Roused by the soaring rhetoric of pre-election campaign promises, many Malaysians have settled into a state of post-election despondency as the economy weakens and politics return to business as usual. The letdown was palpable on Independence Day, where unlike previous August 31 celebrations few private buildings or cars displayed the national flag.
Transmission of Day 3 of the Bersih People’s Tribunal (18-22 September) from the Empire Hotel in Subang. A playlist for all the earlier sessions is included below.
Little-known loss-making commercial paint maker Sersol Bhd appoints Khazanah exco chairman Nor Mohamed Yakcop’s 32-year-old son Mohamed Ridzuan Nor Md as its managing director. Two days later the firm signs an MOU with the Malay Contractors Association to supply 1Malaysia Paint (Cat1Malaysia) to be used by PKMM members – as Sersol’s share price soars.
One of the most ‘thought-provoking’ moments at the recent E&O forum was when a consultant said the siltation at Gurney Drive near the Phase 1 land reclamation for the Seri Tanjung Pinang project in Tanjung Tokong was caused by the 2004 tsunami.
A dramatic Malaysia Day in Butterworth that had a happy ending. Despite two police reports lodged against them and having to switch venues twice, including suffering the indignity of being thrown out of a restaurant, participants of a Muslim-Christian interfaith dialogue yesterday refused to give up.
This is blog visitor tunglang’s vision of a liveable and commuter-friendly inner-city George Town and how it can be achieved:
A tram cruising along Chulia St circa 1918 – Thanks to Ric Francis for this postcard image from his collection; also appeared in his book Penang Trams, Trolleybuses and Railways
After an encouraging turnout and discussion in Penang, Kee Thuan Chye heads to Ipoh to read from his new book.
Kee Thuan Chye reads from his new book in Penang – Photograph: lapala
Mounds of wet earth tumbled down a hill-slope at Persiaran Tanjung Bungah 3 at 11.40 last night near the Straits Regency condos, close to the spot where the Tanjung Bungah Residents Association had held a tea party protest to draw attention to the risks of hill-slope development.
This was the scene this morning. A contractor moved in quickly to clear the road soon after this photo was taken:
Sydney plans to introduce a light rail system that features trams without the usual overhead cables in a bid to reduce the visually intrusive clutter usually associated with such systems.
An artist impression of the proposed light rail without wires on George St in Sydney’s CBD. Source: Supplied – Australian Telegraph
HeyMun, whose hometown is Petaling Jaya, has come out tops in the folk/singer-songwriter category of the US-based 2013 Unsigned Only Music Competition with this song:
While the son of the Sarawak Chief Minister is said (by his estranged wife) to be worth more than RM2bn, pupils in one primary school, SK Puyut, near Marudi in Sarawak are forced to bathe in a nearby pond “because water supply to the area is unreliable and most days the taps are dry”.
This is the water we use for bathing – Photograph: Borneo Post
Fed up after the petrol price hike? Depressed over inadequate public transport? Why not channel your frustrations into something more productive such as lobbying for sustainable public transport? Penang Forum and the Working Group on Public Transport are holding a forum in Penang soon.
While recent divisive controversies like the Tanda Putera movie grabbed the attention of Malaysians over the Merdeka weekend, other Malaysians were quietly building bridges behind the scenes.
BARANG NAIK! The price of RON95 petrol will be hiked by 20 sen from midnight today as the government tries to narrow its fiscal deficit – but this will only add to the burden for Malaysians faced with poor public transport options.
HeyMun, whose hometown is Petaling Jaya, has come out tops in the folk/singer-songwriter category of the US-based 2013 Unsigned Only Music Competition with this song:
