Action against Suaram smacks of victimisation

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1147: Suaram staff report that police and Registrar of Society officers are now at the Suaram office. What is happening to human rights group Suaram is disturbing.
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Penang port: Who pays for dredging? Who reaps profit?

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Now we see various quarters pushing for the RM353m dredging work to be carried out at the Penang port, which is being privatised to Syed Mokthar Al-Bukhary’s Seaport Terminal. This raises several questions.
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Rifle Range comes under the spotlight

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The benefits of a two-coalition system can be seen as rival politicians try to do something for the long-neglected low-income residents of Rifle Range.
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Something is happening in Johor

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A crowd of 8000 people attended the largest Pakatan dinner in Johor on Friday, 14 September, sending shivers down the ranks of the BN.
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Housing for the rich?

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It is becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary Malaysians to find decent affordable housing in urban areas.
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Oh Malaysia

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On this occasion of Malaysia Day today, here is Anneke Gronloh performing Oh Malaysia.
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Selangor government in public vs private interest tussle

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The Selangor state government, embroiled in a two-prong tussle to uphold the public interest in the face of corporations vying for mega bucks at the public expense, has put a couple of spanners in the works.
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Ampang Jajar residents go to the ‘polls’

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In a unique experiment, residents at the Ampangan low-cost flats in Ampang Jajar in Butterworth went to the ‘polls’ on Sunday to provide an indication of their priorities and local needs.
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Santa Koh slips into Penang to hand out cheques

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Former Penang Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon made a brief appearance in Butterworth to dish out cheques to representatives of mission schools in Kedah and Penang.
Santa Koh has come early this year
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Just another Sunday at Speakers’ Square

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From what I hear there is invariably a little group close at hand at Speakers’ Square on Sundays – sometimes a little too close for comfort as Susan Loone of Malaysiakini found out during the launch of the Local Democracy Festival in Penang.
“No spinning!” – Photograph: Susan Loone’s Facebook
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Butterworth ring road land: Another ‘cheap sale’?

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The right to some 1600 acres of reclaimed land in Butterworth was allegedly given to a private firm virtually for free.
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Busking for local democracy in Penang

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Buskers gathered yesterday evening at the junction of Chulia Street and Penang Road in support of local democracy in Penang.
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WCC’s new premises officially opened

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The new premises of the Women’s Centre for Change at 241 Burma Road was officially opened today.
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3500 cyclists expected to circle Penang Island

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Cycling is cool – and it is making a comeback and even growing in popularity. More than 3000 cyclists are expected to pedal round Penang Island tomorrow.
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What incentives for Paralympians, Special Olympians?

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Malaysian archer Hasihin Sanawi won a silver medal in the men’s individual recurve W1/W2 final – the country’s first medal at the London Paralympic Games.
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Commotion outside PKR HQ

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A group of about 20 protesters arrived at the PKR headquarters on Wednesday, 5 September and a commotion and an angry exchange of words ensued with some 40 PKR supporters.
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Batu Kawan land: “Cheap sale”

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The Chief Minister has revealed that 750 acres of land in Batu Kawan was sold at between RM3.05 and RM4 per square foot in 2004.
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Old Penang: Madras Lane

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Tunglang recalls what life was like in Madras Lane in the 1960s and 70s:
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Unruly protesters spoil DAP’s Raya open house

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A Penang DAP Raya open house celebration in George Town was disrupted by unruly protesters believed to be petty traders, many of them from out of town, who had been subject to MPPP enforcement action for unlicensed trading.
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Old Penang: Tagore’s visit in 1927

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Few people are aware that the famous Indian Nobel laureate for literature, Rabindranath Tagore, visited Penang in 1927. He also passed by this way in 1916, 1924 and 1929.
Tagore was here – Photograph courtesy of sayaanakbangsamalaysia.net
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