FOMCA di Pentas Media 2025 FOMCA adalah sebuah pertubuhan sukarela, tidak mementingkan keuntungan, bukan politik dan pertubuhan sivik. Ia menjadi payung bagi persatuan pengguna gabungannya. FOMCA bekerja rapat dengan kerajaan dan badan bukan kerajaan di peringkat kebangsaan dan antarabangsa dalam memberikan maklumat, pendidikan dan perlindungan pengguna. Keutamaannya bukan sahaja nilai untuk wang tetapi juga nilai untuk manusia. FOMCA berusaha untuk mempertingkatkan melalui kuasa beli pengguna, pembangunan berasaskan keperluan yang memastikan keadilan sosio-ekonomi dan alam sekitar bagi mendapatkan kualiti hidup yang lebih baik untuk semua Rakyat /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025 2025-04-26T22:07:27+00:00 㽶Ƶ MALAYSIA Joomla! - Open Source Content Management Fomca: Ban vape product sales as they are too popular among school children 2025-04-21T00:07:23+00:00 2025-04-21T00:07:23+00:00 /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025/1935-fomca-ban-vape-product-sales-as-they-are-too-popular-among-school-children ADMIN FOMCA 2 <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://assets.nst.com.my/images/articles/01bh08za12_1745059466.jpg" alt="State governments should ban the sale of vape products through local councils, as they are becoming more popular among children due to their accessibility and flashy advertising. NSTP FILE PIC" width="288" height="192" style="float: left;" />KUALA LUMPUR: State governments should ban the sale of vape products through local councils, as they are becoming more popular among children due to their accessibility and flashy advertising.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) secretary-general Saravanan Thambirajah said banning the sale of vape products was long overdue.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">He said that there had been many complaints from parents and educators that children were exposed to nicotine and sometimes synthetic drugs through vaping at a young age.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">"This poses a grave public health concern. Addiction is developing at a young age, and the long-term consequences on brain development, learning and general wellbeing are substantial.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">"We are no longer in a position to just study the issue. Action is needed now," he said while calling on other state governments to follow in the footsteps of the Johor government in banning the sale of the product.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://assets.nst.com.my/images/articles/01bh08za12_1745059466.jpg" alt="State governments should ban the sale of vape products through local councils, as they are becoming more popular among children due to their accessibility and flashy advertising. NSTP FILE PIC" width="288" height="192" style="float: left;" />KUALA LUMPUR: State governments should ban the sale of vape products through local councils, as they are becoming more popular among children due to their accessibility and flashy advertising.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) secretary-general Saravanan Thambirajah said banning the sale of vape products was long overdue.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">He said that there had been many complaints from parents and educators that children were exposed to nicotine and sometimes synthetic drugs through vaping at a young age.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">"This poses a grave public health concern. Addiction is developing at a young age, and the long-term consequences on brain development, learning and general wellbeing are substantial.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">"We are no longer in a position to just study the issue. Action is needed now," he said while calling on other state governments to follow in the footsteps of the Johor government in banning the sale of the product.</span></p> Online fraud cases see big jump in early 2025 2025-04-20T23:19:43+00:00 2025-04-20T23:19:43+00:00 /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025/1934-online-fraud-cases-see-big-jump-in-early-2025 ADMIN FOMCA 2 <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2025/04/19/3272956.jpeg" alt="" width="284" height="206" style="float: left;" />KUALA LUMPUR: Online fraud involving e-finance crimes, love scams, e-commerce, telecommunications, loans and non-existent investments increased between 1.6% and 19.8% in the first quarter of the year, compared with the last quarter of 2024.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Acting Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Deputy Comm Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said losses amounting to RM573.7mil involving 12,110 cases were recorded between January and March this year.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“E-commerce crime cases recorded the highest increase of 19.8% with 2,535 cases, followed by telecommunications crime at 17.1% involving 5,214 cases.