Archive for November, 2007

50,000 Malaysians defy ban to demand electoral reforms

Sea of yellow: They came in their thousands to get their point across - Photo credit: Seng Keat Tan
So the chief of police puts the turnout at 4,000 in a report tucked away on page 8 of The Star. Interesting! But then he was probably referring to the crowd at Masjid Jamek alone, where police [...]

Penang Global City Centre: Activists step up campaign

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Activists have stepped up the campaign as the stakes rise. The developer has taken its PR blitz to the shopping malls, but activists have been meeting residents neighbouring the PGCC project site who are worried about the impact of the project.
Here we see heritage conservationist Loh-Lim Lin Lee, architect Laurence Loh and heritage activist Dr [...]