What will it take to convince us that tackling climate change (aggravated by deforestation) should be a national priority in the coming year?
Take a look at this map, and the severe floods may not come as a surprise
The blotches in red indicate forest loss from 2000 to 2012. Add in climate change and the urge to pour concrete and tar on any green space we can get hold of … and do we really have to look much further?
Don’t blame God! Humans the ‘real’ cause of severe floods, says professor
I was feeling puzzled about the extreme floods in many parts of the country. We have always had floods in the East Coast, but why has the flooding been so bad and widespread this time around? To get some answers, I asked Dr Chan Ngai Weng, a professor of physical geography at USM, what he thought were the real causes of the severe floods.
What could have happened to the missing AirAsia plane
A former air accident investigator, David Gleave, gives his view on what could have happened to QZ8501.
Annus horribilis for Malaysia as AirAsia plane goes missing
To say this has been a bad year for Malaysia would be an understatement. Now air traffic control has lost contact with an AsiaAsia plane from Surabaya to Singapore with over 160 passengers on board.
Penang folks urged to contribute to flood relief
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.