Scrap sugar subsidy
CAP calls upon the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism to immediately stop subsidising the price of sugar.
Sugar should be sold at its market price because it is not a basic necessity and its consumption only harms one’s health. Sugar has been linked to over 60 ailments from cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart problems, osteoporosis and kidney problems to asthma and allergies.
CAP-SAM Written Submission to MOSTI /AELB: Review of the Lynas documents "Radioactive Waste Management Plan" and "Safety Case for Radioactive Wastes Disposal"
Date: 20 January 2012
Introduction
The Lynas Radioactive Waste Management Plan (RWMP) poses more questions about the professionalism, competence and ethics of the entire review and compliance process. The inclusion of controversial provisions inter alia on the reuse and recycling of radioactive wastes; the arbitrary classification of radioactive wastes which radically differs from the latest International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) classification of radioactive wastes; the glaring and shocking omission of the Decommissioning and Cessation plans; and the non-identification of the Permanent Disposal Facility and its casual dismissal by Lynas even as it prepares to commence operations, renders the RWMP inherently flawed, makes the public review process meaningless and invalidates the RWMP as an expert document.
Check the installation of video screens in road vehicles
As a road safety measure, the transport authorities should ensure that video screens in road vehicles are installed only for passenger viewing. Drivers should pay full attention to the road and not resort to video entertainment while driving.
Hazards of low-level radiation
Below we reproduce Chapter 5 of "Wasted Lives: Radioactive Poisoning in Bukit Merah" for our readers. It shows the many ill-effects of low-level radiation and its impacts on the residents in Bukit Merah.
What is frightening about radiation is that you cannot see it, feel it, hear it or taste it. You do not have to get into the area of a radioactive dump, dig the soil, bathe in it, or throw it over your head to get hurt.
Malaysia not adhering to international recommendations on Lynas
The manner in which AELB and Lynas Corporation are conducting public disclosure makes a mockery of international best practices, safety standards and the various International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommendations which the government and Lynas had pledged they will honour.
