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Outspoken lawyer-turned-priest rushed to hospital
Jesuit priest Fr O C Lim, a vocal critic of the ISA, has been rushed to hospital and is believed to be undergoing heart surgery now. Text messages have been flying around among the Catholic community, urging one another to pray for his recovery. Lim, who has not been in the best of health, often celebrates Mass
Continue reading...High Chapparal: Investigative team to lodge report soon?
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Things seem to be picking up pace. The state investigative committee probing the High Chaparral issue appears to have uncovered some interesting information, possibly gleaned from various documents, including previous state exco minutes.
Continue reading...The house that Khir Toyo bought…
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Has Samy Vellu’s mansion met its match? Selangor opposition leader Khir Toyo has refuted a DAP rep’s claim that his house in Shah Alam cost RM24 million.
Continue reading...Manek Urai showdown
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Scenes from nomination day yesterday for the Manek Urai by-election in Kelantan.
Continue reading...Images from the High Chaparral protest in Komtar
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
See the original post: Images from the High Chaparral protest in Komtar
Continue reading...Upset villagers protest outsid…
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Upset villagers protest outside komtar. They ask if Pg govt is pro developer or pro people.
Continue reading...PKR councillor’s sacking from MPSP creates a stir
Monday, June 29, 2009
The Penang state exco has removed Johari Kassim as councillor of the Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) with effect from 26 June. Johari, the PKR whip at the council, had led a boycott of the swearing-in ceremony of new council president Mokhtar Mohd Jait, a former district officer of northern Seberang Perai. Johari claimed that the
Continue reading...High Chaparral villagers hold …
Saturday, June 27, 2009
High Chaparral villagers hold protest outside Adun Rayer s and call for his resignation. They now want to meet the CM on Monday.
Continue reading...Time running out for High Chaparral villagers
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Time is running out for Kampong Buah Pala as the bailiff has obtained a Penang High Court order for the residents to vacate their premises as a prelude to demolition. According to village spokesperson Sugumaran, the order is expected to be served on 2 July. Can the Penang state government save the village from demolition?
Continue reading...Charlie Chaplin on democracy and unity
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Excerpt from Charlie Chaplin’s first true “talking picture”, The Great Dictator, released in 1940. Border guards mistake Chaplin’s character, a humble barber, for the dictator (also played by Chaplin) - and the barber then uses the opportunity to make a rousing speech to mobilise the masses in support of freedom and democracy! Stirring oratory from an
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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
Asides 
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, July 7, 2009
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