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Celebrating Eid-al-Fitr, Avoid Extravagance and Bid’ah

admin June 15, 2017 0 Comments
Hari Raya Message from CAP President Haji S.M. Mohamed Idris We are in the last ten days of Ramadhan when Muslims are required to spend more time in prayer, introspection and giving charity. Regrettably, they are bombarded with advertisements to buy and consume more. “Ramadan Jam11, Gila-Gila Deals from RM1, Raya Ni Mesti Cun,, Jualan Hebat up to 50%” are some of the ads to tempt consumers....
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STOP LOGGING ACTIVITIES AND DESTRUCTION OF FORESTS

admin June 15, 2017 0 Comments
Logs from trees felled in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve. Provision of Free Barrels Not a Solution to Water Supply Problem in Kedah Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Kedah government to take immediate action to stop logging activities and forest destruction in order to overcome the problem of water shortage faced by the people in the state. The government should focus on addressing the root cause...
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COASTAL EROSION IN TANJUNG BUNGAH

admin June 14, 2017 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is concerned of erosion of the beach in Tanjung Bungah. We urge the Penang State Government and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) to immediately investigate the cause of the coastal erosion here. SAM's survey here found that coastal erosion is quite significant. A nearby resident whom SAM met said that the erosion problem has occurred since 2016, and...
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FESTIVE SEASON APPROACHING: PRICE OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS INCREASE

admin June 8, 2017 0 Comments
A survey carried out by CAP past few days has shown an significant increase in the price of coriander leaves, daun bawang, asam jawa and garlic. CAP found that the price has increased from between 10% to 200% over the last one week. With Ramaddhan and as Hari Raya Puasa is around the corner, the above mention items will be in even greater demand. CAP calls on the Ministry of Domestic Trade,...
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Our oceans, our future

admin June 7, 2017 0 Comments
“Our ocean is in serious trouble and the deterioration is increasingly posing a danger to people’s lives, livelihoods and well-being”.  On the advent of the World Ocean Day on 8 June 2017, Mr.Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General of UN DESA said, “The state of our ocean is worrying.” “Marine pollution, overfishing and other challenges threaten the state of our global waters which cover...
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US Withdrawal from Paris Agreement Irresponsible and Unethical

admin June 2, 2017 0 Comments
The announcement by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Paris Agreement is both irresponsible and unethical. The US is the world’s largest historical emitter of greenhouse gas emissions and to walk away from the Paris Agreement is an abdication of its responsibility which condemns both present and future generations as well as the planet to grave peril and danger. Mr. Trump claims...
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Issue 47-3 May-June 2017

admin June 1, 2017 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.
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Advice on Observing Ramadhan

admin May 30, 2017 0 Comments
by CAP President Haji S.M.Mohamed Idris Ramadhan is the most sacred month in the Muslim calendar when the noble Qur’an was revealed to our beloved Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. as a guidance to mankind.  It prescribes fasting as a way to attain Taqwa (God-consciousness) and the Prophet is reported to have narrated:  “Allah said, every action of the son of Adam is for him except fasting, for that...
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Tobacco – A threat to development

admin May 30, 2017 0 Comments
The World No Tobacco Day which will be celebrated on 31 May has Tobacco – A threat to development and it is timely because tobacco use has posed as a scourge on the development of a country. Malaysia is not an exception because tobacco use has imposed a massive social and economic cost over the decades when the money spent could have been used for its development. To understand the myths and...
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