It is going to be an weekend to watch in the Klang Valley with several major events taking place.
- Saturday afternoon, 24 May – PKR election results this Saturday afternoon, 24 May. According to unofficial results, Nurul Izzah Anwar has defeated Rafizi Ramli in the race for the party’s deputy presidency. Unfortunately, we did not see much in the way of debates on which candidate had better ideas on how to implement the People’s Agenda. What will happen to Rafizi now?
- 2.30pm, Saturday, 24 May – Malay and Islamic NGOs’ protest “Himpunan Melayu Berdaulat” to protest against the government’s alleged failure to defend their interests. Issues to be raised include those related to the Urban Renewal Act and land acquisition at Kampung Sungai Baru.
- 8pm, Saturday, 24 May – Sekretariat Undur Azam Baki protest at Dataran Merdeka to protest against the contract extension granted to MACC chief Azam Baki
- 24-25 May – Asean People’s programme and Asean civil society groups policy roundable
- Sunday, 25 May – Minister-level talks for the Asean summit
- Monday, 26 May – Asean leaders meeting
Share your thoughts on these events and what they tell us about the direction the country is heading.
| Please help to support this blog if you can. Read the commenting guidlelines for this blog. |
“Keadilan “ was the battle cry of PKR which progressive Rakyat supported especially non Bumis.
3 years later PKR is now synonymous with “Ketidakadilan” especially toward non Bumis and Indians are the main victims. ( too small a population for PMX as he continue courting Bumis support ) but this will be main factor why PKR will fall come next GE. Do not take non Bumis for granted.
What does NM PKR MPs and ministers have contributed to others? They have been silent and hiding when PAS brings out race and religion
Nurul had won the battle but PKR lost thw war. Supporters are disillusioned. Delegates now have mixed feelings. Those whose agenda are personal, craving for power and positions are relieved only to know later, it will be short live. The original struggles and spirit is gone. How is Nurul to lead when the spirit and soul is no longer with the body. It is like a zombie now.
PLR is too cautious dare not confront those peddling 3R issues. Maybe PKR is unsure of Malay support? Non Malays are finding PkR irrelevant each day in combating racial issues.
Is Penang spending billions to make traffic worse? Scrapping undersea tunnel plan and seeking RM1.56 billion for PIL 1 highway.
Rosli Khan: It’s time to shift focus from vehicle movement to people movement.
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2025/05/23/is-penang-spending-billions-to-make-traffic-worse
Address the root cause of traffic congestion – too many cars on the road. No point keeping building roads. Need to cut population with any unpopular measures like road pricing.
More Penangites are taking public transportation, thanks to the introduction of Rapid Penang’s On-Demand (ROD) van service and free bus rides. Rapid Penang’s average daily ridership now stood at 46,333, with a fleet of 304 buses. The Bus Information System (BIS) enables real-time monitoring of bus positions, and Bus Control Centre (BCC) manages and tracks the fleet to maintain service efficiency.
GEORGE TOWN: Penang’s rich heritage has once again suffered a blow with the loss of one of its landmarks.
The Boon Siew Villa, once a majestic coastal home at Shamrock Beach in Jalan Batu Ferringhi, has been demolished to make way for a luxury development.
Hoarding has been erected around the site and a construction crew has moved in to begin the building of the 43-storey Ascott Residences Batu Ferringhi condominium project.
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2025/05/1221406/historic-boon-siew-villa-demolished-make-way-luxury-condo-project-watch
The loss was felt not just by the people who lived near the villa, which stood as a symbol of old Penang, but also heritage advocates who saw it as another blow to the state’s historical landscape. The villa represents only a recent chapter of ‘postwar urban history,’ the tragedy associated with it and the stories surrounding the house, familiar to the recent generation, are almost reminiscent of the mysteries found in the novels of Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.