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The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Department of Fisheries and other related agencies to investigate the claim by the Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC) that there is a shortage of Indian Mackerel (ikan kembung) and the role of middlemen in causing this food source to increase in price from RM18.00 RM22.00 per kilogram. According to Iskandar Ismail, the Chief Executive...

  The latest personal data breach situation involving Malaysian Airlines Berhad is frustrating but not surprising. Just like many people out there, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is of the opinion that the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA 2010) should be amended to include stricter regulations and that the authorities should crack down on service providers that flout the...

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) strongly disagrees with the Malaysia National Security Council (MKN)’s implementation of MySejahtera as the only means for contact tracing. Subsequently a supermarket in Penang no longer provides a logbook for its customers and the customers were prevented from entering the supermarket when they failed to scan the MySejahtera QR code. This has caused...

It is not surprising, yet depressing, that property overhang is the highest since 2018 with 63,063 unsold units valued at RM46.96 billion as in June 2020. By September 2020, the overhang worsened with high-rise units with prices ranging between RM200,000 and RM700,000 worse hit, accounting for 70.5% of the overhang. These figures reflect a total failure of our housing policy which allows...

Today (20 February) is WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE – a global observance that highlights the social injustice throughout the world and suggests solutions and improvements for it. This year’s theme is "A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy". The digital economy is transforming the world of work. Over the past decade, expansion in broadband connectivity, cloud computing, and data...

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the government to take urgent measures to control the prices of laptops and tablet computers which are desperately needed by students for their online education, which has been badly affected since mid-March 2020. It is the responsibility of the relevant authorities to ensure that there is no profiteering with the surge in demand for these items in...

by Martin Khor LIVE simply, and live more richly. What’s more, you’ll be doing everyone else a favour, and contributing to the survival of our world. This may sound like a simple message; some may even say “simplistic”. But as you may know, the most profound things may also be the most simple. To lead a simple life may also be to live a pro¬found and happy one. People today spend so...

Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) welcomes the decision by the Court of Appeal to stop the proposed high-rise project in Taman Rimba Kiara. It was a bold decision and should serve as a precedent in similar cases. The residents association of the adjoining Taman Tun Dr Ismail brought the case to court to have the development order issued by the Kuala Lumpur Datuk Bandar quashed. They lost in...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is very concerned about another incident involving a Borneo Pygmy elephant found dead as a result of the cruel and irresponsible actions of a few individuals.  It was reported that the carcass of the elephant showed signs of having been shot and having cuts. There were seven shots, all of which hit the elephant's head. The motive for the killing has not yet been...