Pas has retained the Sungai Limau state seat in Kedah with a lower majority of 1084 votes compared with its previous winning majority of 2774 votes at GE13.
Singapore’s land transport masterplan emphasises improving the public transport, cycling and pedestrian experience to create a more liveable island. How does it compare with the Penang master plan and the state government’s emphasis?
On Sunday, 27 October, a Pas delegation comprising Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad, Sepang MP Mohamed Hanipa Maidin and Tasik Gelugor Pas information chief Abdul Rahman Kasim visited the St Mark’s Anglican Church in Butterworth for a dialogue with parishioners.Pas legal adviser Mohamed Hanipa Maidin hands over a cake to the Rev John Kennady, pastor of the St Mark’s Anglican Church in Butterworth as parishioners applaud
TNB has conceded that siltation from “massive land clearing and farming activities upstream” contributed to the rapid increase of the Ringlet Lake water level and the sudden discharge of the overflow.The Ringlet Reservoir area
Now let us hear what you really think about cycling? Is it something you would consider?[yop_poll id=”3″]For those who think it is too hot to cycle in Penang, here are the Danes cycling in Copenhagen in the snow in below freezing temperatures!Meanwhile, blog visitor Michael Maguire shares with us his experience of cycling in Penang:
At a time when many are focused on the Allah controversy, Zunar has released a new animation video recalling the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu seven years ago this month.See the animation clip here.
The Penang state government is now proposing a levy of 3 per cent on the transacted price of property purchases above RM1 million by foreigners – but will that be enough to cool speculation?
A look at the terrain would suggest that land clearing upstream in the Sungai Bertam catchment area may have aggravated erosion and surface run-off to the reservoir, which has been plagued by siltation problems (as the colour of the water in the image below would also suggest).The Ringlet Reservoir area
Parit Buntar MP Mujahid Yusof Rawa personally presented his new book ‘Berdialog dengan gereja’ to Bishop Sebastian Francis at the latter’s office in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Penang yesterday.Dialogue, the way forward
Send in your reactions to Najib’s Budget 2014. The (regressive?) Goods and Services Tax at 6 per cent will come into force on 1 April 2015, replacing the Sales and Services Tax. That’s a higher rate compared to the 3-4 per cent predicted earlier. Making up for all the massive pre-election spending and cash handouts?
With the fallout from the Allah controversy still brewing, Pas representatives have been extending a hand of friendship to representatives of the Christian churches.Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad and a Pas delegation visit Bishop Sebastian Francis and Mgr Bernard Paul
It was just an academic exercise, says a senior university official, and it was never banned. So how does the university explain this notice found pasted in the Berita Kampus newsroom? Is the notice part of the review process/academic exercise?
Economist Lim Mah Hui says he never made comments attributed to him, so I am reproducing his statement below to help him get a fair hearing. What is irrefutable though is that the number of unemployed diploma holders and graduates has soared over the years.
