Darth Vader music chases Labour MPs in Glasgow
With just two days left for the Scottish independence referendum, excitement is building up, with events at times taking on a bizarre if hilarious turn. A group of Labour MPs (about half the Labour shadow cabinet) arriving in Glasgow to campaign for Scotland to remain in the union found themselves heckled by a man in a rickshaw who blared the Imperial Death March from Star Wars.
RM10bn ‘city of arts and leisure’ on site of present Butterworth RMAF base?
Although approval-in-principal has been given pending a formal agreement, there is scant information about the developer’s plans for the land on which the existing RMAF base is sited if the base is indeed moved.
Where will the Butterworth RMAF base be relocated to?
It has been reported that the RMAF base is supposed to be relocated to Ara Kuda, or at least that is the site that is mentioned. But where exactly is Ara Kuda?
Selangor water restructuring agreement: Charles, Rafizi raise critical concerns
MPs Charles Santiago and Rafizi Ramli have raised a number of critical questions over the Selangor water restructuring agreement with the federal government. The lack of transparency is worrying.
Indigenous folk stage protest against Baram Dam, other Sarawak mega dams
More than 200 indigenous people from across the nation converged at KLCC two days ago to hold a protest against the Baram Dam and other mega dams in Sarawak.
Historic day at University of Malaya as hundreds rally in solidarity with Azmi Sharom
It is the first time in recent memory that the academic and staff unions have come together in a show of solidarity.
Solidarity with Azmi Sharom gathering at USM
Several elected reps and activists joined in with a group of USM students to stage a protest against the Sedition Act and to express support for law professor Azmi Sharom during a lunch-time gathering at USM.
Another land swap: ‘Approval in principle’ for Butterworth RMAF base relocation
In the next few days, we will be taking a closer look at the controversial proposed relocation of the 1007-acre RMAF Base in Butterworth in a land swap deal which even Penang Umno was reportedly opposed to.
Aliran launches online petition calling for repeal of Sedition Act
Social reform group Aliran has launched an online petition calling for the repeal of the Sedition Act.
300 academics, concerned individuals express solidarity with Azmi Sharom
We, the 300 undersigned academics and concerned individuals, stand united and in solidarity with Dr Azmi Sharom, whose only alleged ‘crime’ is to think and to publicly share his considered opinion on matters related to his professional expertise as a law professor.
Selangor MB crisis: What are Astro Awani, NST up to?
Astro Awani has come up with the following news report, MB Selangor: PKR calonkan Azmin jika Istana tolak Azizah – sumber. So to NST, with this report, Azmin named MB candidate?
But Saifuddin Nasution has released a statement correcting the reports:
PPS and Malaysia’s centralised federal system
Behind the controversy over the PPS lies another aspect that should be considered. Ours is a highly centralised federal system that has grown even more centralised in the decades after Merdeka.
Jubilant scenes as PPS members released; Rayer arrested; Azmi Sharom to face sedition charge tomorrow
Updates from 31 August to 1 September can be found below:
Quick poll: Do you feel safer with the Penang Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) around?
Here’s a quick poll for you readers to see what you really think about the Penang state government-sponsored PPS.
What is the MPPP’s stand on conservation buildings?
The following is MPPP Councillor Lim Mah Hui’s address at the full council meeting of the MPPP yesterday:
Lawyer launches online petition to stop hill degradation in Penang
Penang-based Steven Tan Ban Cheng, a lawyer, has launched an online petition calling on the MPPP president to ensure that the hills of Penang are preserved.
Robber shot dead by guard at AmBank in Penang
A man was shot dead by a security guard at the AmBank branch at Jalan Sungai Dua in Gelugor, Penang during an attempted robbery this morning, according to a police personnel at the scene.
Was Khalid Ibrahim the only candidate for Selangor MB after GE13?
Two differing accounts: Khalid says there were other candidates put forward by PKR and Pas for the MB’s post in 2008 and 2013 but…
… check out this TV3 report in 2013:
Menjelaskan perlantikan Menteri Besar Selangor itu, Setiausaha Sulit Sultan, Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani dalam satu kenyataan menggariskan tiga sebab mengapa Tan Sri Khalid dilantik semula ke jawatan berkenaan. Alasan pertama, hanya nama Tan Sri Khalid dikemukakan oleh Pakatan dianggotai DAP, PKR dan PAS sebagai calon Menteri Besar Selangor.
Repeal of Sedition Act: Janji ditepati?
Remember when Najib promised on 11 July 2012 to repeal the repressive Sedition Act, a relic from the colonial era? The repeal was part of a slew of reforms he had pledged ahead of GE13.
“(The) Sedition Act represents a bygone era in our country and with today’s announcement we mark another step forward in Malaysia’s development,” Najib had said (See Sin Chew report).
Two years since Najib’s landmark announcement, opposition MPs and Aduns continue to be probed or charged under the Sedition Act.