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“The highest increase recorded in the e-commerce crime category is closely linked to the increase in online purchasing activities by consumers, especially in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration,” DCP Rohaimi said.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Although the overall number of online fraud cases recorded an increase, he said, total losses involving e-finance crimes, love scams, e-commerce crimes and non-existent loans decreased between 1.8% and 24.8%.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2025/04/19/3272956.jpeg" alt="" width="284" height="206" style="float: left;" />KUALA LUMPUR: Online fraud involving e-finance crimes, love scams, e-commerce, telecommunications, loans and non-existent investments increased between 1.6% and 19.8% in the first quarter of the year, compared with the last quarter of 2024.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Acting Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Deputy Comm Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said losses amounting to RM573.7mil involving 12,110 cases were recorded between January and March this year.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“E-commerce crime cases recorded the highest increase of 19.8% with 2,535 cases, followed by telecommunications crime at 17.1% involving 5,214 cases.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“The highest increase recorded in the e-commerce crime category is closely linked to the increase in online purchasing activities by consumers, especially in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration,” DCP Rohaimi said.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Although the overall number of online fraud cases recorded an increase, he said, total losses involving e-finance crimes, love scams, e-commerce crimes and non-existent loans decreased between 1.8% and 24.8%.</span></p> KPDN tidak kawal harga ubat, sebaliknya mahu ia dipaparkan 2025-04-17T23:58:40+00:00 2025-04-17T23:58:40+00:00 /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025/1933-kpdn-tidak-kawal-harga-ubat-sebaliknya-mahu-ia-dipaparkan ADMIN FOMCA 2 <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://s3.tvstv.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/capsules-and-pills-spilled-from-a-bottle-displayi-2024-12-13-08-35-40-utc-1024x683.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="191" style="float: left;" />PUTRAJAYA, 18 April: Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup (KPDN) menegaskan bahawa pelaksanaan dasar paparan harga ubat di klinik swasta bukan bertujuan untuk mengawal harga, sebaliknya bagi memastikan ketelusan kepada pengguna.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Menterinya, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, berkata dasar tersebut penting bagi memberikan akses kepada maklumat harga ubat, sekali gus membolehkan rakyat membuat pilihan berdasarkan kemampuan dan keperluan masing-masing.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“Apa yang kita lakukan di sini adalah untuk memaparkan harga ubat supaya rakyat ada akses kepada maklumat, dan dapat membuat pilihan. Kita tidak, melalui Akta Kawalan Harga dan Anti Pencatutan (AKHAP), menetapkan berapa harga ubat yang perlu dijual.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“Tidak. Juallah ikut harga kehendak masing-masing, tetapi yang penting ialah paparkan supaya rakyat boleh melihat dan membuat pilihan tersebut,” katanya selepas menghadiri Sambutan Hari Penguat Kuasa Ke-53 di Putrajaya, hari ini.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pada masa sama, beliau turut menjelaskan bahawa pelaksanaan dasar tersebut telah dibincangkan dan dipersetujui bersama Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (㽶Ƶ) serta Jabatan Peguam Negara bagi memastikan ia selari dengan peraturan sedia ada.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://s3.tvstv.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/capsules-and-pills-spilled-from-a-bottle-displayi-2024-12-13-08-35-40-utc-1024x683.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="191" style="float: left;" />PUTRAJAYA, 18 April: Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup (KPDN) menegaskan bahawa pelaksanaan dasar paparan harga ubat di klinik swasta bukan bertujuan untuk mengawal harga, sebaliknya bagi memastikan ketelusan kepada pengguna.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Menterinya, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, berkata dasar tersebut penting bagi memberikan akses kepada maklumat harga ubat, sekali gus membolehkan rakyat membuat pilihan berdasarkan kemampuan dan keperluan masing-masing.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“Apa yang kita lakukan di sini adalah untuk memaparkan harga ubat supaya rakyat ada akses kepada maklumat, dan dapat membuat pilihan. Kita tidak, melalui Akta Kawalan Harga dan Anti Pencatutan (AKHAP), menetapkan berapa harga ubat yang perlu dijual.