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SIMPLE ENERGY-SAVING TIPS (Part 10)

Lai Cheng March 22, 2024 0 Comments
Tips for Energy-Efficient Travel Let's talk about our daily commute! Did you know that the way we travel can have a huge impact on our environment? Here is the lowdown. Car-pooling: Sharing rides means fewer cars on the road, reducing traffic congestion and emissions. Team up with colleagues or neighbours and make the journey more social while cutting down individual carbon footprints. Cycling:...
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25 Unhealthiest Drinks on the Planet – Ranked by Sugar

Lai Cheng March 22, 2024 0 Comments
When you're parched, reaching for a soda, iced tea, or juice may be second nature. But oftentimes, quenching your thirst with these drinks comes with consequences. The hard truth: Many of these beverages contain more sugar than you should consume in an entire day. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends getting a maximum of 25 grams of added sugar per day for women and a maximum of 36...
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Reject Carbon Capture and Storage

Lai Cheng March 21, 2024 0 Comments
This is a joint press release by Friends of the Earth Japan and Sahabat Alam Malaysia Kuala Lumpur/Tokyo – Today, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Friends of the Earth Malaysia) and Friends of the Earth Japan, environmental organisations that are members of one of the largest grassroots environmental network Friends of the Earth International submitted an open letter to the Government of Japan and...
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TEACH KIDS TO BE KIND

Lai Cheng March 21, 2024 0 Comments
Empathy is the true essence of the human spirit. It is the ability to recognise, feel, and respond to the needs and suffering of others. It facilitates the expression of caring, compassion, and kindness. Teach your children kindness and empathy, and you’ve given them a gift that lasts a lifetime. Raising kind kids is more important than raising successful kids, experts say. Adam Grant,...
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The bombshell has been dropped and CAP wants an RCI

Lai Cheng March 20, 2024 0 Comments
Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) concerning the recent revelation that tobacco and vape industry players had lobbied Members of Parliament (MP) in the Parliament House, defiling its sanctity as a place where laws are to be enacted in the national interest. The tobacco and vape industry had clearly violated the World Health...
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HEALTH MINISTRY BANS CHOCOLATE PRODUCT CONTAINING SCHEDULED POISON

Lai Cheng March 20, 2024 0 Comments
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has banned the sale and use of Slymchoco or Slymochoco chocolate product found to contain scheduled poison, Sibutramine, a chemical compound that acts as an appetite suppressant. In a statement today, MoH reminded offline and online traders to stop selling the product immediately and contact the nearest District Health Office. It also instructed all advertising...
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Too Much Time Staring at Mobile Phones is Putting Children at Risk of Blindness

Lai Cheng March 20, 2024 0 Comments
Top eye surgeons in Britain are warning that soaring numbers of children are in danger of going blind because of too much time staring at mobile phones and too little time outside. British children as young as 4 are wearing special contact lenses to counter the growing problem with doctors increasingly seeing teenagers with the worst possible score for short-sightedness. It is thought that the...
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CONSUMERS FLEECED BY INACCURATE WEIGHING SCALES

Lai Cheng March 19, 2024 0 Comments
Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cost of Living to conduct checks and take action against wet market traders using inaccurate mechanical weighing scales (with dial indicators on both sides of the machine) to short-weigh consumers. Our recent survey of all the wet markets in Penang showed that some of the weighing scales have their calibration...
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