The KL mayor estimates the clean-up bill for the Red Shirts rally would come up to about RM50,000. Alam Flora is supposed to be doing the costing. But Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Rahman Dahlan says the bill is RM38,000 and Alam Flora has confirmed the amount. Everyone could see in photos the piles of trash left behind by the rally goers. And Alam Flora personnel were photographed being deployed during the event.
Malaysia Day updates
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Key events on 16 September, Malaysia Day
Malaysia Day eve – Zunar does us proud by becoming the first full-time cartoonist to win the International Press Freedom award by the Committee to Protect Journalists. At the same time, it is an indictment on the state of media freedom in Malaysia.
Malaysia Day:
9am – 1pm – Launch of Parti Amanah Negara at the Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC), Section 15, Shah Alam expected to be attended by 2,000 people.
Jeremy Corbyn’s win in UK Labour Party election signals major shift
Imagine you have just won the elections for control of a major national political party. And one of the first things you do is address a rally calling for refugee rights.
16 September: A tale of two gatherings
Many people are worried about what’s going to happen on Wednesday, 16 September.
Grand corruption
We are all familiar with petty corruption in our everyday lives, but what is this grand corruption we have been hearing about?
Reclaiming our streets: Park(ing) Day in George Town on 19 September
This is a novel initiative to show what it would be like if we have more park space in the city rather than more parking lots. It is part of an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform parking spaces into temporary public parks.
Tiga tanda ekonomi sedang merosot
1) Ringgit hari ini menjunam ke tahap RM4.34 berbanding US dolar. Adoi, apa sudah jadi?
Hj Zainuddin Foundation to build Malaysia’s largest arts museum in Penang
A foundation set up by Daim Zainuddin, the controversial twice finance minister during Mahathir’s tenure as premier, has signed an agreement with the Penang Development Corporation to set up the country’s largest art museum, to be known as Ilham Penang.