Electrifying atmosphere at launch of Bersih 4
A crowd of a few thousand attended the launch of Bersih 4 tonight at the PJ Civic Centre.
Zeti’s, Arul’s appearances fail to stem erosion of confidence
Appearances by Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz yesterday and 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy the previous night have failed to stem the erosion of public confidence in the probe of 1MDB as the ringgit fell to 4.08 against the US dollar at noon.
Kampung Mutiara residents face eviction without fair compensation
A landowner has served eviction notices to about five dozen homes in a kampung in Batu Ferringhi, reportedly without proper compensation.
RM4.00:US$1.00 – Thank you, Najib!
So the Prime Minister/Finance Minister/Chairman of the Board of Advisors of 1MDB has done it!. The ringgit has sunk beyond the psychological mark of 4.00 against the US dollar, a slump to levels not seen since the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997-98.
Penang Forum urges MBPP to take tougher action against hill clearing
The Penang Forum Steering Committee has released a statement calling for tougher penalties to be imposed on those responsible for illegal hill land clearing.
Did torrent of criticism of Najib result in reversal of MACC duo’s transfer?
The tide of dissent towards Najib is brewing both within and outside Umno – and both online and outside the internet.
300 journalists, well-wishers march for media freedom #AtTheEdge
This was the scene at the solidarity gathering with The Edge this morning.
Failed state? Five reasons why there is still hope for Malaysia
Economic prospects look gloomy. Government institutions appear compromised. Some RM2.6bn has reportedly found its way into the Prime Minister’s bank account.
No to online registration: Stand up for media freedom #AtTheEdge
Woke up to the shocking news that the government is mulling a proposal to require online news portals to register under proposed amendments to the cyber laws, expected to be tabled in October.
Dr Jeyakumar, 38 others arrested at Perak MB’s office
A group of farmers facing eviction, accompanied by Sungai Siput MP Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj and political activists, was arrested this afternoon when they tried to make an appointment to see the Perak MB after eight memos over the last two years failed to elicit a satisfactory response.
Kami akan duduk sini selagi MB beri temujanji. #PetaniPerak pic.twitter.com/buWwuXe20C
— Parti Sosialis MY (@partisosialis) August 5, 2015
The ‘donation’ that shook Malaysia
Aside from all those jokes about ‘donations’ floating around in social media, 10 key questions come to mind about that RM2.6bn “donation”:
Cangkat Bukit Gambir project above 250-feet threshold
Another project that is above the threshold of 250 feet (72 metres) above sea level, the contour for which is indicated by the thin white line.
Ringgit falls to 3.87; foreign investors pull billions out of Bursa
The ringgit has fallen to close to 3.87, a level last seen during the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis, due to uncertainty surrounding the 1MDB probe, the prospect of a US rate hike, and the plunge in global oil prices. Foreigners, meanwhile, have pulled billions of ringgit out of Bursa this year, exceeding the level for the whole of last year.
TPP is NOT a trade agreement; it is an MNC Protection and Promotion pact
While most of us were focussed on the massive 1MDB scandal, we were nearly hit by the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Do-or-die TPP negotiations were almost concluded, but thankfully, they were stalled at the last minute by some sticky points.
But this TPP won’t go away so easily: it is not an ordinary ‘trade agreement’. That term ‘trade agreement’ is part of the corporate media propaganda ploy to try and ‘sell’ the TPP deal to a naive public.
Cops arrest 29 ahead of #TangkapNajib protest
Where o where is this country heading to under Najib’s leadership?
Show of support for #AtTheEdge campaign
More than a hundred people, about half of them from the press, turned up at The Edge office this afternoon in a show of solidarity.
President of Foreign Correspondents Club of Malaysia with other media rallying for press freedom. #AtTheEdge #1MDB pic.twitter.com/9b7moD1oNC
— Sumisha Naidu (@SumishaCNA) July 31, 2015
Minden Heights hill-top clearing above 250-feet threshold
Another hill in Penang, this time in the Minden Heights area in Penang Island, appears to be badly scarred, satellite imagery shows.
Umno split: Even Ummi Hafilda has had enough!
If you thought the divisions in Pakatan were bad enough, Umno itself is split. Don’t believe me? Take a look at this clip.
How bad can it get? Even staunch Umno supporter Ummi Hafilda has had enough! Now, isn’t this poetic? She helped in the effort to remove Anwar as DPM and now here she is in tears over the ouster of DPM Muhyiddin! Boo-hoo-hoo. You reap what you sow.
Muhyiddin’s revelation re RM2.6bn; Bukit Aman fire (Videos)
Dramatic news tonight! I just have one question for now: Will they finally question Najib or are they still busy questioning that 1MDB despatch rider? Read Francis Loh’s ‘Are we a ‘half-past-six’ democracy or what?’
Meanwhile, the fire at Bukit Aman broke out on the 10th floor of the old building (Tower 2), where the CID is located.
Concerns in Canada over Petronas LNG venture
Concerns have surfaced in the province of British Columbia over Petronas’ massive potential investment in a liquefied natural gas project in the Canadian province.