Development EN – Consumers Association Penang

“PENANG AS AN AGE-FRIENDLY CITY” SURVEY

Lai Cheng May 31, 2023 0 Comments

The Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society and the Penang Women's Development Corporation are calling on all Penangites to participate in a State Government plan to make Penang an Age-Friendly City. This refers to Penang’s initiative to be an Age-Friendly City for all young, older, and people with disabilities to access outdoor spaces, transportation, housing, social activities, communication,...

MODERN STREET vs TRADITIONAL STREET

Lai Cheng May 25, 2023 0 Comments

Streets were once a form of public space where people could walk and linger, so they were narrow with compact buildings. Today, the majority are built for motor vehicle travel, so they're wide with spread-out buildings. The picture shows a modern wide street with spread-out homes (on the left), versus a traditional narrow street with compact homes (on the right). Which is the stronger street?...

WIDENING HIGHWAYS DOESN’T FIX TRAFFIC

Lai Cheng May 15, 2023 0 Comments

Expanding highways and building more roads actually makes traffic worse. More roads, more expenses, more congestion, revealed a 2020 report, “Congestion Con”, by Transportation for America. Spending billions to expand highways can actually make congestion worse by encouraging people to drive more than they otherwise would, a counterintuitive but well-documented phenomenon known as induced...

RECLAIM STREETS

Lai Cheng March 7, 2023 0 Comments

Reclaiming streets as public space is not radical. Using them to store private vehicles is! (Source: Cycling Professor) Shown below: Rue Henri Dubouillon, a street in Paris, France – before and after street reclamation

Stop Building New Roads

Lai Cheng February 10, 2023 0 Comments

It's time to stop building new roads. (Text and image via Greenpeace USA)

GABUNGAN KEDAULATAN NEGARA

Lai Cheng January 9, 2023 0 Comments

Invites Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to a Dialogue on the Ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) Gabungan Kedaulatan Negara (National Sovereignty Coalition) has sent an invitation today to YB Senator Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), to participate in a dialogue on...

NGOs Reject Proposals in Penang Draft Local Plan

Lai Cheng January 5, 2023 0 Comments

PRESS CONFERENCE by Several Civil Society Organisations on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, to highlight PENANG LOCAL PLAN 2030 The following are the statements issued during the conference. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… JOINT Press Statement BANTAHAN TO ZONING IN DRTPP 2030 FOR PART OF LOTS 403 AND 728 AND 78,...

COOKING TASKS ENHANCE YOUR CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT

Lai Cheng December 16, 2022 0 Comments

Do you know that when your child helps make a dish, they're generally more willing to try it instead of just serving it to them? Cooking with kids provides the perfect environment to learn about new foods, develop their skills, discover their preferences & dislikes, and much more. (European Food Information Council) Giving children meal preparation tasks helps to enhance their development -...

90 Civil Society Groups Call on China to Protect Biodiversity in its Overseas Investments

Lai Cheng December 16, 2022 0 Comments

On December 15, 2022, 90 civil society groups from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the world called on Chinese authorities and actors to protect biodiversity and people in its overseas investments. As China is chairing the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP) currently underway this month, civil society and impacted communities voiced concerns that...

CABLE CAR PROJECT

Lai Cheng December 15, 2022 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is very alarmed to learn about the announcement by the Chief Minister of Penang that the cable car project to Penang Hill has been awarded to Hartasuma Sdn Bhd, at an estimated investment of RM 245 million and is based on a 30-year concession period and will be located in the Botanical Gardens area. SAM along with other NGOs including the Consumers Association of...

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