Category: Development EN

Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) to get its act together because Penangites are bracing themselves for unexpected water cuts because of burst pipelines. It is not only meant for a series of Sungai Perai incidents but also burst pipes in residential areas. We urge PBAPP to be actively involved in preventive maintenance rather than responding...

Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges devotees celebrating Thaipusam on January 25th to break fewer coconuts due to a shortage of coconuts which will result in even pricier coconuts this year. Devotees are encouraged to channel the money intended to be spent on breaking extra coconuts to needy Indian communities, especially those in the B40 group. In CAP’s recent random price survey of...

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Sahabat Alam Malaysia is a member of Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) and we support the following statement released by Friends of the Asia Pacific in solidarity with our sister organisation Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network (PENGON)/Friends of the Earth Palestine, who have lost staff, family members and friends as well as their offices in Gaza over the last 10 weeks of assault by...

It can be tempting to brush off our children’s problems, especially if we have had a bad day or if we are busy. But our children need to know that we are going to listen to them. This will make it more likely our children will talk with us about their hopes and problems when they are older. Active listening is a good way to improve your communication with your child, says the Centers for...

Haji Sulaiman Abdullah, an eminent lawyer and a good friend of the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), passed on three days ago. Council members and staff of CAP extend our deepest condolences to his family. In the early years of CAP, he, as Assistant Secretary, contributed to its growth and development.   He was living in Penang then and interacted with the late President Haji S.M. Mohamed...

On November 28, 2023, we, the representatives of nine residents’ associations of villages in Marudi, Baram Tengah, Bakong and Niah attended a meeting organised by Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) in Marudi to discuss several development issues faced by the residents of our villages. As a result of this meeting, today, in conjunction with the celebration of the Human Rights Day 2023, a memorandum...