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The RM1.20 tomato
Friend of mine bought a tomato for RM1.20 at the Tanjung Bunga market. Now you would think a RM1.20 tomato would have to be pretty special.
Continue reading...Let them know what you think of GST
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
A Goods and Services Tax Bill has been tabled in Parliament today. The GST is a tax on your consumption/expenditure – though it may be mitigated by tax credits and a range of exemptions on essential items.
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...Pakatan mends rift with Hindraf?
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The new Free Malaysia Today portal has a scoop about Zaid Ibrahim ’smoking the peace pipe’ (figuratively-lah) with Hindraf chairman P Waythamoorthy in Singapore.
Continue reading...Rebutting Jabu’s claims about the Penan
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Alfred Jabu made some claims about the Penan while lashing out at NGOs. He said the NGOs were taking advantage of the plight of the less than three per cent of the Penan population who were still nomadic
Continue reading...One Malaysia or two Malaysia’s?
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Do we really have OneMalaysia or “two Malaysia’s” – one for the rich and the other for the lower-income group. Here’s something I wrote for Aliran: The Najib administration has touted its One Malaysia slogan in the weeks leading up to the Merdeka and Malaysia Day celebrations. Certainly, the objectives
Continue reading...Reserve land near Kg Buah Pala: Another option
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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: That RM3.5 million figure…
Sunday, August 9, 2009
The Kg Buah Pala villagers have been portrayed as greedy, demanding, and unreasonable. This is partly due to the mixed signals coming from the committee, the seemingly conflicting statements and misrepresentations of those speaking on their behalf including those with vested interests and even those in the state government.
Continue reading...Kota Damansara folks against Carrefour project
Sunday, August 9, 2009
A satellite image of the Carrefour project site, which lies at the lower-half of the green patch in the middle. The school juts into the green. Residents also fear that the narrow road on the perimeter of the patch could be converted into a one-way street when congestion increases.
Continue reading...Buah Pala residents agree in principle, but…
Saturday, August 8, 2009
In the confusion that surrounds the Kg Buah Pala crisis, a different version of events over the last 24 hours has emerged. About 80 per cent of the villagers participated in a meeting last night along with several activists.
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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 22, 2009
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