Category: Development EN

In line with our objective to provide education and awareness to consumers on issues pertaining to content disseminated over the electronic networked medium, we hereby invite the public to the seminar jointly organised by CAP and the CMCF. The CMCF is an independent self-regulatory body set up via the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and operates under the auspices of the Malaysian...

It is scandalous that 195 housing projects could have been carried out by unlicenced housing developers under the eyes of various parties that could have prevented this happening. At a conservative estimate of 100 units per project, this means at least 19,500 purchasers were cheated. The Ministry of Housing should disclose the actual number of house buyers affected. There could still be more...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urge the Malaysian government to review and halt the rapidly developing aquaculture industry. The Annual Fisheries Statistics of 2010 indicate that the total area of ​​brackish water aquaculture ponds is 7,722.82 hectares, compared with 5,623.69 hectares in 2006. An analysis of changes in mangroves area in the district of Manjung, Perak conducted by the Forest...

CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are concerned that mega infrastructure projects in Penang are being pushed forward without adequate dissemination of information to the public or consulting the public. Recent press reports state that the Penang government will call for a request of proposals for the construction of the 6.5 km Gurney Drive-Bagan Ajam undersea tunnel, 12 km road connecting...

The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism to immediately enforce the Price Control and Anti Profiteering Act 2011 on shops, restaurants and coffee shops who are charging exorbitantly for drinking water. The Ministry should not wait for consumers to report being overcharged but use its powers under the Act to take action against the...

The Malaysian Education System does not need just a marginal review but a complete change from market-centered schooling to value-based and nature-centric education. Let us see this illustration. Once there lived a farmer with a few chicks on his farm. The mother hen would go in search of worms and the baby chicks would follow. The self search with a proper guidance gave them self confidence and...

The Steering Committee of the Penang Forum of which CAP is a member of, is holding a public forum at the Caring Society Complex along Jalan Utama on 18 December from 9.00am to 5.00pm. The Penang Forum is an informal network of some 40 Penang-based NGOs and concerned individuals who came together in April 2008 to chart a possible way forward for Penang. After the 2008 event, a Penang Forum...