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09 Disember 2021
BEIJING - Persatuan Pengguna China (CCA) dan Gabungan Persatuan-persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA) menandatangani Memorandum Persefahaman (MoU) secara maya pada Rabu yang bertujuan untuk memperhebat lagi kerjasama.
Difahamkan, antara aspek yang terlibat dalam MoU tersebut adalah bidang perkongsian maklumat, pertukaran lawatan, kursus dan pembelajaran, terutamanya dalam usaha untuk menangani rungutan pengguna rentas sempadan.
Untuk rekod, seiring dengan pertambahan penggunaan rentas sempadan dalam talian mutakhir ini, pertikaian penggunaan turut semakin meningkat dan mewujudkan isu penjagaan hak serta kepentingan pengguna.
Situasi tersebut secara tidak langsung memerlukan kedua-dua persatuan terbabit untuk terus menjalankan pemerhatian, menyelidik dan menginovasi mekanisme serta langkah penjagaan pengguna, sekali gus menangani perbalahan rentas sempadan.
Pada masa sama, CCA berharap untuk memanfaatkan MoU itu untuk memperkasa interaksi dan kerjasama dengan FOMCA serta melindungi kepentingan pengguna antara satu sama lain, di samping menyumbang kepada perkembangan hubungan saling mempercayai dan perdagangan dalam kerangka Perkongsian Ekonomi Komprehensif Serantau (RCEP). - Bernama
Sumber : https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/176982/GLOBAL/CCA-FOMCA-capai-persefahaman
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December 26, 2021 3:38 PM
PETALING JAYA: A consumer activist has called for insurance companies to offer 50% rebates on repair costs of vehicles affected by the recent floods.
Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) president Marimuthu Nadason told FMT that this rebate could be considered as a corporate social responsibility (CSR) project of the insurance companies.
“Many vehicles have been found to be uninsured for natural disasters like floods. Up to 95% of vehicle owners won’t receive any compensation for repair costs.
“Insurance companies should look into such cases as long as they are insured with them,” he said.
Marimuthu highlighted several reasons why vehicle owners had overlooked insuring their cars against natural disasters.
“Firstly, the majority of Malaysians are not aware that insurance policies offer optional cover for natural disasters like flooding.
“Secondly, insurance companies have failed to advise vehicle buyers about this coverage before they purchase their policies.
“Lastly, floods are becoming more rampant and Malaysians, more specifically from Selangor, have underestimated their severity.”
Marimuthu said Fomca intended to send a letter to Bank Negara and the government to intervene by getting insurance companies to promote policies on natural disasters to the public.
Previously, the General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) and the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) had advised vehice owners affected by the floods to contact their respective agents for further advice and clarification if they were planning to make any claims.
Read more: Offer 50% rebate for flood damage to vehicles, Fomca tells insurance firms
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Disember 17, 2021 @ 5:42pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Institusi perbankan disaran menyerap dan menanggung caj transaksi pengeluaran RM1 menerusi mesin pengeluaran wang automatik (ATM) bagi memastikan pengguna dapat menikmati perkhidmatan itu tanpa bayaran.
Timbalan Presiden Gabungan Persatuan-persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA), Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman, berkata penyerapan caj RM1 oleh pihak bank untuk pengguna disifatkan relevan kerana institusi itu masih merekodkan keuntungan sepanjang pelaksanaan perintah kawalan pergerakan (PKP) lalu.
"Kita maklum bahawa caj RM1 itu adalah sebagai kos pengurusan dan bayaran perkhidmatan kepada sistem MEPS. Namun, disebabkan bank masih memperoleh keuntungan, jadi institusi itu boleh menyerap kos terbabit bagi pihak pengguna.
"Sekurang-kurangnya caj itu diserap pihak bank sehingga keadaan ekonomi bertambah baik, dijangka bagi tempoh enam bulan lagi," katanya kepada BH.
Sebelum ini, beberapa bank, termasuk Maybank, Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd, CIMB Bank, RHB Bank, Citibank dan HSBC memuat naik notis di platform media sosial masing-masing mengenai keputusan untuk mengenakan semula caj pengeluaran RM1 menerusi ATM, berkuat kuasa 1 Februari tahun depan.
