By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, June 23 — With the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) set to take effect next month, consumer groups are calling on the government to zero-rate essential services, expand the Budi Madani cash aid programme, and introduce a national price transparency framework to...

GEORGE TOWN, March 20 — The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has called on the government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to probe into the influence of tobacco and vape industry players in removing the generational end game (GEG) components from the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health 2023 Bill.

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 24 — The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) today urged the government to limit the sales of Covid-19 self-test kits to only authorised pharmacies and retail outlets to facilitate monitoring by the Medical Device Authority (MDA).

GEORGE TOWN, July 23 — The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has urged authorities to check on all food factories to ensure that they adhere to a high standard of hygienic food manufacturing practices.