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“Tidak. Juallah ikut harga kehendak masing-masing, tetapi yang penting ialah paparkan supaya rakyat boleh melihat dan membuat pilihan tersebut,” katanya selepas menghadiri Sambutan Hari Penguat Kuasa Ke-53 di Putrajaya, hari ini.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pada masa sama, beliau turut menjelaskan bahawa pelaksanaan dasar tersebut telah dibincangkan dan dipersetujui bersama Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (㽶Ƶ) serta Jabatan Peguam Negara bagi memastikan ia selari dengan peraturan sedia ada.</span></p> Embrace transparency or risk public distrust, private healthcare sector told 2025-04-17T23:46:09+00:00 2025-04-17T23:46:09+00:00 /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025/1932-embrace-transparency-or-risk-public-distrust-private-healthcare-sector-told ADMIN FOMCA 2 <header> <div class="mb-6"> <h2 class="excerpt text-xl my-3" style="text-align: justify;" itemprop="description"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.freemalaysiatoday.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F11%2F5da4f1d9-hospital-pharmacy-freepik-pic-141124.webp&amp;w=1200&amp;q=75" alt="Hospital Pharmacy" width="288" height="180" style="float: left;" /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Consumer NGOs question the need for secrecy if the current medicine pricing and margins are ethical and fair.</span></h2> <address class="location-block" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="&lt;a href="/v1/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span itemprop="name">PETALING JAYA</span>: The private healthcare sector must embrace transparency or risk losing the public’s trust, says a coalition of consumer groups as the government moves to mandate drug price displays at private clinics and hospitals.</span></address> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The coalition of 21 NGOs led by the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca), the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) and the Third World Network expressed its full support for the policy set for enforcement from May 1.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">They questioned the need for secrecy if the pricing and margins are ethical and fair.</span></p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">“Let consumers see, compare and choose. This is what a mature, fair and competitive health sector looks like,” said the coalition in a joint statement today.</span></p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">They rejected claims that the health and domestic trade and cost of living ministries lacked industry understanding, arguing that both ministries are the most qualified authorities to regulate Malaysian healthcare.</span></p> <header> <div class="mb-6"> <h2 class="excerpt text-xl my-3" style="text-align: justify;" itemprop="description"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.freemalaysiatoday.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F11%2F5da4f1d9-hospital-pharmacy-freepik-pic-141124.webp&amp;w=1200&amp;q=75" alt="Hospital Pharmacy" width="288" height="180" style="float: left;" /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Consumer NGOs question the need for secrecy if the current medicine pricing and margins are ethical and fair.</span></h2> <address class="location-block" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="&lt;a href="/v1/><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span itemprop="name">PETALING JAYA</span>: The private healthcare sector must embrace transparency or risk losing the public’s trust, says a coalition of consumer groups as the government moves to mandate drug price displays at private clinics and hospitals.</span></address> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The coalition of 21 NGOs led by the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca), the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) and the Third World Network expressed its full support for the policy set for enforcement from May 1.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">They questioned the need for secrecy if the pricing and margins are ethical and fair.</span></p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">“Let consumers see, compare and choose. This is what a mature, fair and competitive health sector looks like,” said the coalition in a joint statement today.</span></p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">They rejected claims that the health and domestic trade and cost of living ministries lacked industry understanding, arguing that both ministries are the most qualified authorities to regulate Malaysian healthcare.</span></p> Hati-hati ‘janji manis’ insurans warga emas, kata NCCC 2025-04-17T23:40:15+00:00 2025-04-17T23:40:15+00:00 /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025/1931-hati-hati-janji-manis-insurans-warga-emas-kata-nccc ADMIN FOMCA 2 <header> <div class="mb-6"> <h2 class="excerpt text-xl my-3" style="text-align: justify;" itemprop="description"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.freemalaysiatoday.