No more projects on steep hillslopes in Penang: MPPP

 Accountability, Democracy, Environment, Malaysian finance/business  19 Responses »
Sep 282008
 
No more projects on steep hillslopes in Penang: MPPP

A small victory for People Power The scary project Some positive news from Chee Seng Garden in Tanjung Bunga, Penang, after the ‘miraculous’ flooding on hill-slopes (caused by hill-slope apartment/condo projects). The MPPP has said there will be no more projects on steep hillslopes. It’s a small victory of sorts for People Power over irresponsible developers. A resident George Aeria sends us an update: Since the floods on 6 September, we met up with the MPPP Engineering Dept directors and the developers on the 10th, but their response was pathetic. Thus, we, the residents, pushed for a meeting with the MPPP YDP and we finally got it on 20 September. This meeting was a surprise to us as he acted as the role of residents’ champion and instructed all parties – both the developers, his MPPP Dept directors and all other government departments – to act responsibly and to resolve [Read more]

Over 60% of Gerakan members want to quit BN: Koh

 Development issues, Environment, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Health care, M'sian politics  38 Responses »
Sep 282008
 

Looks like Gerakan has some tough decisions to make, if they are to survive as a party. This is what Koh Tsu Koon says here: “If you go on sentiments alone, I would say more than 60% (want us to leave), but we are taking a lot of factors into consideration, and a decision cannot be based just on sentiments. I believe one of the factors is the Gerakan reps with positions in government will probably lose their positions if they pull out. The choice for the party is simple: either return to its roots and embrace the reform agenda whole-heartedly (can it really do that within the Barisan and with the current party leadership?) or lose more and more of their members and disappear into oblivion.

2,000 in peaceful Abolish ISA protest in KL

 Civil society, Human rights  18 Responses »
Sep 282008
 

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes yesterday. Lots of candles around – ‘cept they were not on my birthday cake. Some 2,000 Malaysians, many holding up candles to dispel the darkness of our times, gathered last night in KL calling for the release of RPK, the Hindraf Five and other ISA detainees. That’s an amazing turnout! Full report, pictures and video clips by DeadAlienX here. (Listen to RPK speak days before his arrest. The BBC interviews him here. If you would like to send an email to your favourite politician(s) calling on him/them to release all ISA detainees, click here for details.) The event was organised by two different groups: Hindraf and a coalition of NGOs led by the Writers Alliance for Media Independence. As the original venue Dataran Merdeka was cordoned off by police, the vigil turned into a peaceful march to the Kortumalar Pillayar Temple, opposite Puduraya. The [Read more]

Early dawn scare for Teresa’s family

 M'sian politics  21 Responses »
Sep 272008
 
Early dawn scare for Teresa's family

Teresa Kok with parents and party supporters at a press conference this afternoon following a molotov cocktail scare at her parents’ home at 2.55am today (Photo credit: M Soon) The molotov cocktail failed to explode and no one was hurt. But a sheet of paper on which was written a threat and vulgar words was found.

300 attend Abolish ISA vigil; Film fest opens in Penang

 Human rights, Media  24 Responses »
Sep 272008
 
300 attend Abolish ISA vigil; Film fest opens in Penang

Some 300 people turned up for an Abolish ISA candlelight vigil in Penang last night (Photos by Amiruddin, Wartawan Rasmi Laman Reformasi) John Pilger’s award-winning War on Democracy, which was screened at the opening of the Freedom Film Fest in Penang last night Just a couple of updates on what’s been happening around Penang: But before that, a Molotov cocktail was reportedly hurled into Teresa Kok’s parents’ house at 2.55am today. Thankfully, they failed to explode and no one was hurt. Last night, some 300 people attended an Abolish ISA candlelight vigil in front of Dewan Sri Pinang for the third Friday night in a row. More pictures by Amiruddin here. I wasn’t there as I was at the Wawasan Open University attending the Freedom Film Fest (see below). From what I hear, those who attended the candlelight vigil wrote dozens of greeting cards to the detainees in Kamunting. Many [Read more]

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