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“Nature Did This!”

Lai Cheng June 29, 2026 0 Comments

We cut the trees. We destroyed the hills. We blocked the natural flow of water. Then when floods arrive, we proudly say: “Nature did this.” Rain is natural. Disaster is often man-made. A forest is not just a group of trees. It is a water filter, a soil protector, a flood barrier, and a life support system. When we remove it, nature doesn’t take revenge. It simply stops protecting us....

Make Your Own Non-Toxic Fly Repellent

Lai Cheng June 29, 2026 0 Comments

Bothered by house flies? Forget those nasty fly papers, chemical sprays, or fly swatter. Use lemons and cloves instead. Flies are highly sensitive to scent, and the pairing of lemon and cloves overloads their olfactory senses, causing them to stay away. The volatile oils in lemon and cloves is what make this remedy work. Lemons release limonene, a strong citrus compound which disrupts a fly's...

Canadian Town Grants Legal Rights to Trees in Landmark Environmental Move

Lai Cheng June 25, 2026 0 Comments

Terrasse-Vaudreuil in Quebec has legally recognised trees as living beings with rights, aiming to strengthen climate resilience, biodiversity protection and sustainable urban development through enforceable municipal safeguards. A small municipality west of Montreal has taken an unprecedented step in environmental governance by legally recognising trees as living beings with inherent rights,...

Toxic Chemical in Men’s Skin-Lightening Creams

Lai Cheng June 24, 2026 0 Comments

Toxic mercury not only lurks in women’s skincare creams, it is present in men’s skincare products too. Recent tests in the Philippines have found this potent neurotoxin in fairness creams for men. Toxics watchdog group Ecowaste Coalition found high levels of the chemical in two brands of Pakistan-made creams bought online – Chandni Whitening Cream Men's (blue packaging) and Arena Gold...

Public Housing Needs Urgent Reform to Prevent Social Decline

Lai Cheng June 23, 2026 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is deeply concerned by the findings of Think City’s recent report, From Roof to Resilience: A Social Assessment of Malaysia’s Public Housing, which highlights growing social and economic challenges within Malaysia’s public housing communities. Malaysia’s public housing programme has been crucial in reducing urban poverty and improving access...

How to Solve a Problem Without Using AI

Lai Cheng June 22, 2026 0 Comments

The solution... is human! Source: 1 Million Women

THE LAUNDRY BASKET

Lai Cheng June 22, 2026 0 Comments

No matter how much laundry we finish, another load always seems to appear. Life can feel the same way. There is always another task, another responsibility, another thing waiting for our attention. But maybe the goal isn’t to finish everything. Maybe it’s simply to keep showing up, one load, one day, one step at a time. (Life rarely asks us to be finished — it asks us to be consistent....

HATE IS TAUGHT … and Can be Unlearned

Lai Cheng June 22, 2026 0 Comments

Hate is a learned behaviour. Humans are not born with prejudice; it is a trait we absorb from our environment, societal influences, and generational conditioning. Children do not know hatred. Infants naturally gravitate toward connection. It is only through conditioning – direct messages, observed actions, and societal narratives – that a child learns to fear or judge others. The inclination...

Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements DO NOT Prevent Fractures in Older Adults

Lai Cheng June 19, 2026 0 Comments

A comprehensive review published in The BMJ suggests that calcium supplements, vitamin D supplements, or taking both together provide little to no clinically meaningful benefit in preventing fractures or falls for most older adults. Falls are a major health concern among seniors. Nearly one in three people age 65 and older experiences a fall each year, and many of these incidents result in...

Calcium Carbide – The Silent Poison in Our Food

Lai Cheng June 16, 2026 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls upon the authorities to ban the use of calcium carbide as a fruit-ripening agent. Calcium carbide is an industrial chemical that releases acetylene gas when exposed to moisture, a gas that mimics ethylene, the natural fruit-ripening hormone. However, it also emits toxic compounds such as arsenic and phosphorus. The use of calcium carbide is not...

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