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Mental Health Epidemic: The price of progress?

admin December 20, 2016 0 Comments
We are slated to be a high income country by 2020 and it appears that all indicators suggest we are close to the finishing line.  Incidentally depression is also lurking to be the number one disability worldwide by 2020 – just four years away.  According to the 2015 National Health and Mobidity Survey (NHMS), 1 in 3 individuals have mental health problems in Malaysia. The global average...
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OVERCOME FLOOD PROBLEM IN KAMPUNG PADANG SERAI, PERAK IMMEDIATELY

admin December 15, 2016 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Perak State government, Manjung Municipal Council (MPM) and the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) to take immediate action to overcome the problem of frequent flooding at Kampung Padang Serai near Pantai Remis here. The floods have been ongoing since ten years ago but until now no action has been taken by the relevant authorities to identify the...
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Serious Alcohol and Gum Addiction Among Orang Asli in Lubuk Legong, Baling

admin December 14, 2016 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Baling District Council (MDB) in the state of Kedah to investigate and take immediate action on a sundry shop owner in Kampung Lalang, Ulu Legong who is selling alcohol illegally to the Orang Asli community in the area. These activities have been going on for some time, but no action has been taken by the authorities. This has led to an...
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HALT SAND DREDGING IN TANJUNG BUNGAH AND PENANG – CALL CAP AND SAM

admin December 10, 2016 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia demand that the Penang State Government immediately orders the stopping of sand dredging and mining at the estuaries of Sungai Kelian and Sungai Kechil in Tanjung Bungah in Penang. We share the grave concerns of residents and fishermen living near the coastline near these areas reported in the news today.  Such activities are...
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Revealed: Massive Hidden Costs of secret RCEP trade deal

admin December 8, 2016 0 Comments
Jakarta, December 8th The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is being negotiated in Jakarta, Indonesia this week (December 2-10) . If signed, RCEP would grant corporations the exclusive right to bypass domestic legal systems and sue governments at international tribunals whenever they feel government regulation can limit their profits . New research reveals that investors have...
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More Incomplete Construction Site Structures Collapsing Equals More Worker Deaths. WHEN WILL IT STOP?

admin December 6, 2016 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is horrified with the news about the incomplete pedestrian bridge meant to connect KL Eco City and Mid Valley Megamall in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur that collapsed.  Not even a month after a couple was crushed by a piling rig that fell on them at a construction site along Persiaran Astana, Klang and another tragic incident that has led to serious injuries...
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INVESTIGATE SAND MINING ACTIVITY IN PINANG TUNGGAL

admin November 24, 2016 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Land and Mines Office, Drainage and Irrigation Department and local authorities to investigate a sand mining activity in Kampung Jawa, Pinang Tunggal, in the district of Kuala Muda, state of Kedah because the operation has caused problems and the villagers are concerned about the adverse effects. The sand mining activity in Sungai Mati at...
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CAP: Treat antibiotics with respect and care

admin November 17, 2016 0 Comments
The World Health Organization (WHO) has chosen “Antibiotics: Handle With Care” as its theme for this year’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week.  Held annually from 14 – 20 November, Antibiotic Awareness Week is a reminder to all - health care providers, patients and users of antibiotics – that antibiotics are life saving and preserving and deserve utmost care in handling, use,...
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Malaysian Government Needs to Act Now to Import Affordable Hepatitis C Treatment

admin November 15, 2016 0 Comments
Hepatitis C is curable. And yet thousands of Malaysian patients do not have access to treatment for this highly infectious disease. Data available suggests that more than 500,000 Malaysians are living with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Most people infected with HCV are unaware of their status until it has progressed to advanced liver disease, liver failure or cancer. According to the World Health...
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PROTECT FARMERS’ BEST FRIEND FOR PEST CONTROL

admin November 4, 2016 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls for the protection of frog habitat and a halt in eating of this useful amphibian, all for sensible reasons that we often choose to ignore in pursuit of the so-called economic development. We desperately need them to control the insect population. Frogs feed on pests such as grasshoppers, mosquitoes, and flies.  Largely insectivorous, each frog can eat more than...
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