Hisham Rais picked up by unknown men and taken to Dang Wangi

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Activist Hisham Rais was bundled into a silver Honda by unknown men at Dataran Merdeka and taken away on the eve of a mass protest rally which also happens to be the day of the Big Wedding. He is now at the Dang Wangi Police Station. According to Fahmi Fadzil, Hisham said he was in a taxi, which was being trailed by a car and some motorbikes. When he got off the taxi, six men grabbed him. “One of them dragged him by his chest, covered Hisham’s mouth to stop him from shouting. They threw Hisham into another car and took him to Dang Wangi.” This was the scene when he was taken away:

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And Tian Chua has been asked to go to the Dang Wangi Police Station. Activists worry he could be arrested.
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Elected reps in lock-up uniforms

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These are the elected representatives of the people of Teja and Simpang Pulai. They were arrested when police swooped down on a Pecat IGP sit-in at Dataran Merdeka earlier today.
Simpang Pulai Adun Chang Lih Kang and Teja Adun Tan Kar Hing – Photograph: Fahmi Fadzil
Meanwhile, Rafizi Ramli is the latest elected rep to be arrested while a UM lecturer Dr Khoo Ying Hooi is under investigation for an article he wrote.
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What happened at Dataran Merdeka last night

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Police swooped down and arrested six protesters at the Pecat IGP sit-in at Dataran Merdeka at 12.15am.
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Penang government opposes ferry fare hikes, offers to take over service

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The Penang government is opposing the stiff proposed fare hikes for the poor ferry service between the island and the mainland. Instead it is once again offering to take over the ferry service and turn it around by adding 30 more ferries or other vessels.
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Anwar meets his family briefly

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Anwar meets his family briefly
After 42 days of imprisonment, Anwar managed to meet up with his family briefly when he appeared in the Syariah Court yesterday for his qazaf application. Anwar in quiet moment with the family
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Don’t cement, pave our neighbourhood green spaces: Residents sign petition

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Don’t cement, pave our neighbourhood green spaces: Residents sign petition
A small, quiet neighbourhood in Tanjung Bungah has come out strongly against the laying of concrete and paving on their small park and green strips near their homes.
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In solidarity with detained anti-GST activists

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Anti-GST protesters: Names of the 25 held overnight in Shah Alam

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These were the 25 activists taken to the Shah Alam District Police Headquarters last night. Release them now!
  1. Megat Khairul Anuar Razali
  2. Suhaili Wan Azahar
  3. Azhar Achil
  4. Md Sani Md Shah
  5. Mohd Nasaie Ismail
  6. Ahmad Syukri Ab Razab
  7. Arul
  8. Suresh Kumar
  9. Muhammad Safwan Anang
  10. Akmal Noradzmi
  11. Edyes SAMM
  12. Dr Jeyakumar
  13. Nasir
  14. Khairol Najib
  15. Dr Hatta Ramli
  16. Che’gu Bard
  17. Pian
  18. Tan Chee Hooi
  19. Nagen
  20. Bawani
  21. Saras
  22. Sook Hwa
  23. Annie Ooi (Auntie Bersih)
  24. Nashita Md Noor
  25. A Jerit activist
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Stunning reversal: Developer freed from order to rebuild historical mansion

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Stunning reversal: Developer freed from order to rebuild historical mansion
I am baffled as to how the order to rebuild the demolished 19th century historical Khaw Sim Bee Mansion (along Pykett Avenue) could be so easily lifted. The lifting of the order seems to follow a certain modus operandi – order a halt to construction work, make a big show of ordering rebuilding or restoration, wait until the public outcry subsides or until enough people forget, and then allow business as usual to proceed.
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89 anti-GST protesters arrested; MPs Kumar, Hatta among 26 held overnight

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A total of 89 anti-GST activists were arrested today, of whom 26 are being held overnight by police. Twenty five of them, including six women, are being transported from the Kelana Jaya Police Station to the Shah Alam District Police Headquarters. (The 25 arrived there after midnight; the remaining one of them is still at Kelana Jaya.)
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89 anti-GST protesters arrested

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About 80 people were arrested at an anti-GST protest at the Customs complex in Kelana Jaya this evening. Several more were arrested late tonight; they were among a crowd holding vigil outside the Kelana Jaya Police Station tonight. The crowd outside the police station are chanting, “Hidup, Hidup, Bantah, Bantah!”

Why the GST is not necessary

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Why the GST is not necessary
At a recent talk on the GST, I asked those present what they thought “GST” stood for. Most of those present responded, “Goods and Services Tax”. Then, I showed them a cartoon by Zunar which described GST as “Golfing, Shopping, Travelling”! They got the joke and laughed knowingly.
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Three reasons why cable cars up Penang Hill are a bad idea

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Three reasons why cable cars up Penang Hill are a bad idea
If you remember, the Penang state governrment allowed its controversial cross-channel tunnel project to piggyback on the Penang state transport masterplan. The tunnel was not the masterplan consultants’ idea, but the state government somehow got the consultants to tack the ill-conceived mega project onto the masterplan.
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With Najib looking vulnerable ahead of GST, Razaleigh makes his move

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With Pas fixated on its hudud dream, with Mahathir firing broadsides at the administration, Anwar in jail, and no obvious credible Umno successor to Najib in sight, Razaleigh has stepped forward.
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‘A complete betrayal of trust’: Nurul Izzah speaks after her release

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And this was the vigil, complete with a band singing and playing some music, outside the Jinjang Police Station on the night of her arrest:
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No way hudud can be implemented now, says Pas grassroots leader

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No way hudud can be implemented now, says Pas grassroots leader
Tasik Gelugor Pas information chief Abdul Rahman Kasim has predicted there is “no way” hudud can be implemented in Kelantan now even though the Shariah Criminal Enactment bill will in all likelihood be passed in the State Assembly this week.
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Another blow for democracy as Nurul Izzah is arrested

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Many Malaysians are outraged at this latest development while those who have squandered billions of the nations wealth are roaming free.
Nurul Izzah has been taken to the Jinjang Police Station a short while ago. She was arrested under the Sedition Act, introduced by the colonial rulers.
She has been taken to the Jinjang Police Station and could spend the night there, if she is not released later tonight.

Hills being cut from Batu Maung to Teluk Kumbar

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Hills being cut from Batu Maung to Teluk Kumbar
Penang-based activist Tan Seng Hai came up with this report: I took a drive to Teluk Kumbar in the South-East District of Penang Island for seafood the other evening. I was last there about six months ago. What I saw of the scale of development and hill-cutting shocked me.
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Nurul Izzah’s fund-raising dinner draws 2000

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Spare a thought for Adam Adli and Mandeep Singh who were arrested this evening after a protest at Sogo. See this Bersih 2.0 statement on the Aliran website. A Kuala Lumpur-based political analyst sent in his impressions of the event: By all accounts, it was an eventful night and the political stars from Pakatan Rakyat graced the occasion to lend support to Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar.
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What Mahathir wrote about 1MDB – before his blog was suspended

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What Mahathir wrote about 1MDB – before his blog was suspended
Mahathir’s blog at chedet.cc has been suspended for unknown reasons and is now inaccessible. The following is an excerpt from a snapshot of his blog as it appeared on 13 Mar 2015 07:22:52 GMT. 1MDB Mar13th Written by Che Det 1. UMNO telah mengadakan majlis penerangan tertutup yang dihadiri oleh sebahagian dari Ketua-Ketua Bahagian pada 8 Mac. Keputusan majlis mengikut akhbar ialah menyokong penuh Presiden parti.
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