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Unseen Harms in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Lai Cheng November 6, 2025 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) wishes to draw attention to the potential harms posed by artificial intelligence (AI), even as society rightly acknowledges its many advantages. AI can be a powerful tool for progress, but it also carries risks that must not be overlooked, from fostering psychological dependence and enabling manipulation to facilitating deception on an unprecedented...

Be Content with Where You Are

Lai Cheng November 6, 2025 0 Comments

It's easy for us to live in a perpetual state of "I'll be happy when..." … when I get that promotion, when I move to a new city, when I find the right partner, when I lose weight, when I make more money. This mindset creates a cycle where happiness is always pushed to some imagined future that never quite arrives. Once you reach one destination, the mind simply creates a new one, keeping...

HOW TO STOP IMPULSE BUYING

Lai Cheng November 4, 2025 0 Comments

Shopping can drain your money, especially if you buy things on impulse, or buy based on wants rather than needs. With the advent of online shopping and home delivery today, many people may find it even harder to resist impulse buying. One easy way to curb the “buy now” habit is to set a waiting period. When you see something you’re tempted to buy, wait a day, a week or even a month before...

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE KILLS MILLIONS WORLDWIDE

Lai Cheng November 3, 2025 0 Comments

Act Now to Address this Growing Public Health Problem Each year, from 18 to 24 November, the world observes World Antimicrobial Awareness Week – because the loss of effective antibiotics threatens every aspect of modern medicine. This year’s theme, “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future”, reminds us that awareness alone is not enough. We must take decisive action. Globally 1.27...

Rural Life Benefits

Lai Cheng November 3, 2025 0 Comments

CHILDREN RAISED IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS ARE HEALTHIER Studies show that children who grow up in rural areas, especially around animals and nature, tend to have stronger immune systems. This is because they are exposed to more types of bacteria and microbes found in soil, plants, and animals. These tiny organisms help train their immune systems to respond properly, making them less likely to...

SHARING SURPLUS FOOD

Lai Cheng October 31, 2025 0 Comments

A Simple Act that Prevents Food Waste In Norway, there was a heartwarming instance where a resident, Inger Garås from Mjøndalen, hung over 200 bags of surplus apples on her fence for passersby to take. Her apple trees had produced far more fruit than she could consume, and rather than letting it rot, she decided to share it with the community. This act of generosity quickly gained attention...

MALAYSIA-US PACT SURRENDERS MALAYSIA’S SOVEREIGNTY

Lai Cheng October 30, 2025 0 Comments

Malaysia has just signed a trade agreement with the United States that strips away our regulatory autonomy, subordinates our foreign policy to Washington's interests, constrains our ability to raise revenue, and commits us to spending a staggering US$220 billion over the next decade. This is not a reciprocal trade agreement. It is a capitulation dressed up as commerce. The Consumers’...

Stop Making a Mockery of the Law – CAP Urges Government to End Discounts on Traffic Summonses

Lai Cheng October 29, 2025 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) strongly urges the Government and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to immediately discontinue the practice of offering discounts on traffic summonses, including the recently announced 70 percent discount on summonses from November 1 to December 30, 2025. Such offers make a mockery of the law and severely undermine the credibility of enforcement...

Silent Signs of Stress

Lai Cheng October 28, 2025 0 Comments

Stress symptoms may be affecting your health, even though you might not know it. You may blame sickness for that annoying headache, your sleeping troubles, feeling unwell or your lack of focus at work. But stress may really be the cause. Stress symptoms can affect your body, your thoughts and feelings, and your behaviour. Knowing common stress symptoms can help you manage them. Stress that's not...

Warming Planet

Lai Cheng October 28, 2025 0 Comments

MOSQUITOES DISCOVERED IN ICELAND FOR FIRST TIME For the first time ever, mosquitoes have reached Iceland – a country long thought too cold for these buzzing pests. Scientists say this could be a direct result of rising global temperatures – creating conditions warm enough for mosquitoes to survive in places once far too cold. Experts are calling it a wake-up call for the world. If insects...

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