Category: Development EN

The Consumers Association of Penang views that the consultation session conducted by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to get inputs on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a sham because the Ministry has failed to consider our numerous calls to withdraw from the TPPA. Many organisations in Malaysia and around the world have voiced out against the Trans-Pacific...

Civil society and trade organisations within Malaysia and around the world have voiced out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) that Malaysia is negotiating with 11 other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. In particular, a number of concerns have been expressed that have not been adequately addressed by the officials and leaders of the Malaysian government, aside from...

The tabling of the “Fast Track Bill” in the United States sends an ominous signal that the United States will insist in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) that Malaysia forgoes labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods. Malaysia is currently negotiating the TPPA with 11 other countries – Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, US and...

Recently Telecom Malaysia discontinued its e-mail services without giving sufficient time for consumers to migrate to other alternative e-mail services. Many subscribers of Streamyx were caught by surprise. Why was there no public announcement on the discontinuation so that more subscribers would have been made aware of? The services terminated were streamyx.com, tm.net.my, hsbb.com.my,...

The top secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden have revealed that the ‘five eyes’ (US, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) have engaged in large-scale spying by tapping electronically-transmitted data such as conversations on mobile phones, emails, and browsing habits. This has raised concerns worldwide that key leaders may be subject to foreign pressures. The most recent leaked...

More than ten chapters in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) can have an adverse effect on various aspects of health including tobacco control, medicine prices and banning of chemicals that are dangerous to health.  One of it is alcohol control. The TPPA which is at the end point of the negotiations may restrict Malaysia’s ability to maintain its current alcohol control policies or...

The new traffic system in Pulau Tikus in Penang is a retrogressive measure as it places emphasis on moving cars at the expense of the community, pedestrians, cyclists and the disabled. Pulau Tikus is an integrated community of mixed commercial, office, institutional, religious, residential and educational uses. It is a unique neighbourhood for good food, shopping and marketing with all the modern...

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...