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GREEN ACTION WEEK 2024 – Demo on How to Prepare Hydrating Foods & Drink

Lai Cheng October 7, 2024 0 Comments
At CAP’s Green Action Week “Cooling Naturally” programme, Tamil Selvi Odian, a housewife from Nibong Tebal, gave a demonstration on how to make 3 types of cooling and healthy recipes: sarsaparilla jelly, radish salad, and ragi yoghurt drink. She explained how these foods and drink help with hydration, reduce internal body heat, and promote overall wellness, especially during hot weather....
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GREEN ACTION WEEK 2024 – The Plants & Seeds Distributed for Propagation

Lai Cheng October 7, 2024 0 Comments
As part of Green Action Week 2024, CAP hosted a month-long seed-sharing event until 5 October 2024. There was good public response to this – the public brought plant seeds, saplings and stem cuttings to CAP office to be shared with others. CAP also distributed plants and seeds to the public, who were eager to propagate them and later share them with others. Here's a collection of photos of the...
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GREEN ACTION WEEK 2024

Lai Cheng October 7, 2024 0 Comments
Good Response to CAP’s Green Action Week Seed-Sharing & Energy-Saving Programme on “Cooling Naturally” Green Action Week (GAW), which takes place between September and November each year, is a global joint action campaign to promote sustainable consumption in communities. In line with GAW 2024’s theme, “Sharing Energy Saving Tips: Cooling Naturally" – CAP hosted an energy-saving...
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JUST DON’T WASTE

Lai Cheng October 4, 2024 0 Comments
To make a difference we don’t need to go out and change everything we’re doing but focusing on reducing our waste, in electricity, in food and in fashion is massive. The less we waste, the better it is for the planet and for our wallets! David Attenborough said it best! Source: 1 Million Women  
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THE HUMAN LIBRARY – Borrow A Person Instead Of A Book

Lai Cheng October 4, 2024 0 Comments
There is a movement that originated in Denmark, where instead of borrowing a book to read a story, you borrow a person instead. The idea, established in 2000, is to "publish people as open books" so that a person can ask questions of someone's life and experience and understand issues better. These Human Library projects now exist in over 80 countries. The concept is simple – that stereotypes...
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4 EASY WAYS TO DRINK MORE WATER

Lai Cheng October 3, 2024 0 Comments
Are you drinking enough water? Our body is composed of about 60% water. Drinking water helps maintain the balance of body fluids. Water is also vital to our health. It’s important for many of our body's functions, including bringing nutrients to cells, getting rid of wastes, protecting joints and organs, and maintaining body temperature. Our body loses fluid through sweat, tears, vomiting,...
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PENANG ROADS SHOW SIGNS OF SHODDY WORK

Lai Cheng October 3, 2024 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Penang State Government to review the standards of its road construction and maintenance in view of the numerous potholes and uneven road surfaces that pose a hazard to road users. In a recent survey conducted by CAP, we found that among the main roads that are damaged are in Jalan Thean Teik, Jalan Paya Terubong, Jalan Jelutong, Jalan...
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WE ARE NATURE

Lai Cheng October 2, 2024 0 Comments
We often forget that we are nature. Nature is not something separate from us. The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else. We are the earth, made of the same stuff; there is no other, no division between us and "lower" or "higher" forms of being. Our relationship with nature is more one of being than having. We are nature: we do not have nature. To love nature is to...
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