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Cities give us wealth, countryside gives us Life

Admin August 5, 2021 0 Comments
“The all-pervading disease of the modern world is the total imbalance between city and countryside, an imbalance in terms of wealth, power, culture, attraction and hope. The former has become over-extended and the latter has atrophied. The city has become the universal magnet, while rural life has lost its savour. Yet it remains an unalterable truth that, just as a sound mind depends on a...
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Report Proposes Stronger ASEAN Response to Fight Global Waste Dumping

Admin August 4, 2021 0 Comments
Quezon City; Penang.  While governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have individually taken action to address incidents of illegal waste shipments from affluent and more developed countries, the 10-member bloc has yet to unify and boost up efforts to protect the region from the drawbacks and hazards of the global waste trade. Released in time for the commemoration of...
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COOKING GAS EXPLOSIONS: CAP calls for mandatory safety standards for cooking gas cylinders

Admin August 3, 2021 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the authorities to come out with mandatory safety standards for cooking gas cylinders. In Malaysia, gas leaks causing explosions have resulted in numerous injuries and deaths over the years. The latest involved a doctor who is battling for his life after a gas explosion left 95% of his body covered in burns. According to a doctor, gas explosions...
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Resolve water pollution from Parit D3 – Paya Mahang, Seberang Perai Selatan, Penang

Admin August 3, 2021 0 Comments
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang State Government, Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), Department of Environment (DOE), Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP), Department of Veterinary Services, and other relevant authorities in the state of Penang to investigate and resolve the water pollution from Parit D3 - Paya Mahang in Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS). SAM has brought up this...
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Legalising nicotine-based e-liquid is not a solution but a problem

Admin July 30, 2021 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the government not to be taken in by the tobacco industry’s recent persuasion that the government can collect up to RM250 million in excise tax on nicotine-based e-liquids. The e-liquids are meant for use in Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) devices such as vape and e-cigarettes. Here we would pose a hypothetical question for the...
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C4 Center-SAM joint forum against imported plastic waste sheds light on impact

Admin July 30, 2021 0 Comments
A forum jointly organised by the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) on improving monitoring and enforcement against illegal waste processing in Kedah and Penang has shed light on the problems faced by the communities and the enforcement agencies in addressing the issue, while creating a platform for the people and the agencies to interact. Titled...
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CAP: Ivermectin is important to complement vaccines

Admin July 29, 2021 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) congratulates the Members of Parliament who took up the issue of Ivermectin, as it is an issue of prime importance. With the escalating number of daily cases, we call upon the government to permit off-label use of Ivermectin by qualified doctors. We would like to point out that about 3.7 billion doses of Ivermectin has been distributed in mass drug...
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