While everyone rightfully pays tribute to the heroic mountain guides who rescued stranded climbers following the earthquake that hit Mount Kinabalu, an inquiry must be held to determine the reason for the delay in the official search-and-rescue efforts.
Pope Francis just made four new enemies
Four groups of people are likely to be shifting uncomfortably in their seats after Francis, the Bishop of Rome, released his much-anticipated encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si (on Care for our Common Home).
Rare solar halo appears at Oscar Romero’s beatification (Video)
Something unusual happened at the ceremony to put Oscar Romero, the slain Archbishop of San Salvador, on the path to official recognition as a saint.
Bung Mokhtar blows his top
Is this parliamentary behaviour? Or is this intended to divert our attention from the nation’s troubles?
Hadi’s private member’s Bill listed in Parliament Order Paper today: MP
Is this Umno’s knockout punch for Pakatan Rakyat? But then Pakatan Rakyat is already lying sprawled on the canvas, after it “ceased to exist” yesterday. So is this a blow after the bell has rung and the towel thrown in?
Pakatan Rakyat no longer exists; what now?
What should be the path forward now for those who aspire for meaningful and real change? Could we have your views, please.
Poll: What do you think the Pas ‘progressives’ should do now?
Now that Pas’ future in Pakatan is in doubt, what do you think the Pas progressives who were defeated in the Pas elections should do?
Not just the ferries; hand over Penang Bridge, Penang port, RapidPenang to state government
This was the sign at the Butterworth ferry service after 3.00pm on a weekday, last year. Most of the time, only one to four ferries are in service. At nights, even during school holidays and weekends, only one ferry after 10.00pm!
Last year, I blogged about the ferry service, complaining about the delays and the slashing of the number of ferries. I also tweeted a lot about the poor service.
Now, the federal government has asked the Penang state government to submit a detailed proposal before it hands over the recently privatised ferry service to the Penang state government.
Bukit Laksamana developer ignores stop-work orders, court order
How is it possible for a developer to ignore two stop-work orders from the MBPP and a court order obtained by the Southwest District and Land Office?