Here’s a haunting documentary to look out for. Some 500,000 to 1 million Indonesians were butchered in the mid-1960s. The synopsis from the official website:
Directed by anthropologist Robert Lemelson and edited by two-time Academy Award winner Pietro Scalia, “40 years of silence: An Indonesian tragedy” is a moving feature length documentary film about one of [...]
This monsoon drain lies in the heart of Silicon Island - next to the Bayan Baru and Bayan Lepas industrial zone, home to many blue-chip MNCs. The black water pours out into the blue sea near picturesque Pulau Jerejak - Videos by citizen journalist Jimmy Leow
Illegal dumping near the hillsides of Bayan Baru
The Edge reports that the Singapore headquartered Carmel Group, an integrated provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), has closed down its subsidiary in Bukit Minyak, Penang, leaving 200 workers jobless.
From the report, it’s not clear what kind of compensation they have received, if at all. Note, the workers reportedly have not received their remuneration since [...]
Kee Thuan Chye and Lim Teik Leong as the overbearing bosses of FONY Corp in the movie ‘Sell Out!’
‘Sell Out!’ is a movie you might want to check out before it runs its course in local cinemas. It’s a satire about corporate greed and the choices many of us have to make - whether [...]
Pardon me for raining on Najib’s sweeping economic “liberalisation” parade.
For one thing, I don’t think the government fully understands the ramifications of its gung-ho approach to liberalisation in the services sector, especially the financial services sub-sector. Still beholden to the FDI-driven model of economic growth, the government is obviously hoping that its “liberalisation” will result [...]
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