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CAP: Frozen meat cartel needs to be nipped at the bud
Malaysians are shocked to know that their favourite beef dishes such as daging masak kicap, daging rendang, or beef burgers at one time could have been made from horse, kangaroo or non-Halal beef. This is the reality as the latest report on the frozen meat cartel revealed that kangaroo and horse meat imported into the country by means of deception is being repacked and sold as beef to...
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Provide clear updates about the Penang ferry
Ferry pedestrian commuters are expressing concern about the way the government is disclosing information in piece meal basis about the transformation of ferry services from 1 January 2021. As an example, pedestrian commuters are worried that after buying their speed boat ticket at the ticketing booth at the Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal in Butterworth they have to ascend/descend a steep...
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Traditional Economics Helps The Privileged Class, To Stay Privileged
"One of the main effects (I will not say purposes) of orthodox traditional economics was ... a plan for explaining to the privileged class that their position was morally right and was necessary for the welfare of society." — Joan Robinson, British economist
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What To Use Instead Of Talcum Powder
With every dust of talcum powder you put on your body, you deposit potentially dangerous and unsafe substances. Make your own “bedak sejuk” which is not only free from harmful chemicals but also produces a cooling and soothing effect on the skin. How to make bedak sejuk: 1. Grind 3kg of rice to powder. 2. Soak it in water perfumed with natural fragrance such as bunga cempaka, jasmine or...
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How Economists Deceive Us
“The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.” — Joan Robinson* * British economist Joan Robinson was arguably the only woman born before 1930 who can be considered a great economist.
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CAP: Stop the sale of talc-based products
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Ministry of Health to re-consider its stand not to ban talcum powder and talc based products as new studies have shown that talc is hazardous to health. In a new study, commissioned by the Environmental Working Group and published in the journal Environmental Health Insights, researchers criticise the methods used by the...
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CAP calls on National Biosafety Board not to approve genetically modified products of J101 Alfalfa and MON 15985 cotton
CAP wrote to the Director-General of the Department of Biosafety in the Ministry of Environment and Water, Malaysia to comment on the application for approval for release of genetically modified products of J101 Alfalfa (Medicago sativa). We also commented on the application for approval for release of genetically modified products of MON 15985 cotton (Gossypium hersitum). We recommended...
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How Antibiotics make you FAT
OBESITY and weight gain may be a side effect of excessive antibiotic treatment in humans and persistent use of antibiotics in livestock. Some scientists now believe that antibiotics might be fuelling the obesity epidemic by messing with our intestinal bacteria. Modern research indicates that obesity is tied to the composition of our intestinal bacteria and new theories are linking antibiotics to...
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Deeper thoughts should be given to Penang catamarans
The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) considers the RM64 million spent on the purchase of new ferries and upgrading of the ferry terminals as being wasteful as the existing fleet of ferries could be maintained at a lower cost. Before the introduction of the catamaran ‘water buses’, there should have been a public inquiry to find out how and why the ferries failed. The causes should be...
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