Mohd Yusof berkata, pihak bank juga sepatutnya menyerap caj transaksi dalam talian bagi menggalakkan lebih ramai pengguna menjalankan urus niaga bank tanpa fizikal.
"Ini kerana apabila kita menggunakan urus niaga secara dalam talian, pihak perbankan sudah banyak menjimatkan kos dalam aspek penggunaan tenaga kerja," katanya.
Sementara itu, Setiausaha Agung Persatuan Institusi-Institusi Kewangan Pembangunan Malaysia (ADFIM), Mohd Prasad Hanif, berkata caj RM1 itu dikenakan bank bagi menampung kos perkhidmatan daripada teknologi yang digunakan itu.
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December 13, 2021 @ 12:03am
LETTERS: The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) has received numerous calls about vehicular insurance.
One peculiar case is whenever an accident happens — that is, when a victim's car is knocked by another driver — by law, both parties must lodge police reports.
This will enable the victims to claim from the offenders' insurance in the event the offenders do not want to pay for the damage.
Unfortunately, some offenders do not lodge reports, making it difficult for victims to claim the insurance.
Until and unless the offenders make a report, only then can the victims claim from the offenders' insurance, or else they have to claim from their own insurance.
In this event, the victims will lose their No-Claim Discount, which is unfair.
Why do victims have to go through this agony for others' mistakes?
This was what consumers said of the dilemma they are facing as they are not protected by law.
Once reports are lodged, police must take action against perpetrators and release their names to the media.
If this is done, people will be afraid to face the law and vehicle owners will be protected.
Unfortunately, the police are overwhelmed as they receive hundreds of cases daily. They should create an agency to look into accidents.
A viral video clip recently showed a man grabbing a woman's handbag and telling her to follow him to a police station to make a report. This was after the woman had hit his car.
The act of the man grabbing or taking her handbag is wrong.
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December 11, 2021 1:02 PM
PETALING JAYA: Perdana Menteri Ismail Sabri Yaakob mencetuskan beberapa persoalan dan kritikan apabila mengumumkan pentadbirannya memperoleh 90% dalam petunjuk prestasi utama (KPI) yang ditetapkan kerajaannya bagi 100 hari pertama.
Presiden Persekutuan Persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA), N Marimuthu, berkata, kerajaan menilai sendiri prestasinya adalah tidak masuk akal.
Bercakap kepada FMT, beliau berkata: “Rakyat yang sepatutnya memberi markah. Macam mana kerajaan yang menetapkan kertas soalannya, menandanya, dan kata dapat markah A+?”
Menarik perhatian kepada isu kenaikan harga makanan, Marimuthu berkata kerajaan harus ingat bahawa “rakyat adalah raja” dan pandangan mereka mengenai prestasi kerajaan perlu diambil kira.
Pengarah Eksekutif Pusat Membanteras Rasuah dan Kronisme (C4), Cynthia Gabriel, juga berkata adalah pelik kerajaan melakukan pemarkahan kendiri dan mendakwa telah mencapai skor KPI 90%.
C4 tertanya bagaimana Ismail mendapat peratusan itu dan menggesa Perdana Menteri menghebahkan butiran kad laporan supaya orang ramai boleh menilainya.
Ahli Parlimen Subang, Wong Chen, dari PKR menggesa 140 sasaran utama yang dikatakan telah dicapai kerajaan itu diterbitkan.
“Saya ragu-ragu dengan dakwaan itu kerana saya tidak merasakan ekonomi keseluruhan kini jauh lebih baik daripada 100 hari lalu,” katanya.
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10 Dec 2021 6:43PM
Medicines are not a commodity to be based solely on supply and demand. Medicines saves lives. It is essential for the survival and recovery of consumers.
Medicines cannot be dealt with as other commodities; that is the reason medicine affordability is under the Ministry of Health and not any other trade Ministry.
Medicine is a critical consumer right. It should be never be dealt with based on how much profits the seller makes.
A market review on the pharmaceutical sector was undertaken by the Malaysia Competition Commission.
