Category: Development EN

CAP is very disappointed that the leaking water tanks on the rooftop of several blocks in Lengkok Mahsuri has yet to be repaired and this has caused large amounts of water to be wasted. The problem of leaking water tanks has been going on since five years ago, causing water to spill out all the time and more overflow occurs at night. The residents and CAP had complained to the relevant...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Maritime Enforcement Agency of Malaysia to take more effective action to control the encroachment of trawler vessels in the coastal fishing zone in the state of Penang. CAP’s survey found that the daily earnings of more than 2,000 coastal fishers based in 10 landings in the South-West District have been threatened. The fishers are based in...

CAP urges the Kedah state government to pay serious attention and take immediate action to address the problem of cleanliness and dire state of basic amenities in a picnic area in Pantai Merdeka near Sungai Petani. CAP’s survey revealed that the area is contaminated with wastewater and all kinds of waste. The equipment in the children’s playground was also in dilapidated condition and...

Even a powerful European country like France is mindful about the perils of the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system. French Trade Minister has warned the European Union against the ISDS mechanism proposed in the EU-US trade agreement as it would allow foreign companies to challenge governments directly.  An article titled “Paris raises legal fears over US trade talks” in the...

Lately there has been a lot of discussion in the media about the role of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) in the bid for power plant projects. Penjana Bebas an association of independent power producers (IPPs) wants TNB to be excluded from future bidding process because it claims TNB has an unfair advantage over IPPs.  TNB on the other hand has asserted that  it won the tenders fair and square. For...

Minister Idris Jala writing about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the business section of The Star newspaper on 5 August 2013, (titled ‘A fair trade agreement among Pacific rim economies can be enormously beneficial’) noted that ‘it is highly unlikely that we are going to be squeezed by any one party.’ It is true that there are 12 countries negotiating the TPP; however one of them...

The increase in the market price of chicken has caused dissatisfaction among Malaysian consumers.  In the two weeks since the beginning of Ramadan, the dramatic rise of chicken price has become a hotly discussed issue among consumers, traders and policy makers. Previously, the price of chicken was around RM7 per kg. Now, at the Jelutong Market for example, chicken price is between RM8 to RM9 per...

Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to this forum organized by the Consumers’ Association of Penang.  You have come here to learn how the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), currently being negotiated by the Malaysian government, will impact not only you but our future generations. The TPPA countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru,...