Category: Development EN

Public spaces are an important asset to our cities. Here’s why. Public space is essential for life. With the majority of the world’s populations living in metropolitan areas, public space is a key factor for well-being and health. Public space contributes to children’s development, community life, reduces stress levels and improves mental health and well-being. Yet public space is a key...

 The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) welcomes the Penang state government’s efforts to provide housing at an affordable price for Penangites. A recent news article stated that the Penang Development Corporation’s (PDC) latest affordable housing project in Batu Kawan called Suria 2 would begin at the end of this year and that Suria 1 had already been completed. The Suria affordable...

The Consumers Association of Penang is extremely concerned over the announcement by Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Mohamed Azmin Ali that Malaysia will join a new economic agreement led by the United States. The Biden Administration has announced its proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) during President Joe Biden’s recent trip to Japan. It is reported...

During US President Joe Biden’s recent trip to Japan, the White House had announced some of the countries that will be participating in his proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) discussions launched on 23 May. They include the US, Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Others may...

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) welcomes the government's announcement of a plan to implement targeted fuel subsidy for those in the Below 40 (B40) group. We urge the government to speed up the implementation because the war in Ukraine is not likely to end soon and on the contrary to what some consumers may think, the subsidy comes from taxpayers. It is, therefore, not advantageous to...

Several civil society organisations in Penang have come together in a show of solidarity and support for the Sungai Ara residents, who have filed an appeal to the Federal Court, in their fight against the Sunway City project which is on environmentally sensitive hill lands. The Federal Court hearing will take place on 25th and 26th May, 2022, and is of significant public interest, as it involves...

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is disappointed that the tabling of the Federal Constitution (Amendments) 2022 Bill on Anti-Party Hopping in the Parliament has been postponed. We are looking forward to the passing of the bill soonest possible as party hopping has been rampant among the Members of Parliament (MPs) and even the State Assembly persons (ADUNs), especially in recent years....

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urge the Malaysian Government to fulfill the demands of  Pertubuhan Persaudaraan Pesawah Malaysia (PeSAWAH) who submitted a memorandum to six members of parliament from various political parties, both government and opposition on 17th March 2022.  The memorandum outlined the problems faced by paddy farmers and included...

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to cancel its proposal to supply electricity to cryptocurrency mining operators as it would have a serious adverse impact on the environment, energy use, and conservation. Such a proposal to supply electricity to the miners does not make sense because cryptocurrency mining consumes an enormous amount of electricity....

Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on Parliament, during its special sitting scheduled for Monday next on the recent devastating flood disaster, to set up a Parliamentary Special Select Committee to identify the root causes of the floods, including the uncertain weather pattern due to the climate crisis, and to make recommendations to deal with them. The Committee should identify the...