New KL archbishop Julian Leow vows to focus on 4 Ls
Penang open for business at very attractive rates?
Blog reader Michael wrote this in response to the drive to open up Penang to Big Business from foreign shores.
PM’s Department swallows RM19bn in Budget 2015
The ‘Red River’ of Penang
Rapid development: at whose expense?
This is an interesting view that suggests – and I tend to believe – that state governments could do a lot more to protect the interests of long-time settlers and established communities from the onslaught of property development, especially the high-end variety catering to the well-heeled.
What caused the 3 October floods in Penang?
Flashback: Solidarity with Azmi Sharom gathering at USM
Blog visitor Papa Sensible sent in this Chinese press photo of some of us at the gathering at USM on 10 September 2014. He probably thought you folks might be interested!
Post-fuel price hike, post-Budget blues
Never mind all the serious talk and analyses about the budget; the hard reality on the ground is something else.
Aliran condemns disruption of anti-Sedition Act gathering
Aliran is appalled at yesterday’s disruption of an anti-Sedition Act gathering at Speakers’ Square in Penang by a group of thugs. (Read the full statement at the link above.)
Repeal Sedition Act Movement gathering disrupted by mob
Zunar’s cartoon tribute to Aliran Monthly
Political cartoonist Zunar has been a loyal reader of Aliran Monthly since 1985. Catch his tribute to Aliran Monthly.
Aliran Monthly signs off after 33 years: Oh, what a ride!
GST could be avoided
Is the GST really unavoidable? Blog reader bigjoe99 writes:
Protest against fuel price hike, GST held in front of Parliament
This was the protest held in front of Parliament a couple of days ago.
1 person dead, about a dozen injured in Bukit Bintang bomb blast
So terror strikes close to home now with a bomb blast outside an entertainment outlet in Bukit Bintang at 4.00am today.
Don’t turn Penang into Billboard City
The Penang Island Municipal Council should take immediate steps to curb visual pollution on the island, says Lim Mah Hui.
How much income tax do the 20 richest Malaysians pay?
This is a good question, especially now that the government plans to introduce GST, which will add and spread the tax burden to everyone.
When even ‘a piece of sea area’ is sold
Hong Kong financial website Quamnet reported that on 6 December 2013, Kasen International Holdings Limited had agreed to acquire a second parcel of ‘land’ in Malacca from KAJ Development Sdn Bhd for RM6.6m.





