KUALA LUMPUR
(Aug 3): A group of concerned parents will hold an exhibition and symposium to
educate the public on the effect of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to men’s
health.
It is aimed
to create public awareness on the dangers of long term exposure of
electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation to human and to educate the public on how
to reduce the risk.
The event is
jointly organised by Zhong Hua Language Lover Parents Network Association (Jia
Zong) and the Anti EMF Radiation Alliance, whose members are mostly parents.
Penang EMF
Radiation Protection Association representative Ong Bee Lay said it is a battle
for the parents to protect their children and take care of their well beings.
“We want to
stop the erection of modern 3G/4G EMR emitting towers in schools or within 400
metres from schools and living place.
"Until
this technology is proven to be safe, we should prevent our children from being
the victim of EMR,"Ong told a press conference to announce the details of
the symposium here today.
The
symposium will be held on Aug 17 at the Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese
Assembly Hall and is open to the public.
The
highlight of the event is a forum comprising three panelists namely Penang EMF
Protection Alliance medical advisor Dr Thor Teong Gee, Universiti Pertahanan
Nasional Malaysia head of Community Medicine Unit in the Faculty of Medicine
and Defence Health Prof Dr Adlina Suleiman and Anti EMF Radiation Alliance
representative Lily Law.
The basis of
the symposium is the 1BestariNet project, initiated by the Education Ministry
and carried out in partnership with YTL Communications, which the parents have
categorically expressed their concern about.
Under the
project, 10,000 primary and secondary schools will be equipped with high speed
4G internet access and a virtual learning platform, which a 3G/4G tower will be
erected in the schools.
The groups
have handed two memorandums in February and May this year, together with 10,000
signatures to the Education Ministry, Health Ministry and Malaysian
Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to highlight their pledge.
However,
they have not heard from the authorities since.
Law said the
World Health Organisation had categorised EMR as a ‘2B carcinogen’ that can
cause for example, brain cancer.
Therefore,
they hope the symposium would be able to inform the general public, especially
parents and teachers, of the risk.
According to
the group, these towers have already been built in certain primary schools in
Kedah and Perlis.
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