Category: Development EN

Provide Permanent Houses for Residents of Kampung Permatang Tok Subuh The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) has urged a developer to not evict the residents of Kampung Permatang Tok Subuh, Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) from their homes before all the demands made by the residents are fulfilled. CAP is dismayed over the problem faced by the residents here and disappointed that the government has...

The Penang state government had unveiled plans for a new seafront public park named as Gurney Wharf on the foreshore of Gurney Drive that is soon to be reclaimed. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) welcome the rehabilitation of the Gurney Drive foreshore and creation of parks for more greenery, BUT not in this manner. The waterfront park will be created...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is baffled over the demolition of ancillary buildings in the Runnymede property in Penang. We are confused because according to the information in the One Stop Centre website the application for planning approval by the developer Warisan Pinang Sdn. Bhd., it is stated that the application (MBPP/OSC/PM2798/15) has been “batal” or cancelled/rejected...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked that the Government is making a mockery of Parliament by seeking a blank cheque for the country to be tied to the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). In its resolution before Parliament the Government wants a mandate to sign AND ratify the TPPA. Signing before a full understanding of the implications of the host of new...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) text was finally released on 5 November 2015. This comes almost five years after Malaysia joined the negotiations, during which the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) had consistently called for disclosure of the text. It is unconscionable that the government has negotiated an agreement that will greatly impact the lives of all Malaysians in...

Telekom Malaysia’s (TM) services have gone from bad to worse. Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is tired of complaining of the poor Internet and telephone services provided by TM. We have experienced everything from crawling Internet speed to complete absence of Internet and telephone services over the years. When a similar incidence occurred recently TM technicians blamed our equipment,...

Despite widespread international opposition, trade officials from the 12 countries negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Atlanta, USA announced yesterday that they have reached an agreement on a devastating trade deal that threatens people and the planet. The final texts are expected to be available within weeks. The TPP trade ministers’ press release states that to formalize the...