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Groups Deplore Sale of Banned Medicinal Patch Containing High Levels of Lead and Mercury

Lai Cheng October 7, 2025 0 Comments
7 October 2025: Penang, Malaysia/Quezon City, Philippines.  Malaysian and Filipino civil society groups advocating for consumer and environmental health deplored the online sale of a traditional Chinese skin patch to relieve swelling and pain that has been analysed to contain elevated levels of heavy metals such as lead and mercury. In a joint press release, the Consumers’ Association of...
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URBAN RENEWAL ACT: You Can’t Bulldoze Your Way to Better Cities

Lai Cheng October 6, 2025 0 Comments
The draft Urban Renewal Act, promoted by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT), has sparked a crucial debate about the future of Malaysia’s cities. While the intention to rejuvenate aging urban areas is commendable, the bill’s approach is a flawed fix. It focuses on the symptom – old, poorly managed buildings - while ignoring the disease: a broken system of urban planning and...
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Microplastics Found Deep Inside Human Bones, Could Worsen Osteoporosis

Lai Cheng October 6, 2025 0 Comments
Plastic waste isn’t just choking oceans – it’s infiltrating our bodies in ways that scientists are only beginning to uncover. In a new scientific review, published in the journal Osteoporosis International, researchers examined 62 studies in order to determine the known effects of microplastics on human and animal bones. They found that micro and nanoplastics could be harming bone health...
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World Animal Day 2025: Save Animals, Save the Planet

Lai Cheng October 4, 2025 0 Comments
World Animal Day is celebrated annually on 4th October. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action to make the world a better place for animals. The official theme for this year is “Save Animals, Save the Planet!” This year’s theme underscores the close link between global health and animal welfare. From pollution and industrial farming to habitat destruction and...
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HOW TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AT HOME

Lai Cheng October 3, 2025 0 Comments
Do you know: Over 800 million people are currently suffering from malnutrition, a disturbing thought when one-third of the food that is intended for human consumption is wasted or lost. Statistics indicate that 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted globally each year. The staggering amount of food wasted could feed approximately 3 billion people. Food waste is contributed by households,...
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TOXIC LEAD FOUND IN LIPSTICKS

Lai Cheng October 1, 2025 0 Comments
Toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition (EWC) in the Philippines has issued an alert on lipsticks that are heavily contaminated with lead, a neuro and reproductive toxicant, which can have damaging effects on the health of women, as well as children. This follows the issuance of 6 advisories by health authorities there warning the public against the purchase and use of imported Qianxiu...
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A Strong Call for Climate Justice

Lai Cheng October 1, 2025 0 Comments
SINKING INDONESIAN ISLAND SUES CLIMATE POLLUTERS A crucial preliminary court hearing took place in a lawsuit filed by four Pulau Pari residents against Holcim, the Swiss cement giant, according to The Guardian. The residents of this 4-km-long island, which is just about 3 metres above sea level and has already lost 11% of its land underwater, filed the civil lawsuit at a Swiss court in July...
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Implementing UPOV 1991 Violates the Federal Constitution and Will Create Conflicts with National Laws

Lai Cheng September 30, 2025 0 Comments
Forum Kedaulatan Makanan Malaysia (FKMM) urgently raises the alarm that, despite widespread objections from farmers and civil society organisations, the Ministry of Agriculture continues to push for Malaysia to accede to the 1991 Act of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV 1991). UPOV 1991 is a draconian international agreement that threatens to hand...
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WALK – AND SHARPEN YOUR MIND

Lai Cheng September 30, 2025 0 Comments
A simple exercise like walking increases the size of your brain. Having a sedentary lifestyle is basically a slow death sentence. The groundbreaking study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers found that adults who walked for 40 minutes, 3 times a week, for a year experienced growth in the hippocampus – a region of the brain crucial for spatial...
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Green Action Week 2025

Lai Cheng September 30, 2025 0 Comments
The Seed of Change: A FAMILY’S JOURNEY WITH CAP Sometimes change begins with the smallest spark. For me, that spark was lit about 12 years ago, when I attended my first programme by the Consumer Association of Penang (CAP). It was an eye-opening session that made me see ordinary things in a completely new light. For the first time, I understood the hidden effects of everyday items like white...
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