SM Mohamed Idris

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is of the opinion that deteriorating environmental quality is the main cause of the decline in breeding and production of cockles in the country.

It has come to our attention that a model of the Ford Focus has a serious driveshaft problem which can cause it to fracture “under certain driving conditions”.

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Health Ministry to ban animal based L-cysteine and impose mandatory labeling of this substance in products sold in Malaysia.

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is utterly shocked and disgusted by the news of people being ruthlessly gunned down now being more frequent. As such CAP is demanding the government to set up a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to inquire into and recommend measures to curb firearm incidents in the country.

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is disappointed with Kedah Menteri Besar Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah’s statement regarding the problem of water supply faced by Kedahans because it ridicules CAP’s suggestion to overcome this problem.

We are in the last few days of Ramadan when Muslims are required to spend more time in prayer, introspection and giving charity. Regrettably, they are bombarded with advertisements to buy and consume more. ‘Hari Raya Sales’, ‘Raya Ni Mesti Cun, Jualan Hebat up to 50%’ are some of the advertisements to tempt consumers.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is sickened to the core to learn of yet another tragic death of a magnificent animal - the jaguar - at the hands of a military staffer in Brazil. The needless deaths of the jaguar, gorilla Harambe, alligator killing in Disney resort in Orlando, Florida lions in a Chile zoo and countless other exploited wild animals have sparked an international outrage, yet exploitation of wild animals goes on.

We are at the threshold of another balik kampung frenzy to get home at all costs. For many families it will be a period of great rejoicing during the coming Hari Raya. However, joy and happiness can suddenly change to extreme sorrow and agony for those who lose their loved ones in road crashes which spares nobody. Although Ops Selamat 9 will be in full swing, how much can we expect from the operation?

The healthcare industry is supported by an array of disciplines each with its own training curriculum, standards and job descriptions - be it nursing, physiotherapy, dietetics, pharmacy or medicine. Each discipline supports the other and it is the seamless integration of the various disciplines that leads to optimal health care support for consumers and patients.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) expresses great concern that Malaysia has been, for the wrong reasons, identified by Traffic (a wildlife trade monitoring network) as a popular transit country used by criminal networks for the lucrative illegal wildlife trade.

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is alarmed with the recent discovery of mercury in an abandoned water meter room in an oil palm plantation in Tasek Gelugor, Penang. We urge the authorities to investigate how the mercury ended up in the vicinity of the plantation as mercury pollution poses a serious threat to human health and the environment.

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