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Spend less on school supplies

admin December 14, 2018 0 Comments

An estimated 5 million students (from pre-school to secondary school) are to splurge on new school uniform and other items when school reopens next year, parents could easily spent more than RM2 billion just for this period alone. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges parents not to buy entirely new sets of uniform and other school supplies when school reopens if the existing uniform...

Flash floods threaten 500 in Jeniang

admin December 12, 2018 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls for the Kedah Government and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS) to investigate and take immediate action to solve flash flood problems that is being faced by more than 500 residents of Kuala Muda district at Jeniang. The problem involving Kampung Batu 8, 9 and 10 has been happening since 2014 but till now there has been no...

Government must stand firm in asking Lynas to ship out all its radioactive and hazardous wastes

admin December 10, 2018 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia and the Consumers Association of Penang support the decision of the government to ask the Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd to remove and dispose of its accumulated 451,464 metric tonnes of radioactive waste. In our view the radioactive waste should be exported by Lynas to Australia because the raw materials that are processed into rare earth originates in Australia. We also note that...

Rehab is best left to hands of experts

admin November 29, 2018 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is shocked at the manner in which procedures to move a pair of gibbons led to a three day stand-off. While there are local, regional, and federal laws that prohibit the public from having a wild animal in their possession, even while temporarily caring for it with the intention of release, wildlife rehabilitators or care centers are permitted to keep wildlife for...

SAM Questions Selangor’s Commitment to Protect Permanent Reserved Forests

admin November 28, 2018 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) objects to the proposal by the Selangor State Authority to excise two more Permanent Reserved Forests (PRF) in the state of Selangor. The PRFs proposed to be excised are part of Sungai Buloh Forest Reserve (HS Sungai Buloh) in Petaling District covering 1.2418 hectares and part of Bukit Lagong Forest Reserve (HS Bukit Lagong) in Gombak District covering 28.3 hectares....

Smokers: 1 Million Under 10 Years, Majority Of 4.7 Million Start Before 18

admin November 22, 2018 0 Comments

CAP Fully supports the ban on cigarette sale and smoking in eaterie More than one million of the smokers in Malaysia are under the age of 10, and they emit about 4,000 noxious and cancerous chemicals present in tobacco. Most of the 4.7 million smokers in the country start smoking before the age of 18, according to the Health Ministry. Over 60 chemicals present in cigarette smoke can cause cancer...

Stop Exposing Consumers to Tainted Meats

admin November 16, 2018 0 Comments

As we take note of World Antibiotics Awareness Week from 12-18 November, one of the most pressing problems we face is the persistent presence of foods contaminated with antibiotic residues and antibiotic resistant bacteria. Over the years the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has raised concerns on the use of antiobiotics in livestock production, agriculture and aquaculture in Malaysia,...

Promote Healthy Eating to Combat Diabetes

admin November 14, 2018 0 Comments

Diabetes has become a condition of epidemic proportion worldwide prompting the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to declare November 14 as World Diabetes Day. The theme for World Diabetes Day 2018 and 2019 is The Family and Diabetes. Diabetes spares no group — attacking men, women, children, the elderly and people from every racial...

Acceptance Speech by the Recipient of Ibn Khaldun Merit Award

admin November 12, 2018 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang is extremely honoured to be awarded the Ibn Khaldun Merit Award and I would like to thank International Islamic University of Malaysia for selecting CAP to be the first recipient of this award. Jazak Allahu Khayran. The vision, mission and activities of the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) has been directed towards the transformation of our society in...

CAP receives Ibn Khaldun Merit Award from International Islamic University Malaysia