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Does Penang have a more enlightened sustainable transport vision?

Does Penang have a more enlightened in its transport policy especially with regard to the prevailing car culture?

Penang’s Dasha Logan soars to No 4 on UK Soul Chart

Dasha Logan, who credits her late father Alleycats’ vocalist Loganathan Arumugam as her inspiration, has hit the big time in the UK with a soul number, