The Penang state government is appealing for contributions in kind of milk powder, sanitary towels and potable water.
More bodies found over Christmas in Penang
While the floods in the East Coast have claimed lives, more bodies have been found in Penang, this time in Machang Bubok and Bayan Lepas.
East Coast flood disaster: Drop the 29 December hudud vote in Kelantan
The Kelantan state assembly should shelve the special state assembly sitting on 29 December to table and pass amendments to the Kelantan Shariah Criminal Code Enactment in view of the calamitous flood disaster in the East Coast.
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Allah controversy: Protesters fail to show up for anti-Penang CM protest
An advertised protest against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng failed to materialise on Christmas Day when nobody turned up.
Floods inflict misery in Kelantan, Terengganu (video)
That’s the scene of devastation in Kelantan.
Large swathes of the East Coast are under water as some of the worst floods in recent times hit Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang.
Media Prima: That sinking feeling
The share price of media conglomerate Media Prima Bhd has been sliding in recent months.
Circulation of NST, BH, Utusan drops
Circulation of NST plummeted 35 per cent in the first half of 2014 compared to the corresponding period of 2013. Utusan’s circulation fell by about 10 per cent.
Ruckus at Komtar and Perak DAP office (videos)
Protesters reportedly led by Penang Perkasa youth chief Mohd Rizuad Mohd Azudin held a demonstration at Komtar over the Allah controversy. Their target was Penang state exco member for religious affairs Malik Abdul Kassim.
Police blocked them from going up the stairs near the Komtar Maybank branch.
Over in Ipoh, this was the scene.
Rumblings within Umno?
We have seen Mahathir firing broadsides over 1MDB. Of course, he may have his own motives. After all, it is not as if there were no scandals during his administration.
Then we saw Batu Kawan Umno deputy chief Khairuddin Abu Hassan lodging a police report calling for a “detailed and comprehensive” investigation into 1MDB.
Now, former NST group chief editor Kadir Jasin has written a piece which suggests that discontent about the country’s leadership is brewing in certain circles.
Commotion at MIC headquarters
Not a very edifying spectacle. The Registrar of Societies had ordered the party to hold a re-election, and there are calls for the MIC president to quit.
But I am not sure what principles the people in the scenes here are trying to uphold.