Close-up images of the illegal and scandalous destruction of Bukit Gambir, Penang, in full view of the authorities. This project is for exclusive luxury bungalows on the hill-top.
May 232013
May 222013
Indigenous protesters confront International Hydropower Association executive director Richard Taylor during an IHA conference in Kuching.
May 222013
A school dorm collapsed in Belaga, Sarawak in January 2012, injuring 18 pupils, with five seriously hurt. Work was supposed to have been completed in March 2013 but…
May 212013
More photos of Bukit Gambir taken by a couple of concerned Penang residents.
May 202013
I took these disturbing photos of the environmental destruction on Bukit Gambir from the Penang Bridge on 17 May 2013 as I approached the island.
May 162013
The naturalist, author, comedian and actor Bill Oddie presents his take on a new invasive species – the banker, in this video produced by Global Witness, also featured in The Guardian.
May 112013
What is the relationship between Goldman Sachs and 1MDB and the Sarawak state government. Who is benefiting most from bond placements?
May 042013
Long before the Mongolian case, we had the BMF scandal. Bumiputra Malaysia Finance auditor Jalil Ibrahim was assigned to investigate dubious loans to the Carrian Group in Hong Kong. He was strangled to death in a Hong Kong hotel room in 1983 and his body dumped in undergrowth in a village.
Apr 192013
Promises are being made that Penang will get back its free port status if certain political parties are elected. Guest writer SamG exposes the ‘free port’ myth.
Apr 152013
Komas hosts a discussion on marginalised communities and the coming general election.