Here’s a glimpse into how the cash handouts of RM500 (for households with a monthly income of less than RM3000) are being distributed. Continue reading »

 

The Penang state government has made a commendable move to launch a green citizens initiative.

It launched a one-month registration drive on Saturday to register Penangites who would have to pledge to adhere to 10 green initiatives:

  • work to save water,
  • conserve electricity,
  • support the anti-smoking initiative,
  • reduce plastic bag usage,
  • stop open burning,
  • stop littering,
  • work to reduce one’s carbon footprint,
  • cut down the use of polystyren
  • help create a caring society and
  • observe the 3Rs – Reduce, Recycle, Reuse.

This initiative comes on the heels of the criticism over what is going on in the Botanic Garden.

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Some 2,000 Orang Asli have protested today in Putrajaya while 12,000 have signed a memorandum.

It’s all to do with the government’s proposed Orang Asli land policy, which one analyst has decribed as a recipe for planned poverty.

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