According to the report, “Malaysian drug prices are high by international standards”. It appears that the pharmaceutical companies in Malaysia are making exorbitant profits by international standards.
In another study, it was found that “Malaysia has average higher retail prescription prices compared to Australia due to the lack of pharmaceutical regulation”.
Further according to the Pharmaceutical Services Programme, Ministry of Health Malaysia (2018) on Medicines Prices Monitoring Malaysia (2017), wholesale medicine prices in Malaysia are eight times greater than the International Reference Price (IRP).
Further in a 2019 study by the University of Malaya, it was revealed that 72% of cancer patients experienced financial catastrophe during the first year of treatment in private hospitals, while one third of households became impoverished.
It is for sure that Big Pharma would want to maintain their excessive profits.
That is why the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) has been consistently engaging with the Ministry of Health on the issue of medicine price affordability and price regulation.
Based on this engagement , the cabinet approved the Medicines Price Mechanism Policy proposal by the Health Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs.
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December 10, 2021 6:59 PM
PETALING JAYA: Persekutuan Persatuan-persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA) menarik perhatian terhadap pemandu yang terpaksa membuat tuntutan daripada insurans sendiri dalam kemalangan walaupun pihak lain yang bersalah.
CEO FOMCA, Saravanan Thambirajah berkata sekiranya dua kereta berlanggar, kedua-dua pihak mesti membuat laporan polis.
Namun beliau berkata, lazimnya hanya satu pihak membuat laporan polis manakala satu lagi tidak, seterusnya boleh terlepas daripada dikesan.
“Hanya jika pelaku itu membuat laporan polis, barulah mangsa boleh menuntut insurans orang itu, jika tidak mereka terpaksa menggunakan insurans sendiri.
“Dalam keadaan itu, mangsa akan kehilangan bonus tanpa tuntutan (NCB) dan ini amatlah tidak adil. Kenapa mangsa perlu melalui kesusahan ini semata-mata kesilapan orang lain?” katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.
Saravanan berkata, satu lagi isu penting melibatkan pemandu tanpa insurans kereta sah yang juga boleh terlepas daripada dipertanggungjawabkan.
Katanya, golongan itu boleh membaharui insurans tahunan tanpa dipertanggungjawabkan bagi tuntutan kemalangan terdahulu.
Saravanan berkata polis wajar mewujudkan agensi berasingan untuk mengendalikan kes kemalangan kerana berdepan ratusan kes seperti itu setiap hari.
Katanya, Bank Negara Malaysia selaku pengawal selia syarikat insurans juga perlu membetulkan keadaan ini dengan segera.
“Langkah tegas perlu diambil untuk mengekang keadaan ini sebelum lebih ramai pengguna jalan raya yang tidak bersalah menjadi mangsa kelopongan undang-undang dan pemandu yang tidak bertanggungjawab.
“Pesalah mesti dihukum, dan mangsa yang tidak berdosa perlu dilindungi menerusi insurans, tanpa kehilangan NCB.”
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Disember 1, 2021 @ 5:40pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Gabungan Persatuan-persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA) mencadangkan program Jualan Keluarga Malaysia yang bermula Sabtu ini diadakan setiap minggu bagi memastikan orang ramai sentiasa mendapat bekalan pada harga murah.
Beliau berkata program yang menawarkan barangan keperluan asas sehingga 20 peratus lebih murah berbanding pasaran membantu mengurangkan beban rakyat.
Timbalan Presiden FOMCA, Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman, berkata usaha Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) itu membolehkan orang ramai mendapatkan bekalan dengan harga berpatutan.
"Diharap harga barangan keperluan ditawarkan itu adalah harga sebelum kenaikan harga barangan ketika ini, supaya pengguna dapat menikmati harga yang lebih murah.
"Adalah lebih baik jika program itu dapat diadakan setiap minggu bagi memastikan orang ramai sentiasa mendapatkan bekalan dengan harga lebih murah," katanya kepada BH.
Program Jualan Keluarga Malaysia akan diadakan di 222 kawasan Parlimen dengan kekerapan dua kali sebulan.
