Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has responded to questions about the hill destruction at Bukit Gambir/Bukit Relau, saying that no one is above the law.
Shareholders of Star Publications reportedly criticised the daily’s editorial direction in its coverage of the recent general election.
Maybe this had something to do with the unease – the share price of Star Publications (M) Bhd over the last one year:
The student activist says freedom of expression should be upheld and calls for the repeal of oppressive laws such as the outdated Sedition Act and the Universities and University Colleges Act.
The Catholic Church is synchronising an unprecedented global hour of prayer and eucharistic adoration from 5.00pm to 6.00pm Rome time or 11.00pm to midnight Malaysian time.
The full autopsy report on the death of N Dharmendran in police custody reveals that he succumbed to sadistic and horrific injuries, said to be even worse than what A Kugan endured.
Student activists have handed over a memo to the Home Affairs Ministry in Putrajaya this afternoon demanding reforms to the police and the resignation of Home Affairs Minister Zahid Hamidi.
Vigils were held outside the Sungai Buloh Prison in Selangor and at the Bukit Tengah roundabout on mainland Penang to protest against the sedition charge levelled at imprisoned student leader Safwan Anang, who had refused bail in protest. Outside Sungai Buloh PrisonMP Steven Sim addresses the vigil at Bukit Tengah
Defying prior police warnings that their opposition gathering was illegal, some 60,000 people converged on a field next to a shopping mall on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur. The May 25 demonstration marked the climax of a series of rallies across Malaysia to protest alleged irregularities and fraud at recently held general elections.
A group of people gathered outside Sungai Buloh Prison last night in an expression of solidarity with student leader Safwan Anang, who had refused bail as a sign of protest at what he felt was a politically motivated charge of sedition.
Update: One week has passed and yet, we still have not been told the identities of the landowners and the developer (the real parties behind them) involved in this scandalous hill-top destruction. Why the pussy-footing around this, apart from a light tap on the wrist (stop work order)? CAT, please.
23 May:
Close-up images of the illegal and scandalous destruction of Bukit Gambir, Penang, in full view of the authorities.
A landslide near Halaman Bukit Gambir 1 after heavy rain toppled a 20-metre stretch of retaining wall and a section of fencing put up by a property developer.
This is the area in question:
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In an unexpected development, student activist Safwan Anang has refused bail, even though the Court granted bail to all five charged with sedition this morning. Safwan Anang
The scene at the Dang Wangi Police Station following the arrests of four activists and politicians for alleged ‘sedition’.
Safwan Anang, Tian Chua, Haris Ibrahim and Tamrin Ghafar are expected to be charged at the Jalan Duta Courts tomorrow.
A crowd gathers outside the police station as news of the arrest spreadsGobind Singh and other lawyers wait inside the police stationStudent activist Safwan Anang arrives at the police station
Student leader Safwan Anang has been arrested while blogger activist Haris Ibrahim and opposition politicians Tamrin Ghafar and Tian Chua have been re-arrested.
A tweet from Tian Chua’s account confirms the latest arrest:
Here is the grand pay hike scheme in a state where many are struggling to earn a living. As blog reader Andrew I noted: “Amazing, isn’t it? An employee who gets to write his own paycheck. I want that job.” Source: The Borneo Post
Amazing – they are getting three times more than before, and the pay hikes are backdated too. Bet you didn’t realise that a Sarawak assistant minister now earns almost as much as the Prime Minister, assuming this Star graphic is accurate.
