Scary development – Google Earth picture sent in by a Tanjung Bunga resident
While our media are all hot and bothered about some photos of a female politician circulating around, the rape of our hill-slopes continues.
Mind you, this picture was taken in 2005 – nearly four years ago. Since then, things have got a lot worse.
A cover-up job?
One of the projects on the steep hill-slopes of Tanjung Bunga Photos by a Tanjung Bunga resident
Just to recap, some one hundred residents of Tanjung Bunga protested at development projects on steep hill-slopes by banging pots and pans on Valentine’s Day. Many of the residents there are living in fear, especially during thunderstorms.
Before anyone else asks why these residents didn’t protest earlier, they did.
The larger-than-life billboard of Badawi that has fuelled speculation about his political future Photos by a passer-by
The website mentioned on the billboard contains the following message:Grab the opportunity for your voice to be heard E-mail your feedback and views to the Prime Minister in the form of your statement of support, complaint, suggestion, wish and hope as regards the performance and pledges of the Prime Minister, the national and state government leaders. Let us work together to preserve security, peace and prosperity for the people of Malaysia and the Nation. Your feedback is very much appreciated. Thank you. Please provide valid e-mail address and phone number so as not to miss your opportunity to get response from PM.A bit late in the day to be asking for feedback, no?
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Noisy protest against Class 3 and 4 hillslope development projects
They call it ‘cacerolazo‘ or ‘cacerolada‘ in Latin America – that’s a form of protest involving a group of people creating a racket by banging pots, pans and other utensils to draw attention to their cause.
This afternoon, in Tanjung Bunga, residents used this form of protest to loud effect during a Valentine’s Day ‘tea party’ to protest at property development projects on steep hill-slopes. Some one hundred residents turned up in Chee Seng Garden in front of the Bolton Surin project, calling on the Chief Minister and the state government to stop the project for good.
BN/Umno flags already fluttering in the Taiping-Bukit Gantang area Photo by Jong
I passed Karpal Singh’s residence at around 3.00 pm: lots of FRU personnel and other policemen in the vicinity of his residence, with FRU personnel also lining-up in front of his gate and dozens of media people positioned opposite the gate. You can imagine the traffic jams in the whole area! From your post, it’s possible that the security personnel are trying to protect Karpal’s residence from the Umno demonstrators! Congrats to them then for protecting a citizen!
I was like I can’t believe my eyes when I saw that huge billboard with his face! I tried covering it with my hands but it was just too huge to be covered!The question that a few are asking is, why would a Prime Minister who is leaving office soon want to solicit public views during the twilight days of his administration?
Even before the horrific landslide in Taman Antarabangsa, the residents of Chee Seng Gardens in Tanjong Bunga confronted the developers of a hillside construction project about an “accident waiting to happen”. A stop-work order was slapped on the construction site demanding that more retention ponds be built to avoid the floods that had frightened residents. Another stop-work order came later.
Show of support: This is just a small section of the crowd at the MB’s residence tonight
4,000 join a Makkal Sakthi Thaipusam procession calling for the dissolution of the State Assembly and the release of ISA detainees
Nizar addressing the crowd at his official residence after midnight: “Keep praying for a favourable court decision”