Archive for November, 2007

Look who’s breathing down Patrick’s neck…

Priceless moment: A bemused Patrick Lim, the developer of the Penang Global City Centre, turns to look at heritage conservationist Loh-Lim Lin Lee as she presents the PGCC Campaign Group’s grave concerns about his mega project during the Penang Local Government Consultative Forum on 23 November. On Patrick’s right is Nasrine Seraji, the PGCC master [...]

Can Media Prima take on Malaysia Today and Malaysiakini?

This is a piece I wrote for Asia Times about Media Prima’s intention to plunge into the Internet in a big way, ostensibly to diversify its revenue base and tap into on-line advertising revenue. Telekom Malaysia is spending billions to prepare the ground with high-speed broadband around the country. Though the main focus of Media [...]

When human rights activists let their hair down…

The Aliran Singers re-united and in full flow!
Aliran turns 30: A heart-warming celebration of justice
It was all so different from the official Merdeka celebrations, monopolised and dominated by members of the ruling coalition, recalls Anil Netto, of a night to remember. Full article
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Penang Global City Centre: Spot the difference!

This is the PGCC (based on Equine’s model of the 38 towers) (Patrick Lim is on the right)

And this isn’t? (The PGCC campaign group’s model of the PGCC which PGCC master planner Nasrine Seraji says is based on a “misunderstanding of the masterplan”) (photo credit: Sin Chew from Nasrine’s powerpoint presentation)
Err, pardon me… but what [...]

Bersih and Hindraf gatherings: An awakening of the marginalised

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Two huge protest gatherings - or attempted gatherings - in the space of 15 days in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Amazing! But what does this tell us? A few things, actually:
More and more Malaysians are casting off their fear of the repressive powers of the state. That was abundantly clear in the [...]