Camerons highway mudslide shows risks of proposed Penang hill highways

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Food for thought for those intent on building the Pan Island Link Highway and other highways along the hills of Penang.


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Sufian
Sufian
27 Sep 2018 5.33pm

Just a friendly reminder to PH leadership. The Rakyat voted PH to get rid of the BN/UMNO kleptocrats. Therefore no unity government with the devils. Don’t ever harbor this concept of unity government and don’t make fools out of us Rakyat, despite Zahid’s courting. UMNO is just too toxic to be a partner in a unity government, regardless of que sera sera.

Reality
Reality
28 Sep 2018 2.25pm
Reply to  Sufian

DSAI likely to court PAS later in the name of Islamic unity. Therefore Tun M is now courting ex-Unno folks like Rais, Syed Albar etc to enhance Bersatu position to rival PKR. Like it or not we will see more pro-Malays and Islamic friendly policies in Harapan. Minorities like Chinese and Indians will have little influence in Pakistan soon. DAP will soon face the same fate as MCA and Gerakan in BN.

Cheah Kim Chye
Cheah Kim Chye
28 Sep 2018 4.24pm
Reply to  Reality

DAP and Amanah must be firm to be equal partners in Harahan and not be sidelined by the ambition of Anwar’s Islamic agenda to collaborate with PAS or to rival PAS to be more Islamic. DAP and Amanah must be assertive while Tun M is PM, as Anwar is unlikely to be accommodate when in power.

shriek
shriek
29 Sep 2018 8.45pm
Reply to  Cheah Kim Chye

Please tell Dr Lee, tian chua, sim who are in pkr

Vivo99
Vivo99
2 Oct 2018 8.34pm
Reply to  shriek

Sim?

Already no response to his voters on library request.

Cygnus Knight
Cygnus Knight
28 Sep 2018 10.54pm
Reply to  Reality

Umno is currently rudderless, leaderless and directionless said former party youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.

In an interview with BFM’s Morning Grille yesterday, Khairy said party members hear of Zahid’s “meeting with this and that person” but were left none the wiser on where the party is supposed to go.

“He has to come clean on which direction he wants to take the party. All these covert and clandestine manoeuvres (are going on).

Vivo99
Vivo99
2 Oct 2018 8.33pm
Reply to  Cygnus Knight

Umno hoping Anwar can offer them a chance to form unity government, but still hope to have PAS as ally just in case Mahathir hold on to PM long long.

Vivo99
Vivo99
2 Oct 2018 8.32pm
Reply to  Reality

Anwar now make Super Liberal as new bogeyman for unsecured Malays.

Sherman
Sherman
29 Sep 2018 6.36pm

Level the hills next to highways to prevent any landslide occurrence.

quan
quan
28 Sep 2018 5.26pm

Again, they are now starting a big plan to reclaim 650ha of the B’worth shorefront ?
Pieww !!!

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government today revived a plan to reclaim the shorefront of Pantai Bersih which had been delayed for nearly 20 years, through an updated agreement with a company which said it would take nearly RM2 billion to do so in six years….
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/09/28/penang-revives-plan-to-reclaim-land-off-butterworth-coastline/

Swee
Swee
28 Sep 2018 7.52pm
Reply to  quan

Developers Association Penang

Mick
Mick
30 Sep 2018 3.24pm
Reply to  quan

Penang Forum do not bother about Butterworth issues?

Maybe can set up Bagan Ajam Forum as a branch?

Reality
Reality
28 Sep 2018 2.33pm

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 28 — The state government signed a supplementary agreement with Rayston Consortium (Butterworth) Sdn Bhd to reclaim 650ha of land off the northern part of Seberang Perai.

The signing of the Rayston will push to start the reclamation project that was delayed since it first signed the deal in 1999.

tunglang
28 Sep 2018 8.00am

‘Change old law or wither democracy’ https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/09/28/change-old-law-or-wither-democracy-groups-want-amendment-to-prevent-govt-lawsuits/ PETALING JAYA: A 62-year-old law needs to be changed to ensure our federal and state governments cannot sue a person for defamation. This is to counter a landmark judg- ment by the Federal Court that has raised fears that freedom of speech in Malaysia may be jeopardised. Lawyers, politicians and civil groups are calling for the Government Proceedings Act 1956 (GPA) to be amended to prevent the government from filing defamation lawsuits against individuals, which many say will deter the public from criticising the authorities. Lawyer Syahredzan Johan, who is political secretary to… Read more »

tunglang
26 Sep 2018 8.45pm

The above videos showed the vehicles dangerously close to the ferocious waterfall. Where were the highway authorities & polis to guide these motorists safely away (at least 300 metres) from this apparent danger of a massive landslide should the hill give way? Note: If you look at the gradient of this affected hill slope, it is estimated to be more than 50 degrees! How can??? And the slope is only held by thin covers of small shrubs & not big trees with strong roots! I wonder what has happened to the road (in the making thro’ virgin rainforest) linking from… Read more »

Reality
Reality
28 Sep 2018 2.35pm
Reply to  tunglang

Malaysians generally have good driving skills, unless they own lesen terbang. So such terrain close to waterfall is a real challenge to them.

Shriek
Shriek
28 Sep 2018 7.57pm
Reply to  tunglang

Yes, should blame the pommies like Cameron and Fraser for building resort in highway using motor roads. They should be like our original settlers orang asli. They trek up. Same with bkt Bendera. Should trek like tung lang. But he smart. Those balak build roads to cut and transport timber, tung lang made them worse. Riding on them

Shriek
Shriek
1 Oct 2018 8.04am
Reply to  tunglang

Ah pek, go and ask your soil scientist about shallowvroots and does it mean dont live in highlands. Tell those gurhkas, sherpas and tibetians all come and live in sea level like peng land. No wonder people are coming to live in pg and yet you are chasing the away. On the other hand, highlanders warn pg about tsunami happen along coast up 6 m high waves.