Penang Forum has written a congratulatory letter to the new mayor of Penang Island which also outlines the group’s grave concerns over recent developments and trends.
Komtaresque towers in Tanjung Bungah: Online petition launched
Residents of Tanjung Bungah have launched an online petition against a Boon Siew Group project that will see two 50-storey buildings, one 49-storey building and one 34-storey building sprouting in the area.
The online petition, launched on 4 April 2015, has so far drawn about 600 signatures. The petition can be found here. Over a thousand other residents had already signed a manual signature petition.
Alert: Calling all MPs, vote against the Sedition Act amendments
2300:
108 BN vs 79 PR..AH pindaan ini dibaca peringkat JKuasa setelah PR kalah dlm undian.
— Mujahid Yusof Rawa (@mparitbuntar) April 9, 2015
MPs in attendance: BN 80.5% – PR 91.8%
— Fahmi Fadzil (@fahmi_fadzil) April 9, 2015
Pepper Estate residents near agreement with developer
If not for the initiative taken by the Pepper Estates residents committtee, the unity of the residents themselves, and the assistance of the elected reps for the area, the residents might not have achieved a satisfactory deal.
The residents grouped together and formed an association and hired an excellent, hardworking and honest lawyer. By the residents staying together and insisting on adequate compensation, they achieved it. Some important lessons to be learned here in dealing with developers.
A Pepper Estate resident reports on the compensation agreement:
It is almost three years since Beverley Heights Properties Sdn Bhd (BHP) bought the land known as Pepper Estate (about 30 acres in Tanjung Tokong) in May 2012.
Alert: Now they are trying to deny bail for sedition
Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse. They are trying to amend the Sedition Act in Parliament.
Govt is submitting an amendment to the Sedition Act which allows denial of bail once charged. Far more draconian! pic.twitter.com/zKyyXkWTyI
— Nurul Izzah (@n_izzah) April 7, 2015
Alert: Pota bill being steamrolled through in Parliament (updates)
0226 (7 Apri): The Pota bill is passed. Detention without trial is back. It is a hammer blow to democracy in Malaysia. Janji dicapati.
0125:
They are still grinding on.
Imprisoned Anwar allowed to attend father’s funeral; Mahathir pays respects
Anwar Ibrahim was allowed to pay his respects to his late father Datuk Ibrahim Abd Rahman at the latters’ home in Kajang. Anwar arrived in a prison car, a black Toyota Fortuner, just after Mahathir had left the house.
Over 1000 residents sign petition opposing Komtar-esque towers in Tanjung Bunga
Residents of Tanjung Bunga packed a press conference this morning to protest against a Boon Siew Group project that will see two 50-storey buildings, one 49-storey building and one 34-storey building sprouting in the area.
Zunar to be taken in for questioning after posting bail
This is @zunarkartunis !Determined even as he is charged under #sedition act. #Malaysia (via @malaysiakini ) pic.twitter.com/1q1aOsTOu1
— Gayathry V (@gayathry) April 3, 2015
He had to post bail this morning on nine counts of sedition. Each count RM2,500. Total RM22,500. And after that, this happened:
Zunar faces nine charges of sedition tomorrow
Even as Najib faces mounting pressure from Mahathir and Razaleigh, Malaysia’s leading political cartoonist Zunar reports: “My lawyer just informed that the government will charge me with NINE charges under The Sedition Act tomorrow, with the bail is about RM50,000. Otherwise I will be in jail.”