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2Feded28ca-warga-emas-senior-citizen-filepic-060424.webp&amp;w=1200&amp;q=75" alt="" width="286" height="179" style="float: left;" />Pusat Khidmat Aduan Pengguna Nasional dakwa skim insurans itu tidak nyata maklumat penting, hanya ‘keistimewaan’ seperti pampasan 400%</span></h2> <address class="location-block" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="&lt;a href="/v1/><span itemprop="name">PETALING JAYA</span>: Pusat Khidmat Aduan Pengguna Nasional (NCCC) menasihatkan warga emas berhati-hati dengan tawaran insurans menjanjikan pelbagai ‘keistimewaan’ termasuk pampasan sehingga 400%.</address> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;">Pengurus Kanannya Saral James Maniam mendakwa, iklan insurans itu yang kini giat dipromosikan juga menawarkan bayaran bulanan rendah serta manfaat kematian dan matang 100%.</p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;">Katanya, syarikat terbabit cuba meyakinkan orang ramai dengan meletakkan ayat seperti 100% diterima tanpa syarat dan tiada pemeriksaan kesihatan selain melindungi penyakit kritikal seperti diabetes, kanser dan jantung.</p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;">Namun, katanya di sebalik janji manis itu tersembunyi pelbagai risiko berikut menjerat pengguna terutama sasaran warga emas berusia 50 hingga 70 tahun yang mungkin tidak menyedari perjanjian ditandatangani mereka.</p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;">Saral berkata, kesangsian timbul kerana tidak dinyatakan maklumat tempoh menunggu, pengecualian perlindungan atau situasi di mana tuntutan mungkin ditolak.</p> <header> <div class="mb-6"> <h2 class="excerpt text-xl my-3" style="text-align: justify;" itemprop="description"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.freemalaysiatoday.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2Feded28ca-warga-emas-senior-citizen-filepic-060424.webp&amp;w=1200&amp;q=75" alt="" width="286" height="179" style="float: left;" />Pusat Khidmat Aduan Pengguna Nasional dakwa skim insurans itu tidak nyata maklumat penting, hanya ‘keistimewaan’ seperti pampasan 400%</span></h2> <address class="location-block" itemprop="contentLocation" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="&lt;a href="/v1/><span itemprop="name">PETALING JAYA</span>: Pusat Khidmat Aduan Pengguna Nasional (NCCC) menasihatkan warga emas berhati-hati dengan tawaran insurans menjanjikan pelbagai ‘keistimewaan’ termasuk pampasan sehingga 400%.</address> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;">Pengurus Kanannya Saral James Maniam mendakwa, iklan insurans itu yang kini giat dipromosikan juga menawarkan bayaran bulanan rendah serta manfaat kematian dan matang 100%.</p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;">Katanya, syarikat terbabit cuba meyakinkan orang ramai dengan meletakkan ayat seperti 100% diterima tanpa syarat dan tiada pemeriksaan kesihatan selain melindungi penyakit kritikal seperti diabetes, kanser dan jantung.</p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;">Namun, katanya di sebalik janji manis itu tersembunyi pelbagai risiko berikut menjerat pengguna terutama sasaran warga emas berusia 50 hingga 70 tahun yang mungkin tidak menyedari perjanjian ditandatangani mereka.</p> <p class="py-1.5 mb-4 text-lg" style="text-align: justify;">Saral berkata, kesangsian timbul kerana tidak dinyatakan maklumat tempoh menunggu, pengecualian perlindungan atau situasi di mana tuntutan mungkin ditolak.</p> Online 'steals' and deals that rob you blind: Fomca urges Malaysians to wise up 2025-04-17T19:58:16+00:00 2025-04-17T19:58:16+00:00 /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025/1930-online-steals-and-deals-that-rob-you-blind-fomca-urges-malaysians-to-wise-up ADMIN FOMCA 2 <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://assets.nst.com.my/images/articles/180425nstFomca01_1744933227.jpg" alt="Online 'steals' and deals that rob you blind: Fomca urges Malaysians to wise up" width="286" height="190" style="float: left;" />KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have been warned to stay alert amid the rising tide of online scams disguised as "investment" opportunities" or shopping deals that seem too good to be true.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) vice-president Datuk Indrani Thuraisingham said scammers typically baited victims with schemes or deals promising quick gains or huge savings with no risks.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">These scams are often made to appear believable by linking them to clone websites.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Indrani said there were ads that promised RM10,000 in returns within 24 hours for a RM200 investment and "instant loan approvals".</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">"These scammers often ask victims to transfer money into personal accounts, using urgency like 'limited time only' to pressure quick action," she said, adding that many such schemes exploited the anonymity of online platforms and weak user awareness.