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Consumer Awareness and Consumer Education (a). National Consumer Campaign 2008 – 2012 (3K campaign)
FOMCA in partnership with the National Council of Women Organizations (NCWO), Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) , the Trade Union of Government Employees (CUEPACS) and PETRONAS has launched in June 2008 a Four Year National Consumer Campaign, in the light of increasing food and fuel prices, to educate consumers to change their lifestyles to adapt to these changes.
CRRC provides leadership and technical support for this Campaign. For more information, please log on to www.kkk.org.my (b). Specialized Consumer Education Programs
CRRC is also developing specialized programs in consumer education. Three priority programs being developed are: - Financial literacy program
- Being a Mindful and Responsible Consumer
- Media literacy program
These three training programs will be extensively conducted as part of the National Consumer Campaign. (c). Complaints Management
CRRC has also developed a Consumer Complaints Management Program for Companies. The focus of this Training Program is to encourage and facilitate Companies, to establish consumer complaints management systems to address consumer complaints.
(d). Formal Education Systems
CRRC also seeks to work with the Curriculum Department, Education Ministry to inculcate consumer education in the formal curriculum system, both primary and secondary. This could be a separate subject or be incorporated into existing subjects.
Additionally, CRRC will be approaching Private and Public Higher Education Colleges/Universities to incorporate consumer education as part of their soft skills development program for graduates. (e). Price Monitoring Systems
CRRC has also established a price monitoring system comparing at least three main hypermarkets – Tesco, Carrefour, and Giant – (more will be added later) as a service to consumers to know where to get the best prices for the selected items. This is a web-based reporting system. The system has begun with 35 items, which will be later expanded. Prices will be updated every week. |
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Is It Safe to Bank Online? |
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 01:51 |
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Kimberly Palmer, On Monday June 13, 2011, 2:29 pm EDT Last week's security breach at Citibank was just the latest in a string of incidents that have rattled consumers: Sony, Lockheed Martin, and iTunes are also among recent high-profile targets. With such big names falling victim to hackers, is it still safe to bank online? The answer, according to top security experts, is a qualified "yes." Using the Internet to bank, buy music, or shop is still as safe or safer than visiting brick-and-mortar locations, as long as consumers take precautions and know what to do if they notice any suspicious activity. In fact, the overall trend is a reassuring one: 2010 actually saw fewer records breached than the previous year due to new infrastructure in place, says Julie Conroy McNelley, senior fraud and risk analyst at research firm Aite Group. Today, she adds, "banks have some of the most sophisticated mechanisms in place." |
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The Looming Food Crisis: Are the World's Elites to Blame? |
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Friday, 03 June 2011 04:47 |
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Posted by Emily Rauhala Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 10:31 am Julian Cribb's The Coming Famine opens in Hokkaido, Japan, at a meeting of the G8. It's 2008, the financial crisis is underway and food prices are soaring. Nonetheless, the attendees tuck into an eighteen course feast of caviar, sea urchin roe, Kyoto beef, conger eels, truffles and champagne, prepared by some sixty chefs. They also release a statement: "We are deeply concerned that the steep rise in global food prices coupled with availability problems in a number of developing countries is threatening global food security." |
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Friday, 27 May 2011 06:13 |
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By Lori Bongiorno and Sarah B. Weir
Shopping for sunscreen? The Environmental Working Group's (EWG) newly released 2011 sunscreen guide can help you make smart decisions.
This research and advocacy group recommends a mere 20 percent of the 600-plus beach and sport sunscreens it evaluated. To score high marks in the rankings, a product must be effective -- adequately protect skin from both UVA (which causes premature aging, skin cancer, and other skin damage) and UVB (which causes sunburn) rays. It must also be safe, meaning free of potentially harmful chemicals.
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 May 2011 06:16 |
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Should Kids Under 13 Be on Facebook? |
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Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:30 |
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By Bonnie Rochman Tuesday, May 24, 2011
In a perfect, law-abiding world, no child under 13 has a Facebook account. But this world is pretty far from ideal, if the 7.5 million tweens — and younger kids — trolling the social-media behemoth are any gauge. Now, if Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg gets his way, that already impressive number will explode.
Last week, Zuckerberg told the NewSchools Venture Fund's Summit in Burlingame, Calif., that he'd like younger children to be permitted to patronize his site. Technically, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prohibits websites that gather data about users from allowing access to anyone younger than 13. In reality, though, COPPA is pretty ineffectual.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:37 |
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Create safe Internet environment for kids |
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Friday, 13 May 2011 22:16 |
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Friday May 13, 2011
ARE you one of those who can’t live without Facebook-ing, checking or updating your Facebook account every day and can’t wait to share your photo with your friends through the site?
Then you are one of those who contributed to making Malaysians the top Facebook users in the world.
According to a recent international survey, Malaysians had the most Facebook friends in the world, on average 233 friends per user. Malaysians also spent the most time on Facebook in the world, nine hours per week.
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