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CAP’s Green Action Week 2025: How to Break Free from Plastics?

Lai Cheng September 11, 2025 0 Comments

Green Action Week (GAW) is a global campaign aimed at promoting sustainable consumption in all parts of the world. It takes place between September and November each year. Participants in the campaign showcase creative ways of bringing about change by facilitating the sharing of, and access to, resources. Through various activities such as interactive workshops on sustainable living alongside...

ELEPHANT TUSKS BELONG TO ELEPHANTS

Lai Cheng September 10, 2025 0 Comments

Elephants are majestic creatures that deserve respect and protection. Sadly, human greed has driven the demand for elephant tusks, often leading to these incredible animals being killed for profit. Behind every piece of ivory – whether it be a full tusk or carved trinket – is a dead elephant. Poachers kill about 20,000 elephants every single year for their tusks, which are then traded...

E-CIGARETTES: A Threat to Health

Lai Cheng September 9, 2025 0 Comments

E-cigarettes look like real cigarettes, but do not burn and combust tobacco leaves. An e-cigarette, or vape, is a battery-operated device that heats a liquid to create an aerosol, or "vapour", that the user inhales. Also referred to as electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), e-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes, bright colours, and different flavours (fruit, candy, menthol, mint,...

Federal Court Must Overrule High Court Decision Declaring Semantan Owners of Duta Enclave

Lai Cheng September 8, 2025 0 Comments

We refer to the report Govt wins Duta land dispute, retains title but ordered to compensate The Duta land dispute between the Government and Semantan Estate (1952) Sdn Bhd has its roots in pre-Merdeka Malaya, around 69 years ago. In 1956, the government acquired around 250 acres of land owned by Semantan for public purposes under the Land Acquisition Enactment. An enquiry was held to...

FRESH FROM THE ROOF

Lai Cheng September 8, 2025 0 Comments

Supermarket Rooftop Farms Cut Food Miles, Create Less Waste In some French supermarkets, the freshest food doesn’t arrive by truck – it grows right on the roof. Flat rooftops are turned into small farms where lettuce, basil, tomatoes, and strawberries thrive. Every morning, staff pick the produce, send it down in crates, and fill the shelves within minutes. This way, fruits and vegetables...

DON’T OVERTRUST AI MEDICAL ADVICE

Lai Cheng September 8, 2025 0 Comments

A 60-year-old man with no psychiatric history substituted table salt with sodium bromide for 3 months, following ChatGPT’s advice. He developed hallucinations, paranoia, and confusion – leading to a 3-week involuntary psychiatric hold. Physicians diagnosed him with bromism, a rare form of bromide poisoning. After antipsychotic treatment and electrolyte therapy, he recovered and was...

COLLECTING RAINWATER TO CLEAN STREETS

Lai Cheng September 4, 2025 0 Comments

A Clever Way to Keep Cities Clean & Flood-Free In Japan, rainwater isn’t just left to drain away. Instead of letting it flow away and go to waste, it’s collected and stored to clean streets and manage runoff. This helps to keep the streets clean and manage any extra water that falls during heavy rain. By collecting rainwater, Japan not only saves water but also keeps the environment safe...

From Drab to Hopeful

Lai Cheng September 3, 2025 0 Comments

HOW ART UNITED & TRANSFORMED A NEIGHBOURHOOD Graffiti artists are often viewed as hooligans and rabble-rousers who vandalise property and cause trouble for society. But perhaps their expressive spark can be put to good use? That’s what the Mexican government did some years ago – with surprising results. A group of young graffiti artists were asked to paint a Mexican hillside village of...

You Have a Second Heart – And It’s in Your Calves

Lai Cheng September 3, 2025 0 Comments

Your calves are more than muscles they’re your body’s “second heart.” Discover how this hidden pump protects circulation, energy, and long-term health, and how a simple habit can keep it active every day. We all know the heart is working nonstop to keep us alive. But hidden in your lower legs is another vital pump that plays a huge role in how energised, clear-headed, and healthy you...

RECONNECT WITH NATURE

Lai Cheng September 2, 2025 0 Comments

Human’s connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, a recent study has shown. This is mostly due to the increased loss of accessible green spaces and the lack of passing on knowledge around nature to children. But the good news is, this can be reversed by spending more time in nature! Are there any here that you would like to try out? Source: 1 Million Women

Author: Lai Cheng