While the rest of the world is moving towards bans on the free distribution of plastic bags, supermarkets in Malaysia are still happily dishing out such bags, which are an environmental nightmare.
Why are we so gung-ho about plastic bags and what is preventing the authorities from asking supermarkets to stop freely giving out plastic bags [...]
We have heard it said quite a few times now: that if the Penang government or Municipal Council were to cancel of even review projects already approved by the previous administration, it could be sued by developers.
This has led to official inaction in a number of important cases ranging from the land rezoning of the [...]
We are well behind many other countries in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) benchmarks. It’s a sad reflection of the state of our education system. We are just, well, average in the global class.
Percentage of eighth-grade students who reached the TIMSS advanced international benchmark in mathematics, by country: 2007
Percentage of eighth-grade [...]
Pearlhill Townhouses perched precariously on a steep hill-slope: Plans were approved for development on the slopes directly below
Penang residents, especially those along the northern coastline, continue to worry about projects on steep hill-slopes. I received the following from a blog reader, who also included a well-reasoned and articulate letter to the Penang Chief Minister [...]
The storm has reached our shores.
In Kedah, 1,429 workers from 17 factories have been “temporarily” laid off.
In Kuching, 1,500 workers have been retrenched as Western Digital shuts its plant in March. About 60 per cent of these workers are reportedly married with children. The job losses account for 15 per cent of the 10,000 workers [...]
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