Category: Development EN

Consumers should always know exactly how much is the price of their food and drinks before they purchase them.  Thus the price of any food or beverage should automatically include extras like the 6% service tax (to be paid to the government) or/and where applicable, the 5-10% service charge (to be paid to the waiter).  The present practice of putting a notice saying (often in fine print) that...

The Government should raise cigarette prices to RM30 from the current RM10 for a pack of 20 sticks if it is really serious about curbing the smoking scourge. This is because using “price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco” is one of the most effective ways to reduce cigarette consumption among smokers and deter potential smokers. This measure is recognised by tobacco control...

Health Exhibition at Penang GH, 16-20 July 2012  The Consumers Association of Penang calls on consumers to keep away from products that damage health and practise a healthy lifestyle.  The consumption of unhealthy foods rich in sugar, fat, salt and chemicals and the modern sedentary lifestyle of Malaysians have led to steep rises in non-communicable diseases. Nearly two-thirds of Malaysians...

CAP together with the Department of Environment, Penang and the Penang Office of the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism is organising the Bicycle Campaign 2012 in conjunction with this year’s World Environment Day on 15 July, 2012 at Kepala Batas, Penang. Participation is free and open to all. Come and be part of the movement for good health and environmental and...

Malaysia urgently needs a Tenancy Act (TA) which will offer protection to both landlords and tenants. A Tribunal should also be set up under the TA to settle disputes between both parties. Tenants often complain about landlords that raise rents indiscriminately and impose unreasonable conditions.  On the other hand landlords complain about bad tenants that do not pay rents and the difficulty of...

The prevailing system of proprietary software that is commonly used by Malaysians is not beneficial as Malaysians have to pay high costs if they use the licensed software or otherwise run the risk of being criminalised if they use pirated software. Most Malaysians are not aware of the Open-Source Software (OSS) that has equivalents of commonly used applications and is available for free....