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Building Under Construction Collapses: Authorities Need To Take Strong Action
The Penang Consumer Association (CAP) is shocked and disappointed when another building under construction collapsed. A Commission of Inquiry should be established immediately to investigate this...
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Inefficient Air-Cons are Being Dumped in Southeast Asia
In Indonesia, 97% of room air-cons sold are inefficient, according to the non-governmental organisation CLASP. (Photo: CNA/Danang Wisanggeni) Most air-cons that Southeast Asians are buying are...
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GEG demise: It’s easier to fly to Mars than to flay Big Tobacco
by David Christy THE anti-smoking law in New Zealand was reduced to ashes by the new government because it needed the money from cigarette taxes. In Malaysia, the Generational Endgame Bill (GEG) was...
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Tell-Tale Signs of Nutrient Deficiency
image via Organic Live Food Our body often gives us signs when our nutrition is not on track. Fatigue, muscle aches, brittle hair and nails, mouth ulcers, hair loss, scaly skin patches, and more are...
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Toxics in Our Clothing
For this study, jackets and other clothing sold as water- or stain-resistant were purchased from 13 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Most of the jackets tested were marketed for...
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MICROPLASTICS: BECOMING ONE WITH TRASH
Pic credit: Bernama Microplastics, which can have toxic effects, are everywhere – even in Malaysia. Local research has found them to be present in marine animals (fish) and in rivers. In 2017, 2...
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CAP’s Energy Conservation Programme at Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato Kramat, Penang
More than 400 upper primary students from Standards 4-6 started their school day last Wednesday (29 November 2023) by listening to a talk on “Energy Saving and Conservation” by CAP. The session was...
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THE BYSTANDER EFFECT
The Bystander Effect is a phenomenon in which people are less likely to help someone in an emergency due to the presence of the people (bystanders) around them. Handphone use today takes this...
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A robust Plastics Treaty is needed to protect global health
Third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. (Photo: AFP) After talks stalled in Nairobi, it’s important to...
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World Soil Day: Unearthing the Importance of Soil
In conjunction with World Soil Day which falls on December 5, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on farmers, gardeners, and the public to practice a healthy soil management system that...
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