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Tamiflu: US$3b spent – but does it really work?
This is something that I have been wondering about for a while now.
Continue reading...Azhar’s antics on Youtube
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
In this era of Youtube, elected reps had better be on their toes when discharging their duties as they are coming under ever greater public scrutiny. Three video clips show Penang Opposition Leader (from Umno/BN) Azhar Ibrahim apparently gesturing with his rear on two different occasions at the Penang State Assembly last week
Continue reading...Land conversion: Special circumstances?
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
A lot has been said about the conversion of leasehold land to freehold land. The state sometimes relies on the “special circumstances” under section 76(aa)(iii) of the National Land Code 1965 (NLC) to justify the conversion from leasehold to freehold but this section is frequently misunderstood
Continue reading...Talam debt: Audit needed on state agencies
Sunday, November 22, 2009
A special and thorough independent audit is needed on the three Selangor state agencies that are owed RM391 million by Talam Corp Bhd to find out how the debt arose and who is responsible for allowing for it to linger. State agencies usually come under the purview of top Selangor government leaders, and if these debts
Continue reading...“Case closed”
Friday, November 13, 2009
Can’t say I am surprised to see this in the Borneo Post. I am also not surprised that the alleged victims were relucant to provide statements
Continue reading...Problems at the Penang Botanic Garden
Sunday, November 8, 2009
The Penang Botanic Garden is close to the heart of many Penangites. But the following photos suggest that its maintenance leaves something to be desired. Photos by a regular Botanic Garden visitor – Click icon at bottom right to expand to full-page slideshow I just hope whoever is responsible for the upkeep of the Garden will look
Continue reading...Mara college’s expensive laptops
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Some might consider RM4,000 or RM5,000 for a laptop to be a bit pricey – but what do you think of RM42,320 for a laptop? That’s what Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi Mara Balik Pulau in Penang reportedly paid for Acer laptops
Continue reading...It’s a boy!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
It turns out that an earlier mid-air medical emergency caused the delay of the Air Asia flight from Kuching to Penang last night. The plane, on an earlier flight from Penang to Kuching, was forced to divert to KLIA after a woman on board went into labour, according to a passenger. She delivered on board, at the
Continue reading...“Dr Death” testifies at Teoh inquest
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Renown Thai forensic expert Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand has dropped some bombshells at the Teoh Beng Hock inquest this morning.
Continue reading...Time to enact Freedom of Information law
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
In case you did not realise it, yesterday was International Right to Know Day. The Centre for Independent Journalism has worked with other NGOs to come up with a Freedom of Information Bill. They hope that Selangor will enact it as law during the state assembly sitting in November.
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- What happens when it rains in northern Penang
- Botanic Garden arches to come down!
- Abolish ISA protest in Trafalgar Square
- Canadian property market receives lift
- 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
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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