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Jelutong dump site redevelopment plan ignores environmental, health risks

Penang has a Penang Science Council, the Penang Green Council and the MBPP. Then we have the Department of the Environment and the state government’s think-tank, Penang Institute.

Did the Penang Development Corporation consult any of them on the environmental implications before it came up with its request for proposals for the redevelopment of the Jelutong dump site, which would very likely see developers submitting plans for commercial and residential property development.

1MDB in a nutshell – according to Mahathir

There have been many reports about 1MDB but no one has put it in a nutshell like Mahathir, who cleverly summarises the 1MDB debt situation.  Where did all that money end up?

Komtaresque towers: Tanjung Bungah residents submit 2000 protest signatures to Penang government

The Desa Embun Emas condominium residents council has submitted a signature petition bearing 1825 signatures to the Penang Chief Minister’s office.

George Town’s Old World charm minus the ‘Penang lang’

tunglang sent in the following description of a nocturnal stroll around the George Town heritage core zone.

Last Saturday night, I went for a walk in the heritage zone of George Town.

Beacon of Hope as group distributes flowers at Taman Medan church

In a bid to counter the negative vibes generated by the forcible removal of a cross from the Beacon of Hope Church in Taman Medan by a group of 50 protesters last week, a group of well-wishers today distributed flowers to representatives of the church and people of various faiths in the vicinity.

Penang NGOs invite Permatang Pauh by-election candidates to public debate

A group of prominent Penang-based NGOs is formally inviting the BN and Pakatan candidates contesting in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election to a public debate on key national issues affecting the people.

Passing of a Reformasi activist

Reformasi activist Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid, 55, was given a sombre farewell at Masjid Al-Jamiul Badawi in Kepala Batas this afternoon.

Live – Announcement of PKR candidate for Permatang Pauh

The candidate for PKR is about to be announced at 11.30pm. Will it be Wan Azizah, as widely expected, who would probably put the spotlight on Anwar’s plight?

Forced removal of cross from church ‘unconstitutional’: Selangor MB

This is what Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali had to say yesterday in response to a mob forcing a church in a shoplot in Taman Medan to remove the cross from its building:

Malaysia a less happy place since 2007

Switzerland tops the global happiness chart followed by a string of Scandinavian nations while the most unhappy nations are Togo, Burundi and Syria. Malaysia came out 61st.