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="https://assets.nst.com.my/images/articles/180425nstFomca01_1744933227.jpg" alt="Online 'steals' and deals that rob you blind: Fomca urges Malaysians to wise up" width="286" height="190" style="float: left;" />KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have been warned to stay alert amid the rising tide of online scams disguised as "investment" opportunities" or shopping deals that seem too good to be true.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) vice-president Datuk Indrani Thuraisingham said scammers typically baited victims with schemes or deals promising quick gains or huge savings with no risks.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">These scams are often made to appear believable by linking them to clone websites.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Indrani said there were ads that promised RM10,000 in returns within 24 hours for a RM200 investment and "instant loan approvals".</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">"These scammers often ask victims to transfer money into personal accounts, using urgency like 'limited time only' to pressure quick action," she said, adding that many such schemes exploited the anonymity of online platforms and weak user awareness.</span></p> Money talks – but should you listen when ‘finfluencers’ offer investment tips? 2025-04-14T23:33:33+00:00 2025-04-14T23:33:33+00:00 /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025/1929-money-talks-but-should-you-listen-when-finfluencers-offer-investment-tips ADMIN FOMCA 2 <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2025/04/14/3263249.jpg" alt="Investment advice from finfluencers should be treated with an abundance of caution, say experts. — Unsplash" width="288" height="432" style="float: left;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In a TikTok video, a young man can be seen exiting a luxury car while holding a designer bag. In the video caption, he says that in the year 2025, more people have the potential to be millionaires.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“For those who want to be a millionaire, click on the link in bio to learn how to be a financial trader for free,” he adds.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The link in the bio will lead users to a Telegram channel where he says that viewers can become successful traders by investing at least US$100 (RM443) to earn more than US$2,000 (RM8,866) in return through an online platform. He claims that the profit will be transferred into their account in less than two days.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Then he says that he will take a cut of up to 20% from each successful investment.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In another video, a self-proclaimed trader with ­hundreds of thousands of ­followers shares that users only need US$100 to start trading and achieve ‘financial freedom’. She recommends a specific broker trading app.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">However, a check by&nbsp;<i>LifestyleTech</i>&nbsp;revealed that the recommended platform has been flagged by the Securities Commission under its Investor Alert List in 2024 for “carrying on unlicensed capital market trading activities of dealing in securities”.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Investors are advised not to deal or engage with entities that have been marked under the Alert List as they will not be protected under Malaysia’s securities law.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2025/04/14/3263249.jpg" alt="Investment advice from finfluencers should be treated with an abundance of caution, say experts. — Unsplash" width="288" height="432" style="float: left;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In a TikTok video, a young man can be seen exiting a luxury car while holding a designer bag. In the video caption, he says that in the year 2025, more people have the potential to be millionaires.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“For those who want to be a millionaire, click on the link in bio to learn how to be a financial trader for free,” he adds.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The link in the bio will lead users to a Telegram channel where he says that viewers can become successful traders by investing at least US$100 (RM443) to earn more than US$2,000 (RM8,866) in return through an online platform. He claims that the profit will be transferred into their account in less than two days.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Then he says that he will take a cut of up to 20% from each successful investment.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In another video, a self-proclaimed trader with ­hundreds of thousands of ­followers shares that users only need US$100 to start trading and achieve ‘financial freedom’. She recommends a specific broker trading app.