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Malaysia should not give in to a new TPP

admin November 9, 2017 0 Comments
In the next few days, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Trade and Industry will be making a major decision on behalf of Malaysia on whether to join other countries to revive and sign a new Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) without the United States. They will be at a meeting in Danang, Vietnam, where the remaining 11 TPP countries (including Malaysia) are meeting to agree to a new...
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FROM CRANES TO PILING RIGS

admin November 8, 2017 0 Comments
Each time an incident has occurred at a construction site and it resulted in the death of one or more innocent lives, The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) called on the government to conduct a full inquiry into the operations of the Department of Safety and Health’s (DOSH) operations; but unfortunately, it seems to have fallen on deaf ears. We are iterating that call on account of the...
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CAP SAM Very Distressed By Flood Tragedy

admin November 6, 2017 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia  are very distressed by the tragedy that has taken place yesterday and early morning today in Penang. The floods, landslides and the disruption of people's lives are even much worst than what happened on 15th Sept. Yes - there was non stop rain and very high winds, but the major factor causing this has been the removal of the hill...
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TBRA: Halt short-sighted urban planning

admin November 5, 2017 0 Comments
Penang: Tanjung Bunga Residents’ Association (TBRA) is once again calling for the State to halt all short-sighted and patchy urban planning that continue to cause more flooded homes, uprooted trees, power cuts, and making travel inconvenient. TBRA wants the State to relook at all its urban and sub-urban development projects to see how it can improve the State’s ability to resist and absorb...
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Doesn’t Malaysia’s Environment Matter? Stop the Export of Sand

admin November 1, 2017 0 Comments
River sand mining operation in Pinang Tunggal which had caused impacts to environment and communities. Sahabat  Alam Malaysia (SAM) expresses its shock on the latest news by Free Malaysia Today (FMT) dated 29 of October which reported on the arrival of the first batch of Malaysian sand to Thoothukudi Port in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The export of sand went ahead despite protest and...
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PRICE TAGGING LAWS MUST BE ENFORCED

admin October 30, 2017 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-Operatives and Consumerism to enforce the Price Control Act 1946 Amendment 1973, Section 8(1) which requires traders to display price tags on goods meant for sale. Our repeated survey around Penang Island showed most traders openly violating the Price Control Act. The survey showed as follows: The main...
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RESPONSE OF TBRA TO PENANG STATE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON TANJUNG BUNGAH LANDSLIDE TRAGEDY

admin October 27, 2017 0 Comments
The Tanjung Bungah Residents’ Association (TBRA) welcomes the proposal by the Penang State Government to set up a Commission of Inquiry (SCI) to investigate the landslide that took place on 21 October at Lengkok Lembah Permai that killed 11 people. We ask that the SCI be open to the public to ensure transparency in view of the public interest involved, and that it also allows the full...
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SAND MINING AND LOGGING IN GUNUNG INAS PERMANENT RESERVED FOREST THREATEN ENVIRONMENTAL EQUILIBRIUM IN ULU MAHANG

admin October 25, 2017 0 Comments
Logs from Gunung Inas Forest Reserve. The Kedah State Government, Kedah Forestry Department, Kulim District and Land Office should pay serious attention to sand mining operations in the Gunung Inas Permanent Reserved Forest located near Kampung Ulu Mahang, Kulim, Kedah. Although the ongoing sand mining operations has been approved by the State Authority, this has to be reviewed because it...
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CAP: Ban lead in products to combat lead poisoning

admin October 25, 2017 0 Comments
Lead is a cumulative toxicant that affects multiple body systems. It is particularly hazardous to young children, pregnant woman and all those that are exposed to it. Effects of exposure include learning disabilities, increased risk of antisocial behaviour, reduced fertility and increased risk of renal and cardiovascular disease later in life. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized...
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