There’s been a lot of politicisation of the motion on land reclamation in Penang while the real issues surrounding the deal are clouded and shrouded in secrecy.
Five PKR Aduns abstain from vote on Penang land reclamation
A DAP rep also breaks ranks. The motion calls upon the state government to conduct public hearings for feedback, opinions and recommendations before proceeding with reclamation projects.
Botak Hill rezoning: Say what?
I am not sure I understand the logic behind the rationale given (see report below) for the rezoning of Botak Hill (from hill land to low density housing) by the State Planning Committee. Can anyone help me understand?
A case to watch in Penang
Update (3.05pm): The case has now been postponed. Case management has been fixed for 4 December 2015.
Terence Fernandez, the investigations editor of The Edge, rose to national prominence as the former sidekick of Citizen Nades in theSun during the PKFZ expose. He was the editor of the book PKFZ: Some Untold Stories, written by Nades.
Terence is also the winner of a Malaysian Press Intitute journalism award and three awards for Editorial Excellence from the Society of Publishers in Asia (Sopa), founded in 1982 to promote excellence in journalism and best practices in Asia Pacific.
Now, Terence is in the dock in Penang in a defamation suit arising from a report published in fz.com.
Lim Guan Eng+Tan Kok Ping vs https://t.co/KZNEBhy3KO, Terence Fernandez + https://t.co/KZNEBhy3KO, The Edge, T.Fernandez 2morrow Penang HC
— Terence Fernandez (@TerenceFnandez) November 17, 2015
Who were the seven BN MPs who did not vote for the Budget?
Three of the 14 Pas MPs broke ranks. But who were the seven missing BN votes?
Transparency needed for controversial RM270m Penang Hill cable car project
Transparency is needed not only for the land reclamation work in southern Penang Island, but also for the plan for the controversial cable car project on Penang Hill.
Serially late: 1MDB’s tale of missed deadlines
If you are late for school but if you have a good reason, you may be excused. But if you are habitually late, say, more than three times in a short space time, then your excuses may wear a little thin. You could end up in detention class or whatever they call it these days. In earlier days, it could even have meant the rotan!
Something big is happening in southern Penang Island
“If there’s something strange
In your neighbourhood
Who you gonna call?”*
The murmurs are growing louder in southern Penang Island – and still we haven’t been told exactly what to expect there.
Suu Kyi’s landslide win … and now even Burma may surpass us in the democracy stakes
I wrote a blog post on 16 September 2011 about a crystal-ball gazing piece I had written in 2005 foreseeing the scene in 2025.
Some bits of that forecast have come true, especially the bit about the ISA being repealed (though not in the way I expected) – and now, Suu Kyi being poised to lead Burma after the nation’s first free elections in years.