Our train service – the lost generation
Our train network. A magnificent legacy (though of course the trains were used back then largely to transport commodities to feed the Empire). But for almost a generation since the mid-1980s, while the government focused on the “national car” (which bled red ink) and tolled highway (cashcows), our trains and supporting infrastructure were neglected.
This is it – The Big Forum in Penang on 15 February 2020
This is it, the main event, organised by a string of grassroots, civil society, residents’ and fisherfolk representatives in Penang.
We are Water: Chap Go Meh by the river
Aida Redza and her troupe held participants at the riverside Chap Goh Meh gathering spellbound as they performed a dance in tribute to water called We are Water.
‘Mitigation’? Or another hillside project?
What’s going on here? Independent filmmaker Andrew Ng Yew San wonders what is happening at this hillside near Chee Seng Garden in Tanjung Bungah. It doesn’t look pretty.
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Two New Year wishes – and a ‘free gift’ for you
I would like to wish all my blog readers a Happy Lunar New Year.
A ‘Kipahit’ experience: Whither PH?
Hours after the Kimanis by-election result, the wisecracks were already circulating: “Kimanis has become Kipahit” (manis means sweet; pahit means bitter) for Pakatan Harapan.Barisan Nasional romped home to victory in the Kimanis by-election in Sabah with a larger majority of 2,029 compared to its 156-vote majority in the 2018 general election.One of the big issues that BN played up was the issue of the Sabah temporary pass, which the Sabah PH government plans to issue to undocumented persons in the state. Just two days before the by-election, speaker after speaker from BN railed against the proposed pass at a large rally. Full article on Aliran websitehttps://chemothermia.com/suhagra-sildenafil-online/
Good work, Latheefa…
Well done, Latheefa, for making public the revelations that have added some much-needed context and background to the kleptocratic government we had previously.
Book launch: Local Democracy Denied?
From his six years experience serving in the Penang Island City Council, Dr Lim Mah Hui shares his perspectives on local government and the way forward to strengthening local democracy, which includes not only bringing back local elections but just as importantly encouraging more public participation.
The other side of Maszlee Malik
Opinion is heavily polarised between those who wanted Maszlee Malik out as education minister out and those who want him to remain.
No justification to waste millions on expensive Mount Erskine underpass
The latest press statement by Penang Forum:
Who should replace Maszlee as education minister?
Now that Maszlee Malik has resigned as education minister, attention has turned to who will succeed him in the hot seat.
What would be the best 2020 gift for Penang?
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year. Let’s continue to work to build a new more inclusive and sustainable Malaysia.
More than just a school: A new book illustrates the Xaverian journey
It was in the morning of April 1852 when three La Salle Brothers — Jerome King, Venere Chapuis and Lothaire Combes — approached Penang Island, its hills in the backdrop shrouded with jungle.
Pure, unadulterated greed on display in Penang
Wishing all readers a blessed Christmas and a sustainable and Happy New Year. During one of his voyages to Penang, the great Indian Nobel laureate for literature Rabindranath Tagore reflected on the beauty of the natural world.
Penang assessment rate hike objections: The whittling-down exercise
Hearing sessions are taking place in Penang Island and mainland Penang to allow upset ratepayers to present their objections to the hefty assessment hikes from next year. One Penang Island city councillor said 50,000 written objections to the proposed hikes have been received.
Now, Moovit public transport app has Penang real-time bus info
Some good news for a change. The Moovit app, the number one app for public transport globally, has been around for quite some time but it finally has access to real-time information for buses in Penang. So now you will be able to know how many minutes it will take for the next bus to arrive in real-time.
How politicians fail to see the people’s silent suffering
Politicians mistakenly believe that ordinary people are impressed with the big things – mega-projects and big-ticket announcements. But often it is the little things that matter.
Mount Erskine by-pass road: Shifting jams from one junction to another
This statement is by Penang Hill Watch. In the first place, how were all those high-density high-rise projects approved in the Halia area of Mount Erskine.While private firms reap the profits from these projects, who pays for this by-pass road and further down, the underpass from Mount Erskine to Burmah Road below Gottlieb Road-Bagan Jermal Road?
Amazing wonder – extraordinary high-rise waterfall in Komtar!
If waterfalls can swamp the higher floors of Komtar, right in front of their noses …
Five reasons why the Mount Erskine underpass is not the best option
This Consumers Association of Penang statement is in response to the Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow’s claim that the Mount Erskine underpass is the best option to solve traffic woes as reported in the Star, 8 November 2019.