Pekan sees 31% rise in voters

Pekan has seen a 31 per cent increase in registered voters since 2008.

Protest against Sg Ara hill-slope projects

This was the protest on Sunday against the hill-slope development projects at Sungai Ara in Penang.

Federal government’s domestic debt doubles in last five years

The federal government’s domestic debt has soared from RM217bn in 2006 to RM438bn in 2011.
Source: Bank Negara

Umno anniversary concert falls flat in near empty stadium

A concert on Saturday night, as part of a three-day celebration to mark Umno’s 66th anniversary, was held in a near empty Bukit Jalil Stadium.

‘Bersih!’ chants interrupt Najib’s London address

Najib’s opening remarks at the indigO2 arena in London last night were interrupted by repeated chants of “Bersih! Bersih!”

Activists embarrass US trade reps with fake award

US trade reps at the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Dallas were left red-faced on Friday, when activists gatecrashed a welcome gala and presented the US Trade Rep with a fake award for bulldozing through the Big Business/MNC agenda. (Malaysia is also involved in the secret TPP negotiations.) TPP-award

Sg Ara residents want MPPP to block hill-slope project

About 100 residents of Sg Ara staged a protest this morning against an RM800m luxury property development project on the hill-slopes of their area.
Sungai Ara residents protest against hill-slope projects today
View of the project sites from Sungai Ara town near the Shell petrol station

Splash of green at Bersih 3.0

Much has been written about the yellow shirts of Bersih 3.0 on 28 April, but there was also a noticeable number of green-shirted protesters. Who were they?

Did Umno fill up Bukit Jalil Stadium?

Najib is now addressing the Umno rally at Bukit Jalil Stadium.
Photograph at 7.26pm via twitter

Over 1000 lawyers turn up for Bar EGM on Bersih 3.0

More than 1000 lawyers have turned up for the Malaysian Bar’s extraordinary general meeting on Bersih 3.0 this afternoon, dispelling doubts raised in the mainstream media that the Bar might not raise a quorum.

Umno gears up for rally at Bukit Jalil

Umno supporters have started trooping into Bukit Jalil Stadium for the party’s 66th anniversary gathering tonight.
Photograph: kamerakupang.blogspot.com

The Man with the Straw Hat

One of the enduring images of the Bersih 3.0 rally is that of the man with the straw hat, teacher Toh Ching Hong.

Najib goes to the London Dome

Najib will be addressing Malaysians at the indigO2 at the Dome in London on 14 May. It is the venue where live music, comedy, club night, TV recording and corporate events have taken place.

‘Independent panel’ … really?

Former IGP and Genting deputy chairman Hanif Omar will head an ‘independent panel’ to probe the incidents of violence at the Bersih 3.0 rally.

Slice of traffic summons payments will go to 2 firms

When you pay your traffic summons in future, two companies will eventually get a slice of the money under the impending privatisation of traffic cameras and surveillance.

Sabah, Sarawak minimum wage below poverty line

The federal government’s recently announced minimum monthly wage of RM800 for Sabah and Sarawak falls below the poverty line of the two states, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has pointed out.

Local elections bill to be tabled in Penang

Penang is set to table a Local Government Elections (Penang Island and Province Wellesly) Bill 2012 in the State Assembly on Thursday.

Independent probe into violence, abuse of power needed

An independent inquiry into the Bersih 3.0 events should also examine this 71-year-old woman’s testimony and allegations about what she experienced and witnessed.

Bersih 3.0 images you won’t see in the mainstream media

These scenes depict a new Malaysia blossoming in the unity of purpose at Bersih 3.0 – but don’t count on seeing these images in the mainstream media.