I was intrigued to read about a local academic claiming that proto-Malays from the Sunda Shelf had fanned out into the world to become the ancestors to the human population.
Taman Tun Dr Awang on mainland Penang faces Straits Quay across the channel on Penang Island – and they are just as far apart in terms of quality of life.Taman Tun Dr Awang: Cleaner, greener Penang should start here - Photograph: AnilIn another world: Aerial view of Straits Quay - Photograph: straitsquay.com
Without much fanfare, new Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria has made a few positive statements – but will they lead to a cleaner and more independent judiciary?
Come 18 February, Europe will have more than half the total number of cardinal electors even though Latin America, Africa and Asia account for more than two thirds of the global Catholic population.
Khazanah’s sale of its 43 per cent stake in Proton to DRB-Hicom will close an unhappy chapter for the government’s foray into the production of a so-called ‘national car’.
This was the scene at Dewan Panorama in Taman Tun Dr Awang, Butterworth this morning, when RM500 each was given to the first batch of successful low-income applicants in the area.
Car-free days can be so stress-free! It’s time we reclaim more of our streets for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport. Bliss! Lawyer Fadiah Nadwa holds court on Beach Street, the commercial hub of George Town, during car-free Sunday. Notice the trishaw and cyclists in the background - Photograph: Latheefa Koya
Anwar and other Pakatan leaders addressed a large rally last night in Alor Star to bring the Pakatan annual convention held earlier in the day to a rousing close.
A crowd of about 100 has turned up for a ‘picnic’ at the Butterworth sea-front to support the Bersih demands for electoral reforms ahead of a general election.
Now that Anwar has been acquitted, the opposition alliance must quickly ride on the euphoria generated to explain its specific policies for improving the quality of life of Malaysians if it comes to power.
Penang proposes to issue a gazette notification exempting all local authorities in Penang from applying Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 before seeking a court declaration compelling the Elections Commission to conduct local government polls.
