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Category: Featured Article English

Educational Visit on Obesity and Diabetes Awareness by SK Jelutong to Consumers’ Association of Penang

On 25 February 2026, a group of 27 students (15 females & 12 males) and 6 teachers, including the headmaster from SK Jelutong school, visited the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP). The visit was organised as an educational visit to create awareness among students from Young Doctors Club about obesity and diabetes, as well as to help them understand the causes, health impacts, and ways...
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Awareness Raising Programme on Plastics and Composting for Trainee Teachers from IPG Kampus Tuanku Bainun at CAP on 5 March 2026

On 5 March 2026, a group of 14 trainee teachers (9 females & 5 males) and 5 lecturers from IPG Kampus Tuanku Bainun, Bukit Mertajam, Penang visited the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP). The visit was organised as an educational visit to create awareness among trainee teachers about the impacts of single-use plastic usage, as well as to help them understand the benefits and ways to do...
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GLOBAL OUTCRY: Do Not Join UPOV 1991

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Malaysian Food Sovereignty Forum (FKMM) have submitted an international petition to the Malaysian Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This petition signed by 97 international, regional, and national based organisations from across the globe urge the Malaysian government to carefully reconsider the intention to join the UPOV 1991 Convention. Through the...
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Where Books are Unguarded, Yet Not Stolen

In the heart of Baghdad, Iraq, lies Al-Mutanabbi Street, a historic centre for bookselling that dates back centuries. It is the intellectual soul of the city, where stacks of books line the sidewalks, often reaching several feet high. What is most remarkable is that at night, many of these books are left outside, completely unguarded. When asked why they don't worry about theft, the locals share...
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SMALL STEPS, BIG RESULTS

The Ice Cube Lesson Most people misunderstand how change actually works. When progress is invisible, the instinct is to assume that nothing is happening. Effort feels wasted. Motivation fades. Many people quit in this phase. But systems rarely change in a straight line. In physics, an ice cube at -5°C looks exactly the same at -1°C. From the outside, nothing appears different. Yet inside,...
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What Your Heart Needs to Function Efficiently

Your heart is not just a symbol of love – it is a high-performance muscular pump that beats about 100,000 times a day, moves nearly 2,000 gallons of blood daily, and never takes a break. Unlike other muscles, it cannot “rest” when overworked. Its performance depends entirely on how you live – daily habits determine long-term cardiac output, rhythm stability, vascular health, and disease...
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Tuberculosis (TB): What Consumers Need to Know

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls upon consumers to avoid crowded, enclosed and poorly ventilated spaces, as these increase the risk of tuberculosis (TB) transmission. This is in view of the recent resurgence of TB in Malaysia. TB is an airborne infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It most commonly affects the lungs but can affect almost any...
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Grave Concerns Over Renewal of Lynas Licence

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is gravely concerned with the renewal of the licence granted to Lynas Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., for a further 10 years until 2 March 2036, as announced by the Minister, Datuk Chang Lih Kang on Monday, 2nd March. SAM is of the opinion that the conditions in the latest licence renewal are merely a smokescreen to maintain Lynas’s status quo, enabling them to continue...
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Vietnam AI Law Takes Effect, First in South-East Asia

A law regulating artificial intelligence has been introduced in Vietnam, making it the first country in South-East Asia with a comprehensive framework on the booming technology. Passed by the National Assembly in December, the law focusses on the risks posed by generative AI, requiring human oversight and control along the lines of the European Union's landmark AI Act. Many nations are moving to...
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