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Authorities should ensure private institutions comply with accreditation terms and conditions

Admin May 22, 2021 0 Comments
The Consumer’s Association of Penang (CAP) was surprised to see Lim Kok Wing University’s advertorial for their May 2021 intake in an online news portal just a few days after it was brought to light that the MQA accreditation for 8 of their programmes had been revoked. The advertorial stated that the university had 1000 scholarship to give to qualified students. Is this supposed to entice...
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Urgent need for medicines to treat COVID-19 – A comprehensive waiver is needed

Admin May 21, 2021 0 Comments
  We the undersigned organisations and patient advocacy groups strongly welcome YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s keynote address at the Nikkei 26th International Conference on The Future of Asia on 20 May 2021. We applaud him for this transformative call: “To prepare for a long century of recurring health emergencies – the temporary IP suspension must give way to a total transformation...
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Offer amnesty and vaccinate elderly residents in unlicensed old folks’ homes

Admin May 21, 2021 0 Comments
In dire times like these, the government should grant amnesty to unlicensed old folks’ homes for every employee and resident access to Covid-19 vaccination. The registered ones are licensed by various authorities, such as local governments. It is shocking that out of the 1,300 unlicensed facilities, only about 100 of them have their staff and residents registered for vaccination, constituting...
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LACK OF POLICY COHERENCE IN PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY

Admin May 21, 2021 0 Comments
  22nd May is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Malaysia, is a party to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, and is one of the most megadiverse countries, ranking 12th in the world, according to the National Biodiversity Index, that is based on estimates of the country’s richness and endemism in relation to some classes of plants and animals. If we are proud of this...
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Affected communities call for an end to the plastic waste trade

Admin May 19, 2021 0 Comments
 Trash Landing on You: Uncovering the dirty business of the global waste trade 19 May 2021 - The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific together with #breakfreefromplastic held a media briefing today on the ongoing plastic waste trade. With speakers from both receiving and exporting countries, the event is a deep dive into the environmental and social issues brought...
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OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

Admin May 19, 2021 0 Comments
Click here to buy: CAP BOOKS STOREWIDE PROMOTION 20 Apr-20May 30% discount. Visit the CAP bookshop at Book size: 140 x 110mm Pages: 72 Know why your most powerful protection against disease is under stress and how to overcome it. In the book: > How your immune system becomes weak > Immune system diseases > Handling auto-immune diseases > Your immune system: The best healer > How...
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MANAGING PESTS IN HOME GARDEN

Admin May 18, 2021 0 Comments
Click here to buy: CAP BOOKS STOREWIDE PROMOTION 20 Apr-20May 30% discount. Visit the CAP bookshop at Book size: 145 x210 mm Pages: 20 The guidebook provides some basic knowledge about common pests in our garden and the role of predator insects in managing them. It also gives tips on making of simple pest control solutions and ways to attract beneficial insects to our garden. CONTENTS Insects /...
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CAP: Toxic Face Mask

Admin May 17, 2021 0 Comments
The Consumers Association of Penang calls on the authorities to ensure that the face masks and other protective equipments sold in the market do not contain graphene and other potentially toxic nanoparticles as it is harmful to health. The call is made following the action taken by the Canadian Government which has prohibited the use of face masks containing graphene due to the possibility of...
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