The average monthly income per capita for Malaysia derived from the Household Income Survey 2009 came up to RM1168, only a slight increase from the figure of RM1028 in 2007.
Cut out corruption and leakages and the country will have enough financial resources to provide free education right up to university level, said Anwar.
A group of about 20 political activists have held a vigil at Dataran DBI in Ipoh earlier tonight to express solidarity with the 45 ISA detainees still in the Kamunting Detention Centre.
Guan Eng has issued his account of the scuffling incident that took place in Teluk Bahang yesterday afternoon when the Perkasa guys turned up as usual.Photograph: FMT
Residents are facing the prospect of demolition of their homes and eviction even though their case is now in the Appeals Court.
See the Youtube clip here by citizen journalist B H Leow.
Activists and family members gathered outside the Kamunting Detention Centre this morning calling for the release of 45 ISA detainees, some of whom are believed to be on a hunger strike.
Photograph: NashitaMN
The RTD is coming up with a new scheme to encourage traffic offenders to settle their fines early. Has this got anything to do with the impending privatisation of the installation and maintenance of hundreds of traffic cameras across the country?
Activists and family members of ISA detainees turned up outside Parliament this morning to call for the release of all the detainees. Photograph: Suaram
These are selected leaked documents from the Directorate-General of the French National Police and the Judicial Police Directorate’s anti-organised and financial crimes unit.
MPPP Councillor Dr Lim Mah Hui has urged the Penang Island Municipal Council to engage more with the people and find ways to democratise the whole planning process.
Thousands of Pas supporters flocked to the Butterworth town field last night for another Pas ‘Perhimpunan Hijau ke Putrajaya’ gathering. Photograph: Harakah
Not long ago, I argued that the GDP growth rate is a hopelessly unreliable measure of economic well being. So I was pleased to hear that the UNDP is now moving beyond GDP and its own Human Development Index and laying the foundation for a new Sustainable Human Development Index.
Photograph: NashitaMN 
Photographs: NashitaMN 
