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
Army vets go ‘bottoms up’ at Ambiga’s place
Or how not to win votes for the BN.
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.)
Sg Ara residents want MPPP to block hill-slope project
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?
Umno gears up for rally at Bukit Jalil
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.




