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“Big-spending” Malaysian in New York?
Interesting story here from the gossip pages of the New York Post. The Post links Low Taek Jho, a Penang boy who studied in Wharton, to UBG Bhd, a listed firm. Curious, I looked up the UBG Annual Report for 2008 and found that there is a 27-year-old group advisor/non-independent non-executive director by that name.
Continue reading...Now, water taxis – but no transport masterplan?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
It appears that the federal government is going ahead with a RM50 million plan to introduce water taxis and build more jetties in Penang and mainland. Now this is a good idea and I should be pleased. After all, Najib approved the conceptual plan in July, a month after this blog had suggested that the
Continue reading...Labuan residents suffer as taps run dry
Sunday, September 13, 2009
A sign of things to come as our planet comes to grips with water shortages induced by consumerism and materialism? Why haven’t we heard more about the Labuan water shortages
Continue reading...Pollution and dumping: The price of Penang’s progress?
Monday, May 25, 2009
This monsoon drain lies in the heart of Silicon Island - next to the Bayan Baru and Bayan Lepas industrial zone, home to many blue-chip MNCs. It pours out into the sea near picturesque Pulau Jerejak - Videos by citizen journalist Jimmy Leow Illegal dumping near the hillsides of Bayan Baru Like Jimmy, I have noticed this
Continue reading...Water concessionaires reject S’gor govt’s offer
Saturday, February 21, 2009
With the federal National Water Services Commission (Span) intervening and with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission targeting Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim, is it any surprise then that the private water concessionaires have rejected the Selangor government’s offer for the takeover of water assets? The interventions of these two federal-level commissions came just before the expiry of the
Continue reading...Span throws a spanner into S’gor govt water takeover bid
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Just when you thought the Selangor government was taking a commendably tough position in its negotiations to take over water assets from four private concessionaires ahead of a water tariff hike from April… Now we hear that the federal National Water Services Commission (Span) is trying to bypass the Selangor government in negotiating directly with the
Continue reading...Privatisation failure spurs S’gor govt to take over water
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Selangor is in the midst of crucial negotiations to take over the water assets of four concessionaires operating in the state. The negotiations are critical as Selangor residents are staring at a steep water tariff hike by the end of March if the present situation persists
Continue reading...Public briefing: Selangor’s takeover of water
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Here’s your chance to make your voice heard. The Selangor state government is holding a public briefing on the status of its takeover of the water sector in line with its ‘merakyatkan ekonomi Selangor‘ policy aim of realising a ‘welfare state’. It’s the first time a public briefing on the status of the water sector “restructuring
Continue reading...Puncak, Gamuda fall as S’gor bids to nationalise water
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The Selangor government is attempting to take over the water assets from the concessionaires in the state, namely Puncak Niaga, Splash, and Syabas.
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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
Monday, November 9, 2009
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