Why buses represent democracy in action
Not enough emphasis has been placed in our urban planning on dedicated bus-lanes and on streets that would be shared among buses, bicycles and pedestrians. This video is a ‘must watch’ for all our politicians, mayors, city councillors and planners.
Aljazeera interviews Wan Azizah on opposition’s prospects, cooperation with Mahathir
What do you think of the new Pakatan, which includes Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s new party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia?
Taman Rimba Kiara and the importance of local plans
Local Plans, properly done with genuine public participation, are so important in ensuring proper planning and sustainable development of a kind that most people would be comfortable with.
Light Waterfront Penang enters phase two
Phase 2 is the RM4.5bn Light City, which will cover 33 acres of reclaimed land out of the 152-acre Light Waterfront Penang project.
Young writers workshop in Penang this weekend
A two-day young writers workshop with the theme youth and activism is being held in Penang this weekend.
Bagan Ajam fishermen going through hard times
Fishermen in Bagan Ajam in northern Butterworth are experiencing tough times as their catch has dwindled in recent years.
Emotional Hokkien movie set in 1970s Penang is the talk of town
After all the bad news about money games in Penang, people here needed a lift, and along comes a movie, the first Penang Hokkien movie – a movie about difficult family life in Old Penang, which has received positive reviews from friends who have seen it.
1MDB black hole widens again as Bandar Malaysia deal unravels
I was midway writing a follow-up to my earlier piece ‘Black hole of 1MDB’, when news broke that the Bandar Malaysia deal had fallen through.
QNet convention comes to Spice again
Once again, thousands of delegates have converged in Penang for a large but low-profile direct selling convention dubbed #VCON17 at the Spice convention centre in Penang.
Satellite images show more forests being logged in Ulu Muda
Why is the Ulu Muda water catchment area so important? Because it supplies 80 per cent of Penang’s water requirements, 96 per cent of Kedah’s and 50 per cent of Perlis’.
Workers’ Day blues: When food prices make your stomach churn
This evening I was at a local fruit vendor’s stall and happened to overhear another customer, a young woman, with a child nearby, speaking in Tamil into her cellphone: “I was planning to buy this fruit,” she said, “but when I saw the vela (price), I couldn’t.”
After Hadi predicts ‘green tsunami’, storm wreaks havoc at Pas assembly
Hours after Pas president Abdul Hadi Awang predicted a “green tsunami”, one main capony and other smaller tents out of some 30 tents collapsed or were blown away by a storm that lashed the venue of the party’s annual meeting in Alor Setar, Kedah earlier tonight.
International scholars join call to #SaveJerejak on eve of day of prayer
Well, whaddaya know! Pulau Jerejak has shot into the international spotlight with 30 scholars from 16 nations supporting a petition to save Pulau Jerejak.
Photos, GPS map of mysterious clearing in Pulau Jerejak
Someone has cleared a trail that is 10-12 feet wide along the northeastern coast of Penang.
Migrant workers ‘dorms’ in Penang spark concern
Taking a leaf from what is happening in Singapore, Penang too is planning foreign workers villages/dormitories in Bukit Tambun, Permatang Tinggi, Juru, Batu Maung and Bukit Minyak.
New photos emerge of late 19th Century church in Pulau Jerejak
New photos have emerged of the ruins of a 121-year-old church in Pulau Jerejak located on the eastern coast of the island, just north of the Boustead shipyard.
There’s a new group of red shirts in town
There’s a new group of red shirts around – but this time it is Umno’s turn to feel the jitters.
Encouraging turnout for Mahathir ceramah in Umno stronghold
Some 2,000 people thronged a Mahathir ceramah in the parliamentary constituency of Tasik Gelugor in mainland Penang last night in a sign that his Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia is making inroads in Umno strongholds.
What is Bank Negara doing about all these get-rich-quick ‘money games’?
In these tough times, many have “invested” their hard-earned money in dubious get-rich-quick ‘money games’ or pyramid schemes, which probably carry high risks for those coming in at the tail end of the “game”.
Vicious cycle: High property prices squeeze consumer spending
The other day, The Edge business weekly (10-16 April 2017) carried a frontpage report stating that E & O was in talks to sell Straits Quay Mall, which it described as a “seven-year-old loss-making freehold property”. (How it got freehold status for the reclaimed land of Seri Tanjung Pinang should be the subject of another discussion.)