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.
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.
Many people are worried about what’s going to happen on Wednesday, 16 September.
We are all familiar with petty corruption in our everyday lives, but what is this grand corruption we have been hearing about?
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.
1) Ringgit hari ini menjunam ke tahap RM4.34 berbanding US dolar. Adoi, apa sudah jadi?
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.
1) Dana rakyat yang boleh digunakan untuk meningkatan mutu hospital, sekolah dan universiti awam dan pengangkutan awam sebaliknya masuk ke dalam poket sendiri atau digunakan dalam pelaburan/mega projek yang tidak membawa faedah kepada rakyat. Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi. Pihak lain meraih keuntungan dari dana tersebut manakala rakyat terpaksa menanggung beban kos pendidikan (PTPTN atau yuran sekolah swasta), perubatan (kos ubat dan peralatan atau caj hospital swasta) dan pengangkutan sendiri yang semakin naik.
Update: It was also a no show at Komtar, where the group was supposed to stage a protest after the Friday solat prayer. In the event, only light strike force and other police personnel were present.
Original post:
No one turned up for a protest at the Aliran office around noon today despite a notice having been circulated over social media saying a silat group would be staging a demonstration outside the reform group’s premises in Jelutong, Penang.