Some RM350m of public funds will be spent to dredge the Penang channel once again to allow large ships to pass through; so it is all the more important for us to know what is causing the siltation.
Two DAP politicians have been hauled up, one for allegedly speaking about the Bersih event and the other for allegedly sporting a Bersih T-shirt.
Senator S Ramakrishnan was hauled up for speaking on the Bersih rally during a Kuala Langat DAP dinner earlier tonight. His statement was recorded at the Banting Police Station in Kuala Langat.
An accountant by training, Ramakrishnan lectures at the Metropolitan College, Subang Jaya, Selangor.
I never knew there was such a thing.
But first, when did activists become more ‘dangerous’ than criminals?
Aliran’s statement explains when it all began.
The 31 detained PSM activists are expected to be produced at the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court for a remand hearing at 2.30pm.
The detainees are represented in court today by a team of eight lawyers: Sukhindarpal Singh, Agatha Foo, Lim Kah Cheng, Karen Lai, Benjamin Sathyanandam, Chandra Segaran, Joshua and Rowena Nair. Twitter updates on the right.
The 31 PSM activists, including Sungai Siput MP Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, held yesterday at the Kepala Batas District Police Headquarters spent the night in police lock-ups. Over in Johor, some 30 PSM activists were released from the Ledang Police Station in Tangkak at around 4.00am.
Activist Lau Shu Shi was acquitted today by a magistrate’s court in Penang.Shu Shi (centre), flanked by her lawyers and accompanied by activists and supporters - File picture from Facebook campaign
Received the following from PBA yesterday, clarifying some of the concerns raised in this blog and elsewhere over the federal-level involvement in Penang’s water sector.
First Ambiga, then reportedly other members of the Bersih steering committee – and now Aliran president P Ramakrishnan has received a death threat via sms.
Thais in Singapore can vote in their 3 July general election without having to return home. All they have to do is turn up at the Thai embassy in Singapore.
Missing In Action – that’s what happened to a Star poll on the Bersih gathering after it showed 99 per cent of respondents said the event should be allowed to go ahead.
World-renowned political dissident and linguist, Noam Chomsky, speaking at the 25th anniversary of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, courtesy of Democracy NOW!
While our universities and colleges are churning out graduates by the tens of thousands, we are saddled with a serious problem: the number of unemployed graduates has doubled since 2008.Graphic credit: The Edge Daily