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HAVE THE CONSUMERS BEEN SHORT-CHANGED?

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As early as 2007 Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) had identified problems and issues of the current motor insurance scheme which many consumers can easily relate to: > Inadequate access to third party insurance cover, particularly for old and commercial vehicles. > Lengthy claims settlement process. > Premiums which have not been revised since 1978. > Insurers were reluctant to offer...

PROLIFERATION OF LIQUOR SHOPS IN PENANG’S LITTLE INDIA

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The Consumers’ Association of Penang is shocked to find that there is a proliferation of liquor shops in the Little India area here in Penang. We strongly believe that liquor shops should not be allowed to set up in places with homes and offices. We have received complaints about liquor shops opening up tables along the roadside to seat the people who patronize their shops. The tables that are...

Report: Friends of the Earth warn ADB: Stop coal financing or jeopardise Asia’s future

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Asian Development Bank 50th Annual General Meeting, Yokohama, Japan Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific today released a report calling on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to cease all funding of coal projects, saying that its current climate and energy policies are incompatible and hypocritical. This year the ADB turns 50, and in the last decade alone it has financed over US $3 billion in coal...

DOES BNM CONDONE ILLEGAL FOREX TRADING?

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JJPTR, CYL, Richway Global Venture and BTC I-system all have one thing in common; they are major money game schemes that have been in the limelight recently BUT for the wrong reasons. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is appalled by the news that so many “investors” (consumers) have been cheated of their hard earned money by these companies. But we do not believe that the situation...

Halt the Mission – Nuclear Energy is NOT an Option!

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The Malaysian Coalition Against Nuclear (MyCAN) is appalled that the Malaysian Government is determined to go down the nuclear energy route with the completion of the Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission for Phase 1 of ‘readiness’ that was conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last October. When receiving the final mission report from the IAEA on March...

HALT LOGGING AND MINING PROJECTS IN PAHANG – SAM URGES

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Pollution of Sungai Pahang, Tasik Chini and Tasik Mentiga Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Pahang government to stop logging and mining activities in the state to curb the worsening problem of pollution of the Pahang River, Tasik Chini and Tasik Mentiga in the district of Pekan. The problem that has persisted for more than 20 years does not only affect the water catchment and water supply...

RIVER IN SUNGAI PETANI, KEDAH GETTING MORE POLLUTED

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Sungai Petani Municipal Council (MPSPK), Department of Environment (DoE) and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) to take urgent action to resolve the river pollution in Sungai Petani which is getting worse. The river pollution that has been on-going for more than 10 years now has not only caused the river to be full of rubbish and waste but has...

CAP: Ban microplastics in cosmetics and personal care products

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The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the authorities to ban microplastics in personal care and cosmetic products in view of the health and environmental hazards associated with these tiny plastic particles. For the last 50 years, microparticles of plastic, or microplastics, have been used in personal care products and cosmetics, replacing natural options in a large number of cosmetic and...

Issue 47-2 March-April 2017

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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.

Depression: World’s leading disability

admin March 30, 2017 0 Comments

A recent report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on ‘Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders estimates that in 2015 there were over 1.1 million cases of depressive disorders in Malaysia . The report further states that depression is a major contributor to suicide deaths accounting for 800,000 or 1.5% of all deaths globally. If we extrapolate this estimate locally, in...

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