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Cops to quiz Penang Pakatan reps
More pressure on Pakatan reps. Police are expected to question several Penang Pakatan reps at noon today over a political gathering apparently held without a police permit.
Continue reading...Two suraus in Muar now…
Friday, January 22, 2010
Berita Harian reports that two suraus in Muar, two kilometres apart, are the latest religious sites affected. Surau Silaturahim di Jalan Ismail mengalami kebakaran pada langsir dan cermin manakala Surau Parit Beting pula mengalami kebakaran di ruang solat wanita, permaidani dan pintu.
Continue reading...Sadness
Monday, January 18, 2010
Check out the report “Four reasons for controversial ‘Allah’ ruling” in the Malaysian Insider here. A haunting melody by songwriter Amirah Ali, who won the Best Pop Category for “Tell Me“ in the 2008 Signature Songwriting Competition
Continue reading...Bad news from Copenhagen; Vroom! in Malaysia
Monday, December 21, 2009
Folks, it’s bad news from the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen as the nations of the world failed to agree on a common platform to reduce the threat. There is no Copenhagen climate treaty. History was not made; no deal was sealed.
Continue reading...Let them know what you think of local elections
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
So the PR is apparently divided over the issue of local council elections ahead of its convention, according to the Malaysian Insider. Ai-yah, like that also cannot agree! What’s the problem? Still want to follow the old BN way of rewarding supporters through appointments to local town councils?
Continue reading...Fright for BN as Budget passed by 66-63 votes
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
It was fright night for the BN as the national Budget was passed by a wafer-thin 66-63 majority in Parliament last night. That’s 48 per cent attendance for the BN MPs and a 77 per cent turnout for the Pakatan reps.
Continue reading...Oil wealth: Blessing or curse?
Monday, December 14, 2009
When Tengku Razaleigh started Petronas in 1974, little did he realise he would live to see the day he would wish the country had not uncovered its oil bounty. Our nation is blessed with a modest quantity of oil reserves. As a young nation coming to terms with this natural bounty in the early 1970’s, our
Continue reading...Unemployed graduates in Malaysia
Sunday, December 13, 2009
While the uproar over the BTN continues, let’s look at what happens to some of our university students after they graduate. The following was the answer received by Selayang MP William Leong in Parliament recently: In 2004, there were 4,594 unemployed graduates of whom 163 were Chinese, 207 were Indians and 4,060 were Malays; In 2005, there
Continue reading...Spotlight on Sarawak electricity
Friday, December 11, 2009
The federal government reimburses the Sarawak power supply corporation about RM1.4 million a month so that about 70,000 households in Sarawak can enjoy free power supply, reports the Borneo Post. Sounds good? Let’s take a closer look at Sarawak Energy Bhd, which is 65 per cent owned by the State Financial Secretary, Sarawak and 4 per cent
Continue reading...Exploited workers want to know their rights
Thursday, December 3, 2009
When Aliran put up an article on workers’ rights on its website, little did it expect a string of queries on some of the common problems that workers across the country face. These queries reflect the lack of education they receive on their rights as employees.
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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
Friday, March 5, 2010
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