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Reserve land near Kg Buah Pala: Another option
Uninhabited land next to Kampung Buah Pala which could be turned into an eco-village – Photos by Anil The worried Buah Pala village folk are at a loss over what to do. Few outside the village seem to understand them. They have been labelled as greedy and demanding after being offered 24 two-storey terrace
Continue reading...Kg Buah Pala: Face of anguish
Friday, August 7, 2009
Anguish etches the face of Muniammah, 75, at the front door of her home, as she stares out at an uncertain future. – Photo by Anil Earlier, Muniammah had come up to a few visitors to the village, her hands clasped as if pleading with us for help: “Where will we go after this?” she asked,
Continue reading...Is Selangor next?
Thursday, August 6, 2009
After Perak, is the BN now eyeing Selangor?
Continue reading...Kg Buah Pala: More questions
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Let’s go back a bit and look at the timeline: 3 October 2005 – Nusmetro enters into a joint venture with the Koperasi. 5 October 2006 – Planning permission is given by the local authorities. 27 March 2008 – Temporary title (Borang 11AK) (99 year lease) is registered in the name of the Koperasi.
Continue reading...Kg Buah Pala: The compensation offered
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
From a source, I hear that the following compensation was offered to the villagers at tonight’s meeting: Two-storey cluster houses: upstairs – 600 square feet, downstairs – 600 square feet, outside porch, etc – 200 sq feet.
Continue reading...Emotions run high in Kg Buah Pala (updates)
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
0951: Emotions are running high in Kg Buah Pala. Villagers have put up human barricades, according to an eye-witness there. Earlier, villagers confronted a TNB staff and asked him what he was trying to do there
Continue reading...Haze blankets Samarahan in Sarawak
Monday, August 3, 2009
Visibility has been reduced to 1.0 – 1.5km in the Samarahan area, according to a contact in Sarawak. He suspects the cause to be open burning in surrounding areas. The Department of Environment’s website shows a reading of 105 (unhealthy) for Samarahan at 5.00pm today
Continue reading...Uncertainty grips Kg Buah Pala (updates)
Monday, August 3, 2009
0830: Between 100 and 200 activists and supporters have gathered in the village, as residents wake up to an uncertain future. Most of the crowd appear to be from Hindraf, PSM and MIC
Continue reading...Clock ticks on talks as eviction deadline looms
Friday, July 24, 2009
Penang state government reps and Kg Buah Pala villagers are resuming closed-door negotiations at 9.00pm today. They are racing against time to find a resolution to the crisis as a 2 August eviction deadline looms
Continue reading...Poll: Who will win the Manek Urai by-election?
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Here is the original: Poll: Who will win the Manek Urai by-election?
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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, August 11, 2009
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