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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...Climate chaos concerns could affect our exports
Monday, August 17, 2009
Ever notice how we have blissfully buried our heads in the sand when it comes to the effect of climate change on our economy. It is obvious that the prospect of climate chaos doesn’t figure proiminently in our economic planning
Continue reading...Torture and the depths of human depravity
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
After so many millenia, you would think humans would have become more enlightened.
Continue reading...Trump card that could save High Chaparral?
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Could this be the lifeline that could save Kampong Buah Pala from demolition on 2 Aug? This adds to the uncertainty being faced by the developer
Continue reading...Groups want to be co-respondents in Herald case
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The case involving the Catholic Herald weekly’s usage of the term “Allah” was heard in chambers today. A string of ‘interveners’ - mostly state Islamic religious councils and the Malaysian Gurdwara Council - filed their applications to be co-respondents in the case. The hearing date is 17 July.
Continue reading...Manek Urai showdown
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Scenes from nomination day yesterday for the Manek Urai by-election in Kelantan.
Continue reading...Opinion sharply split on Pg govt’s hill-slope management
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
It looks as if you are sharply divided on how well the Penang government has handled the issue of property development projects on steep hill-slopes, if the opinion poll (now closed) on this blog is any indication. It is interesting to see public opinion polarised between “very satisfied” and “very dissatisfied”
Continue reading...Developer says villagers have until 2 Aug
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The developer for the Oasis project, Nusmetro, says the High Chaparral villagers have until 2 Aug to leave the land, according to a media source. The developer is drawing a firm line in the sand. The uncertainty over the fate of the Oasis project appears to have unnerved those interested in the condos. Check out their
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.
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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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