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‘WINDOWS’ TO MORE PROBLEMS

admin November 3, 2016 0 Comments

When you install a more advanced programme on your computer you expect that it is going to work and serve your purposes better but it did not seem to be the case when Microsoft introduced Windows 10. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is dismayed by the fact that there have been an overwhelming number of complaints about Windows 10 from consumers worldwide. Microsoft announced last year...

Malaysia needs to act to ratify Kyoto Protocol amendment

admin November 1, 2016 0 Comments

I refer to the article in The Star (26 October 2016) ‘Junaidi: We need to focus on Paris Agreement’. The Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar was responding in Parliament to a question posed as to when Malaysia would ratify the 2nd commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement on climate change, and to what extent this has been...

FISHERS JETTY IN SUNGAI TENGAH, CHANGKAT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED

admin October 26, 2016 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang State Government, Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia (LKIM) and other relevant agencies to take the initiative to resolve the problem faced by fishermen at the Sungai Tengah jetty, Changkat in Seberang Perai Selatan. The jetty here needs to be upgraded for the sake of the fishers’ well-being and safety. The inshore fishermen in this area have been...

Eliminate Lead In Paint

admin October 25, 2016 0 Comments

Paints With Dangerous Lead Levels Widely Sold In Developing Countries The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) reiterates our call to the Malaysian government to take immediate steps to eliminate lead in paint. CAP’s analysis of lead in new enamel household paints in Malaysia found that more than 60 percent of 39 paint samples tested contained exceedingly high lead levels. CAP’s call is...

Big Traffic Nightmare In Little India

admin October 20, 2016 0 Comments

It is most unfortunate that the City Council of Penang Island (MBPP) thought that it is alright to rob the rights of road users in the name of celebrating a festival at Little India. MBPP ought to ask itself how necessary and beneficial is this idea of pitching canopies on both sides of the road to the people. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) would reiterate that it sees no purpose of...

Traffic Obstruction At Little India

admin October 18, 2016 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the City Council of Penang Island (MBPP) to take action on canopies that obstruct the roads (particularly China Street, Penang Street, King Street and Market Street) in Little India. During a recent survey, CAP found that the pitching of canopies concentrated along sections of China Street, Penang Street, King Street and Market Street. CAP...

Infestation of Flies and Air Pollution from Factory in Ayer Tawar: SAM Concerned of Residents Health

admin October 13, 2016 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is concerned of the health of more than 1,000 residents of Kampung Batu 19, Ayer Tawar in Manjung District, state of Perak due to prolonged exposure to air pollution from a factory and infestation of flies here. The source of problem is a poultry farm and glove factory operating here. The affected residents who have been suffering from these problems for more than...

Malaysia Must Lead In Tobacco Control For Public Health

admin October 13, 2016 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the government to implement measures to curb smoking, particularly among women and youths. Tobacco use is one of the most preventable public health threat, killing one in every two persons who use them. The World Health Organisation had warned that if governments do not take strong action to limit exposures to tobacco, by 2030 it could kill...

Trawler Vessels and Dredgers Threaten Sungai Batu Fishermen

admin October 12, 2016 0 Comments

The daily income of nearly 200 fishermen in Kampung Sungai Batu, Pantai Remis, Perak has been affected by the encroachment of trawler vessels into their fishing zone. The problem that has persisted for more than 10 years has not only threatened the fisheries resources and various species of marine life, but also polluted the Zone A where fishermen make a living from. In a survey carried out by...

Destruction and Excision of Part of Segari Melintang Forest Reserve: SAM’s Response to Perak Menteri Besar

admin October 11, 2016 0 Comments

... Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) refers to Menteri Besar Perak, YAB Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, statement to the media which was published in local dailies on 7 October 2016. The MB had questioned whether the State Government is in the wrong for excising part of the Segari Melintang Forest Reserve (HS Segari Melintang) for the purpose of developing public housing. The issue here is not...

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