Workers’ Day anti-GST rally in Penang in photos
About 200 people gathered for a Workers’ Day rally in an open space in Butterworth opposite one of the oldest factories in the state to protest against the GST. Many others who would otherwise have attended the gathering had travelled to KL for the mammoth GST rally that afternoon.
62 per cent of Malaysians oppose GST implementation: Survey
That’s according to a survey by Merdeka Centre. The results are no real surprise.
Live – Anti-GST Workers’ Day rally in Butterworth
A Workers’ Day gathering is scheduled to begin at 10.00am in Butterworth. Workers are expected to register their opposition to the impending Goods and Services Tax. I hope to bring you some live updates.
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Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2 detailed EIA passes socio-environmental costs to public
This is the concluding part of a media statement issued by the Penang Forum Steering Committee on 3 April 2014.
Why is 1MDB’s RM18bn parked abroad?
Anwar Ibrahim has highlighted an Edge report that raised the question as to why 1MDB has parked RM18bn in the Cayman Islands and not brought it back to Malaysia?
Without a land revaluation surplus of RM2.7bn, 1MDB would have posted a loss of RM1.8bn in 2013, pointed out Anwar, citing the Edge report.
Anwar’s statement follows:
Obama: ‘Malaysia won’t succeed if non-Muslims don’t have opportunity’
Don’t discriminate. Instead, treat people as you would like to be treated, says Obama, in a message to youth that strikes close to home.
When another US president visited Malaysia …
I came across this eye-witness account of the scene around KL during then US president Lyndon Johnson’s visit to Malaysia on 30 October 1966. His visit to Malaysia took place a year after the United States deployed regular combat troops to Vietnam, following its stepped up involvement after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964. Apart from Malaysia, his tour of South-East Asia took him to Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines. In next-door Indonesia, in the transition to US-backed Suharto’s New Order regime, a massive anti-communist purge that killed over 500000 people had subsided by March 1966.
Pepper Estate residents receive eviction notices
Dark clouds of uncertainty have descended on another established community in Penang that is set to be displaced – this time by a 30-acre project in Pepper Estate to be undertaken by a “lifestyle property developer”.
Penang Port: Outrageous privatisation by stealth
Penang Port was quietly privatised to Sea Port Terminal on 23 Novemeber 2013 – and it was carried out by restricted tender. Another strategic national asset falls into the clutches of Syed Mokhtar Albukhary’s business empire, rather than into the hands of the people of Penang.
Klang Valley residents pack SCAH for Karpal Singh memorial
Check out Anwar Ibrahim’s eulogy to Karpal Singh ‘Good night, sweet prince’ on the Aliran website.
Thanks to blog readers Wee Chin and Don Anamalai for the video links.
Red alert: ‘Superman’ sells China assets as property collapse begins
One of Asia’s richest men, Li Ka-Shing, has been selling off his business empire’s China assets as the property bubble in that nation appears to have popped.
Karpal Singh’s final message: ‘The Constitution is the supreme law of the land’
“Oleh itu, Tuan Speaker, jangan main-main dengan Perlembagaan,” intoned Karpal Singh presciently, as an MP rose in protest while others shot up in Karpal’s defence as angry rebukes were hurled.
Karpal Singh interviewed by CNN
This interview captures a little bit about the man himself and what motivated him to persevere with courtroom battles and his political struggle despite the seemingly insurmountable odds.
Speedy approval of detailed EIA for Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2 raises a host of serious questions
Penang Forum is shocked to learn that the Department of Environment in Putrajaya (DOE) has approved the Detail Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) report for the Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2 (STP2) development in Penang.
Spontaneous outpouring of emotion at Karpal Singh’s farewell
Here, this video of Karpal Singh’s funeral will give you a better idea of the crowd and the mood on the streets. And it will show that certain people in the mainstream media have great difficulty estimating the size of the turnout.
Emotions overflowed as a multitude flooded the streets at Karpal Singh’s old haunts (More photos)
Some lovely photos by blog contributor Tunglang. They capture the outpouring of emotions – deep sorrow, a sense of loss, a celebration of Karpal Singh’s life – that engulfed the common people who gathered in their thousands near the legend’s old haunts: the Penang State Assembly, the Penang High Court, his office opposite the High Court at Green Hall, and St Xavier’s Institution, where he grew from a cub to a majestic tiger, prowling the corridors of power and the halls of law in pursuit of justice.
Karpal Singh: Final farewell in photos
Some photos I took of the scene at Dewan Sri Pinang and then along the street. Incredible outpouring of sorrow; yet also a spontaneous celebration of his life.