Beliau turut menyambut baik tindakan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob mengarahkan bekalan ayam import dan ikan sejuk beku yang disimpan sebagai stok di bawah program Q'Fish dilambakkan di pasaran sebagai langkah segera menstabilkan harga.
Katanya, langkah itu mampu membantu orang ramai mendapatkan bekalan pada bila-bila masa dengan harga yang berpatutan.
"Dalam keadaan musim tengkujuh ketika ini, ikan sukar diperoleh dan jika ada sudah pasti mahal. Jadi dengan adanya stok ikan sejuk beku, orang ramai tidak perlu bimbang membeli ikan pada harga yang mahal," katanya.
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November 29, 2021 10:19 PM
PETALING JAYA: Berdepan dengan lambakan aduan rakyat mengenai kenaikan harga barang keperluan sejak beberapa bulan kebelakangan ini, Presiden Persekutuan Persatuan-Persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA) N Marimuthu menawarkan dirinya menjadi “penasihat hal ehwal pengguna” kepada Perdana Menteri.
Beliau berkata, memandangkan Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) gagal menurunkan harga barang seperti dijanjikan, Perdana Menteri Ismail Sabri Yaakob mungkin perlu menambah satu lagi penasihat peribadi, walaupun mempunyai kementerian bagi setiap kategori.
Marimuthu berjanji melakukan tugas itu untuk upah lebih rendah daripada RM55,000 yang dibayar kepada penasihat-penasihat Ismail Sabri yang sedia ada.
“FOMCA tidak putus-putus menerima aduan rakyat mengenai lonjakan harga barang dan kerajaan gagal menyemak trend ini. Mereka tidak faham kita tiada kuasa untuk mengawal peniaga.
“Banyak lagi perlu dilakukan oleh kementerian, bukan sekadar berkata-kata saja. Saya nasihatkan menteri pergi sendiri ke pasar untuk melihat keadaannya. Saya rasa dia kini sibuk di Sarawak untuk pilihan raya akan datang,” katanya kepada FMT.
Beliau tidak menyebut nama menteri tersebut Alexander Nantha Linggi yang berasal dari Sarawak.
Marimuthu, yang juga Presiden Pengguna Antarabangsa berkata, sepatutnya tiada masalah untuk Perdana Menteri melantik seorang lagi penasihat memandangkan beliau seperti tidak kisah melantik penasihat bagi portfolio yang sudah mempunyai menteri dan timbalan menteri.
“Kerajaan menanggung RM55,000 untuk setiap penasihat, ini bukan jumlah yang sedikit. Saya boleh melakukan tugas sama dengan bayaran suku daripada itu untuk menasihati Perdana Menteri tentang bagaimana mengawal dan menurunkan harga bagi membantu rakyat,” katanya.
Read more: Baik saya saja jadi penasihat pengguna kepada PM, kata Marimuthu
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November 29, 2021 7:36 PM
PETALING JAYA: Hit by an avalanche of complaints from the people on rising prices of essentials over the last few months, Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations president N Marimuthu has offered himself to be the prime minister’s “consumer adviser”.
He said since the domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry has failed miserably to bring down the prices as promised, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob may need to add one more to his growing number of personal advisers despite having a ministry for each of the categories.
Marimuthu promised to do the job for much less than the RM55,000 paid to Ismail’s many advisers.
“Fomca has been receiving non-stop complaints from the rakyat on how prices have skyrocketed with the government failing to check this trend. They don’t understand we don’t have the power to check the traders.
“The ministry should do much, much more than pay mere lip service. I advise the minister to go to the markets personally and see for himself. I guess he is now busy in Sarawak for the upcoming elections where I understand he is a key player,” he told FMT.
He did not name the minister, Alexander Nantha Linggi, who hails from Sarawak.
Marimuthu, who is also the Consumer International president, said since the prime minister seemed to have no qualms about appointing advisers for portfolios that already have ministers and deputy ministers which is costing taxpayers huge amounts of money, “one more won’t hurt”.
“The current advisers cost the government about RM55,000 each and that is a lot of money. I can do the job for a quarter of that amount to advise the prime minister on how to check and bring down the prices to help the rakyat,” he said.
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