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Meryl Streep does a Rafidah

 Arts, culture and sports, Economy, Europe, M'sian politics, Neo-liberal economics  9 Responses »
Feb 152012
 

Now this reminds me of the time when Rafidah Aziz broke the heel of her shoe while scrambling frantically on stage to ask Mahathir why he was stepping down.

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 Posted by Anil Netto at 8.29pm  Tagged with: mahathir, Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep, Rafidah Aziz

16-year wait for displaced Raja Uda settlers draws to a close

 Housing, Poverty  16 Responses »
Feb 152012
 

After a 16-year long wait, displaced descendants of the original settlers of Jalan Raja Uda are finally receiving some compensation from a developer who took over an abandoned commercial project along this bustling street in Butterworth.

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 Posted by Anil Netto at 3.50pm  Tagged with: Butterworth, Jalan Raja Uda, low-cost housing

A wacky tribute to Penang street food

 Penang street food  19 Responses »
Feb 152012
 

An unusual two-part tribute to Penang street food by Stanley Yu, who is originally from Hong Kong but now lives in London.

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 Posted by Anil Netto at 12.01pm  Tagged with: Penang, street food

Report: Prescription pills found around Whitney’s bath-tub

 Arts, culture and sports, Health care  9 Responses »
Feb 142012
 

Some have suggested that “drug abuse” (usually taken to mean illegal or hardcore drugs) played a part in Whitney’s downfall, but reports have emerged that prescription pills were found around her hotel bath-tub. Continue reading »

 Posted by Anil Netto at 8.48pm  Tagged with: pharmaceuticals, Whitney Houston

Bayan Mutiara deal: CM responds to critics

 Housing  38 Responses »
Feb 142012
 

Guan Eng clarifies the pricing of the Bayan Mutiara land and how it was sold and explains the role of Surbana, the HDB consultants from Singapore. Continue reading »

 Posted by Anil Netto at 3.11pm  Tagged with: affordable housing, Bayan Mutiara, Surbana
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