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Support for Bar Council’s call for the government to protect Orang Asli customary land rights

admin February 28, 2018 0 Comments

SAM would like to voice our support for the statement from the Malaysian Bar Council on February 26 for federal and state governments to take all the necessary actions to protect the Orang Asli customary land rights. The statement illustrates the need for our policymakers to look at the law in its entirety. The law does not only comprise statutory law, it also includes common law, customs and...

A Clear Mocker Of The Explosives Act

admin February 20, 2018 0 Comments

Consumers’ Association of Penang has been reminding various relevant authorities about the violations of the Explosives Act for more than two decades but these calls have fallen on deaf ears. As over the weekend we were a laughing stock when banned firecrackers and fireworks were let off freely without an ounce of fear of breaking the law. The relevant authorities are pussy footing around the...

MALAYSIA’S TOWERING INFERNO SAGA CONTINUES

admin February 19, 2018 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is highly concerned with the lack of regard by the authorities for fire safety in our country. At 11.50am on 13 February a fire that started during some maintenance work on the EPF building in Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya was able to spread quickly because the cladding on the exterior wall of the building was made from a material that did not comply...

Villagers Worried Over Sand Dredging Operation in Sedim, Baling, Kedah

admin February 12, 2018 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is very concerned about the sand dredging operations in Kampung Pekan Sedim and Kampung Bukit Rawa, Sedim, in the district of Baling, Kedah, of which a large number of villagers here are worried. Residents of four villages in the surrounding area, namely Kampung Bukit Rawa, Kampung Pekan Sedim, Kampung Gelugur and Kampung Kepala Titi expressed their concern over the...

Shock-ing Toys For Children

admin February 9, 2018 0 Comments

Besides the numerous hazardous toys that are on sale in supermarkets, shops and stalls throughout the country, there are novelty items that are capable of giving an electric shock that have made a comeback. It was spotted in a recent survey by the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and we were able to buy “Shock Chewing Gum” at RM6.00 each. It is designed to look like Wrigley's chewing...

Issue 48-1 January-February 2018

admin February 5, 2018 0 Comments

We have stories which you will not find in other papers -- hard-hitting stuff with no holds barred, for we name the brands, companies or people in our exposes, unlike the commercial papers which are dependent on companies for their advertisements or are owned by political parties. You can expect our views and perspectives to be different, for we are on the side of consumers.

THREAT OF WEEDY RICE IN MADA AREA

admin January 29, 2018 0 Comments

CAP Urges Review of Direct Seeding Method and Use of Modern Technology The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry to conduct a comprehensive study on the occurrence and causes of weedy rice at the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) area. Recently, local media reported that 15,000 hectares of paddy fields in Perlis and Kedah...

4th Industrial Revolution (4IR): doom or boom?

admin January 26, 2018 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) takes great concern at increasing reports of workers losing their jobs due to the advent of the “4th Industrial Revolution” (4IR), which is touted to replace many skills and functions with automation aided by software. The laying off of employees, especially senior workforce members who have operated in their respective fields for decades, due to the...

Firecrackers and illegal fireworks are still in the market

admin January 25, 2018 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has repeatedly called for a strict enforcement of a ban on firecrackers/fireworks for more than 20 years but these calls have fallen on deaf ears. While we are struggling just to enforce the law, more than 40,000 people signed a petition calling for a new law to ban the public use of fireworks in the United Kingdom (UK). Their reasons are that...

Don’t sign revised TPP agreement, CAP calls on government