A ‘Bersihkan Malaysia’ group participated in a rally on Friday in Perth in conjunction with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in the Western Australian city.
Oct 302011
A ‘Bersihkan Malaysia’ group participated in a rally on Friday in Perth in conjunction with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in the Western Australian city.
Hypocrisy at its worst. Remember how the imperial powers viewed the occupation of Tahrir Square as a positive step forward for democracy in Egypt (which it was)? But when it happens in their own backyard as in the peaceful Occupy Oakland protest, they respond with force.
The Bayan Baru Residents Association has asked the state government/MPPP to put themselves in the shoes of the residents over the Spice project.
So are the plans for Penang Hill similar to Berjaya’s original proposal? Politicians and businessmen would do well to recall what really prompted the ‘Save Penang Hill’ campaign in 1990.
It was a concerted civil society postcard campaign around 1990 that pressured the state government to stop any development on Penang Hill.