GEORGE TOWN – The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the public to stop burning their hard-earned money on fireworks and firecrackers. CAP president SM Mohamad Idris stressed that Malaysians spent millions of ringgit on firecrackers and fireworks which were not only deemed unnecessary but also dangerous. Apart from being a great nuisance to the public, Idris warned that fireworks and firecrackers could potentially cause damage to individual’s life and properties and they are particularly unsafe to young children. “Money is hard to come by, yet easy to let go, so why spend all the hard-earned cash on fireworks and firecrackers when it could be used for something more important such as paying loans?” he questioned. Idris also expressed his concerns that the explosives were still readily available and even openly sold to the extent where sales were being promoted through social media platforms such as WhatsApp. He said the sale o...