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Youths set out to register 2 million new voters
Two million new voters? How on earth are they going to do that?
Continue reading...Live – Perak State Assembly sitting
1. April 2010
We will be following what’s happening in and around the Perak State Assembly this morning. Pakatan assembly members march to the Dewan this morning – Photo by Jong After the sitting this morning, Nizar walked up to where Ganesan was presiding in the Dewan and criticised him for allegedly allowing police “to intrude into the Dewan”,
Continue reading...Images from outside the Perak State Assembly
1. April 2010
Scenes from before the opening ceremony of the new sitting of the Perak State Assembly yesterday and the Pakatan assembly members’ press conference immediately after. Photos by Jong
Continue reading...Penang launches ‘green citizens’ initiative
1. April 2010
The Penang state government has made a commendable move to launch a green citizens initiative.
Continue reading...Muhyiddin for Malaysia “not available!”
1. April 2010
How apt that Deputy Prime Minister’s new My-Malaysia website, bearing the tag line ‘Muhyiddin Yassin for Malaysia’ is now “not available!” That says a lot. The website was launched at the end of January. But now – poof! – it has vanished without a trace
Continue reading...Pejuang rakyat or peju-wang diri sendiri?
14. March 2010
This is something I wrote in the wake of the defections from PKR of late: The defections of PKR elected reps are a blow for democracy in Malaysia, but in the long-run they will provide timely lessons for all concerned. At the last general election, many Malaysians chose to express their disgust with the BN over pervasive
Continue reading...Penang govt says ‘yes’ to local council elections
8. March 2010
Congratulations to the Penang government for asking the Election Commission to hold local council elections in Penang! It’s a long-awaited move, coming two days before the second anniversary of the Pakatan’s coming to power in Penang. It not only attempts to fulfil the Pakatan’s general election pledge but shows that the administration has listened to sentiment
Continue reading...1Regular 1Water supply for 1UMS-KAL, please
5. March 2010
It looks as if the water shortages in Labuan, previously highlighted in this blog, have not yet been resolved, judging from this letter by an upset parent. Since July-August 2009, many letters have been written to everybody and anybody in authority to resolve the major water crisis that has hit the Universiti Malaysia Sabah-Kampus Antarabangsa Labuan.
Continue reading...1,000 students protest at Labuan water shortage
5. March 2010
Some 1,000 students have protested at the persistent water shortages at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah campus in Labuan. Photo: UMS Labuan website It was the first picket in the history of Labuan, reports Bernama, which said the water problems were due to a “dry spell”.
Continue reading...60% say PKR won’t be affected in next GE
5. March 2010
An ntv7 poll over the news tonight asked viewers if they thought PKR’s performance in the next general election would be affected by the recent defections. The results were surprising: 60 per cent responded ‘No’, the party’s performance won’t be affected, with just 40 per cent saying ‘Yes’, it will be. All right, let’s do our own
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- Botanic Garden arches to come down!
- Abolish ISA protest in Trafalgar Square
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- Leaning Arch of Penang: A poem
- Leaning Arch: Now you can’t measure the tilt!
- Berjaya-owned Sun spotlights sports betting
- Is this the shape of things to come?
- Pyschopaths on the loose
- Sarawak NCR land development: A raw deal
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This is the scene when it pours in Chee Seng Gardens, next to a controversial condo development project, which has exposed the hill-slopes. Elsewhere, the sea off Miami Bay and Moonlight Bay turns a muddy orange. Photos by Chee Seng Garden residents and Hymeir Kamarudin of Batu Feringghi Something must be done
The much criticised Penang Botanic Garden arches, one of which is tilting, are to come down, the Tourism Minister announced today. Apparently the decision was made after another survey in USM revealed that 71 per cent of 1,225 respondents surveyed at the Garden wanted the arches removed. I am told Ng Yen Yen also
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Botanic Garden arches to come down!The Abolish ISA Movement (UK) held another demonstration outside the Tourism Malaysia office on Saturday, 26 June 2010. Click on icon on bottom right of frame to toggle to full-screen mode – Photos by Danny Lim
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Abolish ISA protest in Trafalgar Square
1. April 2010
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