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">However, a check by&nbsp;<i>LifestyleTech</i>&nbsp;revealed that the recommended platform has been flagged by the Securities Commission under its Investor Alert List in 2024 for “carrying on unlicensed capital market trading activities of dealing in securities”.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Investors are advised not to deal or engage with entities that have been marked under the Alert List as they will not be protected under Malaysia’s securities law.</span></p> Unfair warranty policies: Time for stronger consumer protection in Malaysia 2025-04-13T19:32:27+00:00 2025-04-13T19:32:27+00:00 /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025/1928-unfair-warranty-policies-time-for-stronger-consumer-protection-in-malaysia ADMIN FOMCA 2 <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><img src="https://retailwire.com/wp-content/uploads/iStock-525652647.jpg" alt="Is A Lifetime Warranty 100% Guaranteed or Misleading? - RetailWire" width="288" height="190" style="float: left;" />Despite the existence of the Consumer Protection Act 1999, most consumers don’t realise that such disclaimers may actually violate their basic rights.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Buying a new product should bring peace of mind—not a legal headache.&nbsp;But in Malaysia, the confidence consumers place in warranties is all too often misplaced. From denied claims to ambiguous “no return” policies, many Malaysians are finding out the hard way that warranty protections are weak, uneven, and poorly enforced.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>When “warranty” means nothing</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">You buy a brand-new bed, backed by a one-year warranty.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Within months, it starts falling apart—not from misuse, but from shoddy installation. You show the evidence.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The seller? Ghosts your messages, shrugs off your claim, and stalls until the warranty runs out.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">No inspection. No action. Just silence. In the end: no repair, no refund.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Warranty? Worthless. Your money? History.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">This isn’t a horror story—it’s a real complaint filed with the National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) in March 2025.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">And unfortunately, it’s just one of many stories where "guaranteed peace of mind" turns into a consumer nightmare.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">In retail shops and online platforms alike, “No warranty, no return” is still treated as a standard business clause in Malaysia.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">And despite the existence of the Consumer Protection Act 1999, most consumers don’t realise that such disclaimers may actually violate their basic rights.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><img src="https://retailwire.com/wp-content/uploads/iStock-525652647.jpg" alt="Is A Lifetime Warranty 100% Guaranteed or Misleading? - RetailWire" width="288" height="190" style="float: left;" />Despite the existence of the Consumer Protection Act 1999, most consumers don’t realise that such disclaimers may actually violate their basic rights.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Buying a new product should bring peace of mind—not a legal headache.&nbsp;But in Malaysia, the confidence consumers place in warranties is all too often misplaced. From denied claims to ambiguous “no return” policies, many Malaysians are finding out the hard way that warranty protections are weak, uneven, and poorly enforced.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>When “warranty” means nothing</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">You buy a brand-new bed, backed by a one-year warranty.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Within months, it starts falling apart—not from misuse, but from shoddy installation. You show the evidence.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The seller? Ghosts your messages, shrugs off your claim, and stalls until the warranty runs out.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">No inspection. No action. Just silence. In the end: no repair, no refund.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Warranty? Worthless. Your money? History.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">This isn’t a horror story—it’s a real complaint filed with the National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) in March 2025.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">And unfortunately, it’s just one of many stories where "guaranteed peace of mind" turns into a consumer nightmare.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">In retail shops and online platforms alike, “No warranty, no return” is still treated as a standard business clause in Malaysia.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">And despite the existence of the Consumer Protection Act 1999, most consumers don’t realise that such disclaimers may actually violate their basic rights.