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Nina Azzahra Arisandi – Youth Climate Activist, Indonesia

Admin November 15, 2021 0 Comments

GAIA ASIA PACIFIC 13 November at 5.00 pm We continue to be inspired by young people at #COP26 and around the world who are taking #climateaction urgently and seriously. One of them is Nina, a young climate activist from Indonesia leading the fight against #WasteColonialism. Here’s a quick highlight reel of her speech during the UK Premiere of Girls For Future in COP26 Coalition People’s...

CAP: Nip diabetes in the bud

Admin November 13, 2021 0 Comments

November 14 is World Diabetes Day. On this occasion, the Consumers Association of Penang calls on the relevant authorities to take immediate steps to control the growing number of obese children in the country. Children in Malaysia have been labelled the fattest in the region, but their weight carries a greater burden than just their size. The recent Movement Control Order (MCO) had worsened the...

Malaysia Needs Detailed Plan and Action for Climate Emergency, Now

Admin November 12, 2021 0 Comments

CAP calls on the Government to formulate a detailed plan with targets and timelines, setting out the actions to be taken to fulfil our commitments made during COP26, and under the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The plan must cover all sectors of our economy, public service and consumer behaviour. There must be an independent body with government and civil society...

Keep fruits crops in Kelicap Residential area: CAP

Admin November 9, 2021 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) hopes that the Penang City Council (MBPP) will give due consideration to the problems faced by some of the 84 families who cultivate in the open land at Pintasan Kelicap, Jalan Dato Ismail Hashim, Bayan Lepas here. Following the MBPP's notice directing them to remove the crops and structures without permission on the shoulder of the road, CAP also...

Phase-out of mercury-containing dental fillings gains momentum

Admin November 6, 2021 0 Comments

The World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry, of which the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is a member, welcomes the growing momentum to phase out the use of dental amalgam. The first part of the fourth Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP4) which was held online from November 1st ended yesterday. The Minamata Convention requires Parties to phase down the...

Should Malaysia spend hundreds of millions on Molnupiravir?

Admin November 5, 2021 0 Comments

On October 7, the Health Minister KhairyJamaluddin announced that Malaysia had signed an agreement to procure 150,000 courses of the drug. However, he refused to reveal the costs involved saying that the government was bound by a confidentiality agreement with the company Merck. If one uses Merck’s publicly announced retail price for Molnupiravir at RM293 per pill (10 pills per course of...