp ponds in Kuala Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau, Penang. The long-standing problem which has been going on since 10 years ago will be further polluting the environment, affect fisheries...

NGOs SUPPORT CALL FOR TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CHEMICAL FACTORIES IN PASIR GUDANG

admin July 2, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) express our support for the call made by the Pasir Gudang Member of Parliament Hassan Karim, for the temporary closure of the factories suspected of being responsible for the spate of ill health among students and teachers in the area, including kindergarten kids. Under Regulation 24 of the Clean Air Regulations 2014, the...

INVESTIGATE POLLUTION OF SUNGAI KELUANG IN PENANG

admin June 28, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urged the Department of Environment and Penang Island City Council (MBPP) to immediately investigate the discharge of white foamy substance that is polluting Sungai Keluang near Bayan Lepas Industrial Zone in Penang. CAP is concerned about the content of the foamy substance because if it contains hazardous chemicals it can cause adverse...

Pasir Gudang Chemical Pollution – Call For Royal Commission Of Enquiry

admin June 27, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Federal Government to set up a Royal Commission of Enquiry (RCE) into the recent spate of chemical pollution in Pasir Gudang, Johor, that has resulted in more than 100 students from more than 30 schools to have fallen ill. Further, according to press reports, the Education Ministry has closed 475 institutions of learning to enable the authorities to...

CAP: FGV fiasco – wake up time for shareholders to play an active role

admin June 27, 2019 0 Comments

Efficient spending by government-linked entities could not be more important than during the current period of exorbitant indebtedness facing the nation. This means rent-seeking by directors through inefficient pay (e.g., directors’ fees, benefits and perks) should be actively questioned and governed. The bold move by the major shareholders of the FGV in voting against the directors’ fees and...

CAP: Re-introduce inheritance tax and adjust certain existing taxes to help bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots.

admin June 26, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked with the pre-empted announcement by the Minister of Finance even before the scheduled budget dialogue which is to be held on 27th June 2019, that the long awaited inheritance tax would not be implemented. This would only contribute to the worsening of the inequality between the haves and the have-nots. Many governments are known to be...

AUTHORITIES MUST INSPECT AND MONITOR ALL WORKS ON SLOPES

admin June 26, 2019 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Tanjung Bungah Residents’ Association (TBRA) express our shock and alarm at yet another tragedy in the Tanjung Bungah area, near the Lost Paradise Hotel which has claimed four lives yesterday. The Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang (MBPP) has stated in a press statement that the tragedy was the result of the collapse of a retaining wall which was under...

The situation in nursing homes

admin June 21, 2019 0 Comments

The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked with the news that the elderly in a nursing home in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan have allegedly been systematically and continuously abused. The workers there have alleged that the elderly were forced to drink urine, eat chillies and given more sleeping pills than what was prescribed. Those who are responsible for these cruel acts should be...

CALL FOR URGENT ACTION TO CLEAN UP POOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN PASIR GUDANG, JOHOR