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PENANG ROADS SHOW SIGNS OF SHODDY WORK

Lai Cheng October 3, 2024 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Penang State Government to review the standards of its road construction and maintenance in view of the numerous potholes and uneven road surfaces that pose a hazard to road users. In a recent survey conducted by CAP, we found that among the main roads that are damaged are in Jalan Thean Teik, Jalan Paya Terubong, Jalan Jelutong, Jalan...

WHY CITIES SHOULD REDUCE SPEED LIMITS

Lai Cheng September 25, 2024 0 Comments

To date, more and more European cities are systematically working to expand the proportion of their street network with a speed limit of 30 km/h. Are reduced city-wide speed limits really that effective? Results from a recent study looking at 40 different cities across Europe, including Brussels, Paris, and Zurich, indicated that reductions in speed limits led to reductions in road crashes,...

SMART BICYCLE LANE

Lai Cheng September 17, 2024 0 Comments

Cycling is one way to keep one’s carbon footprint low while staying in shape. In bicycle-friendly Poland, they have made cycling even more eco-friendly by creating a glow-in-the-dark bicycle path powered by the sun. A solar-charged lane was installed in the Polish town of Lidzbark Warminski in 2016. The luminous blue cycling strip is made from a synthetic material called phosphor that can glow...

Need For Urgent Preventive Measures To Avert Tragedies In Kuala Lumpur

Lai Cheng August 28, 2024 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is alarmed to learn about yet another sinkhole appearing in the Jalan Masjid India area in Kuala Lumpur today. It is indeed worrying over the state of public safety in the area, including in other parts of Kuala Lumpur, which are not only vulnerable to sinkholes and land subsidence, but also to flash floods, landslides and slope failures arising from the current...

CAP Calls for Zero Accident Day: A Collective Responsibility to Enhance Road Safety

Lai Cheng August 26, 2024 0 Comments

In conjunction with the Zero Accident Day on 26 August 2024, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) stresses that all road users must share the responsibility of ensuring safer roads. The high quality and accuracy of road crash and fatality data collected by the Royal Malaysia Police, as recognized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank, are meaningless unless the...

Impose Ban on Heavy Vehicles during Peak Hours on Penang’s Roads

Lai Cheng August 2, 2024 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to impose a ban on heavy vehicles during peak hours to alleviate traffic congestion. A CAP survey revealed that the movement of goods and construction vehicles during peak period, specifically in the morning and evening, significantly contributes to traffic congestion and disrupts the smooth flow of...

Prevent Young Children from Going Missing

Lai Cheng July 26, 2024 0 Comments

The nation breathed a sigh of relief when it was announced that the 6-year-old girl who had gone missing in Johor Bahru recently has been found. She and her family must be traumatised and they will need much time and therapy to heal. Children can go missing for many reasons. Teenagers may choose to leave the home due to conflict with parents or guardians, running away from an abusive...

Crack down on the sale of illegal pesticide

Lai Cheng July 15, 2024 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Pesticides Board to immediately crack down on the sale of illegal pesticide in the country. Recently two young boys lost their lives from eating keropok laced with illegal rat poison from China. According to the investigating team from the Ministry of Health they found a packet of rat poison believed to have been placed in a packet of...

CAP: Strictly enforce the legislation pertaining to food safety

Lai Cheng July 5, 2024 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls upon the Ministry of Health to strictly enforce the legislation pertaining to food safety in view of the recent spate of food poisoning cases in the country related to non-compliance to food safety regulations. The latest is the case of 99 students and teachers from a Batu Pahat secondary school who suffered food poisoning symptoms after...

CAP Urges Immediate MoT Action to Enhance Enforcement on Tour and Express Buses for Passenger Safety Amid Rising Accidents

Mei Cheng July 4, 2024 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls upon the Transport Ministry (MoT) to beef up enforcement of tour and express buses to reduce road accidents. Since 2022, there have been at least 32 express bus accidents in Malaysia. The recent crash on 29 June in Genting Highlands killed two tourists. Transport Minister Anthony Loke revealed the bus had an expired permit, the driver was...

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