Karpal Singh ‘a valiant fighter for justice’, says former Penang Bar Committee chairman
Former Penang Bar Committee chairperson C V Prabhakaran, who had worked with Karpal, has described the late lawyer as “a valiant fighter for justice”.
Solemn farewell for Karpal Singh’s loyal assistant Michael Cornelius
Over 200 people turned up to bid farewell to the late Karpal Singh’s personal assistant, Michael Cornelius Jayakrishnan, who perished in the road accident along with his employer.
Karpal Singh: His legacy lives on
A moving tribute to Karpal Singh.
How the newspapers covered Karpal Singh’s death
Sharaad Kuttan of BFM looks at how the local dailies covered Karpal Singh’s passing.
Funeral with state honours for Karpal Singh
The wake will be held at Karpal Singh’s residence in 144A Jalan Utama, Penang from today until Saturday, 19 April (all day).
St Xavier’s pays tribute to alumnus Karpal Singh
The Board of Governors and Managers of the St Xavier’s schools in Penang have expressed sorrow over the death of one of their most illustrious students.
Karpal Singh – The tiger roars into eternity
The word legend is often lightly bandied about. But Karpal Singh will go down in the annals of Malaysian history as one of the rare legends – a fighter of a politician and brilliant lawyer who championed the democratic rights of Malaysians and took up a string of lost causes in the criminal justice system. Anwar: Why is MH370 cargo manifest a national secret?
Why is the MH370 cargo manifest a secret, even to search-and-rescue partners? That is the question on the minds of many Malaysians. And that non-disclosure has fuelled all kinds of theories.
Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2: CAP, SAM disappointed over DEIA approval
CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia have issued a statement expressing disappointment over the apparent approval of the detailed EIA for the land reclamation under Phase 2 of the Seri Tanjung Pinang project.
Aljazeera on the Allah controversy
It is sad that the Bible Society of Malaysia feels they have to move its base from Selangor to KL to avoid coming under the jurisdiction of the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais).
Seri Tanjung Pinang: Less than four weeks is all it took for DOE approval
14 March 2014 was the closing date for submission of feedback on the draft Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment for Phase 2 of the Seri Tanjung Pinang project, involving 891 acres of land reclamation. According to E&O, the DOE issued its approval letter on 10 April. That is super quick – less than four weeks.
It takes much longer to approve a building plan. In some cases, it takes longer to get a licence to operate hawker stalls.
But for Big Business …
Hishammuddin’s exchange with CNN journalist
Incidentally, Hishammuddin was with Home Minister Zahid Hamidi at an Umno retreat at the Institut Latihan Memperkasa Umno, in Janda Baik, Bentong, Pahang, 60-70km from KL, on the night MH370 went missing.
South-East Asian property market carries growing risks
Among other things, this Oxford Analytica report (link above) says:
South-east Asian banks will be tested as the eventual end of quantitative easing affects local currencies, capital flows, financial asset prices, borrowing costs and repayment capabilities of corporate and household borrowers. A rise in interest rates and cost of borrowing could prompt a surge in bad loans.
DOE SHOCKER! Conditional approval speedily granted for Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2 detailed EIA
The ‘super-efficient’ Department of the Environment has hurriedly given a conditional approval for the detailed Environmental Impact Assessment for a massive 891-acre land reclamation project under Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2, which has alarmed a string of civil society groups and concerned Penangites.
Huge potential property oversupply in Iskandar: Edge
And so it begins. The Edge reports that over the last few months, the ‘promised land’ of the Iskandar region has witnessed a series of mega land deals, including those involving land reclamation, which have “shocked the market and changed sentiment”.
Jais raids Ahmadiyya Friday prayer session
Some 30 personnel from the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) raided a solat (prayer) centre in Jalan Batu Caves used by a group calling itself the Jamaat Ahmadiyya Muslim Malaysia.
MH370 and those mangosteens
Many Malaysians are curious to know more about the off-season mangosteens said to be in the cargo of MH370. And they continue to wonder why mangosteens need to be “collated” in Muar before being sent to KLIA.
Call near Penang traced to MH370 co-pilot’s phone: NST
The plot thickens. Was it a desperate call? Who was the person using the phone trying to contact? Or did a telco tower just detect the phone? When will we know the real truth?
Pre-MH370 crisis, Mas already struggling with losses
It would be useful to understand where Malaysia Airlines is coming from. For the nine months to September 2013, Mas posted a higher net loss of RM838m – up from RM482m the previous year.
Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2: Who profits, who loses out?
What else can you say? Volume 1 of the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (page 39) for Phase 2 of the Seri Tanjung Pinang project states: “The up-market nature of STP2′s mixed development tends to favour the affluent. In the process, the locals would lose out.”