</p> மலேசியாவில் நியாயமற்ற உத்திரவாத காப்புறுதி பாலிஸிகள் 2025-04-13T19:28:05+00:00 2025-04-13T19:28:05+00:00 /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025/1927-2025-04-14-03-28-05 ADMIN FOMCA 2 <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://alaiosai.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pali.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="143" style="float: left;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">நாட்டில் நியாயமற்ற உத்தரவாத காப்புறுதி பாலிஸிகள் அமலாக்கம் குறித்து மலேசியர்கள் உணர தொடங்கி விட்டதாக தேசிய பயனீட்டாளர் புகார் மையத்தின் உயர்நிலை நிர்வாகி சாரால் ஜேம்ஸ் மணியம் கூறினார்.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">இந்த காப்பறுதி பாலிஸிகளில் உரிமை கோரிக்கைகள் மறுக்கப்படுவதோடு ‘திரும்ப கிடைக்காத’ கொள்கைகள் பயனீட்டாளர்களுக்கு அதிர்ச்சியை தந்து வருவதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார். இந்த காப்புறுதி பாலிஸிகளில் உத்தரவாத பாதுகாப்பு பலவீனமாக இருப்பதோடு மோசமான அமலாக்கத்தில் உள்ளதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">உலகளவில் பயனீட்டாளர்கள் எழுத்துப்பூர்வமான பாதுகாப்பு உத்திரவாத அட்டைகளில் மட்டுமின்றி, வலுவான சட்டங்களை முன்வைத்து பாதுகாக்கப்பட்டு வருவதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் ஒவ்வொரு பொருள் விற்பனையும் பயனீட்டாளர்களுக்கு முழுமையான உத்தரவாதம் அளிக்கப்பட்டு வருவதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">பிரிட்டனில் ஒரு தவறான பொருள் 30 நாட்களுக்குள் திருப்பி செலுத்தப்படும் சலுகை இருப்பதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://alaiosai.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pali.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="143" style="float: left;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">நாட்டில் நியாயமற்ற உத்தரவாத காப்புறுதி பாலிஸிகள் அமலாக்கம் குறித்து மலேசியர்கள் உணர தொடங்கி விட்டதாக தேசிய பயனீட்டாளர் புகார் மையத்தின் உயர்நிலை நிர்வாகி சாரால் ஜேம்ஸ் மணியம் கூறினார்.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">இந்த காப்பறுதி பாலிஸிகளில் உரிமை கோரிக்கைகள் மறுக்கப்படுவதோடு ‘திரும்ப கிடைக்காத’ கொள்கைகள் பயனீட்டாளர்களுக்கு அதிர்ச்சியை தந்து வருவதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார். இந்த காப்புறுதி பாலிஸிகளில் உத்தரவாத பாதுகாப்பு பலவீனமாக இருப்பதோடு மோசமான அமலாக்கத்தில் உள்ளதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">உலகளவில் பயனீட்டாளர்கள் எழுத்துப்பூர்வமான பாதுகாப்பு உத்திரவாத அட்டைகளில் மட்டுமின்றி, வலுவான சட்டங்களை முன்வைத்து பாதுகாக்கப்பட்டு வருவதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் ஒவ்வொரு பொருள் விற்பனையும் பயனீட்டாளர்களுக்கு முழுமையான உத்தரவாதம் அளிக்கப்பட்டு வருவதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">பிரிட்டனில் ஒரு தவறான பொருள் 30 நாட்களுக்குள் திருப்பி செலுத்தப்படும் சலுகை இருப்பதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.</span></p> கேடிஎம் பயணிகள் மீது ‘மறைமுக’ கட்டணத்தை விதிக்கிறது 2025-04-13T19:26:35+00:00 2025-04-13T19:26:35+00:00 /v1/index.php/fomca-di-pentas-media/fomca-di-pentas-media-2025/1926-2025-04-14-03-26-35 ADMIN FOMCA 2 <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://alaiosai.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/24-2936b-1.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="143" style="float: left;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">கூடுதல் வெ 5 கட்டணம் மீதான கேடிஎம் நிறுவனத்தின் ஒப்புதல், பயணிகளுக்கு மறைமுக கட்டணத்தை விதிக்கிறது என்பது நிரூபிப்பதாக மலேசிய பயனீட்டாளர்கள் சங்கங்களின் சம்மேளனம் (போம்கா) சாடியது.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">நெகிழ்வு கட்டண முறை என்ற போர்வையில் வெ 5 கூடுதல் கட்டணத்தை ரயில் பயணிகளுக்கு கேடிஎம் விதித்துள்ளது வேடிக்கையாக இருப்பதாக போம்கா தலைவர் டத்தோ டாக்டர் மாரிமுத்து நடேசன் கூறினார். இந்த கூடுதல் கட்டண அமலாக்கத்திற்கு கேடிஎம் பொது அறிவிப்பு எதையும் செய்யவில்லை என்றார் அவர்.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">தனது நெகிழ்வு கட்டண முறையில் அனைத்து டிக்கெட்டுகளுக்கும் இந்த வெ 5 கூடுதல் கட்டணம் சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக கேடிஎம் விளக்கம் தந்துள்ளதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://alaiosai.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/24-2936b-1.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="143" style="float: left;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">கூடுதல் வெ 5 கட்டணம் மீதான கேடிஎம் நிறுவனத்தின் ஒப்புதல், பயணிகளுக்கு மறைமுக கட்டணத்தை விதிக்கிறது என்பது நிரூபிப்பதாக மலேசிய பயனீட்டாளர்கள் சங்கங்களின் சம்மேளனம் (போம்கா) சாடியது.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">நெகிழ்வு கட்டண முறை என்ற போர்வையில் வெ 5 கூடுதல் கட்டணத்தை ரயில் பயணிகளுக்கு கேடிஎம் விதித்துள்ளது வேடிக்கையாக இருப்பதாக போம்கா தலைவர் டத்தோ டாக்டர் மாரிமுத்து நடேசன் கூறினார். இந்த கூடுதல் கட்டண அமலாக்கத்திற்கு கேடிஎம் பொது அறிவிப்பு எதையும் செய்யவில்லை என்றார் அவர்.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">தனது நெகிழ்வு கட்டண முறையில் அனைத்து டிக்கெட்டுகளுக்கும் இந்த வெ 5 கூடுதல் கட்டணம் சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக கேடிஎம் விளக்கம் தந்துள்ளதாக அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.</span></p>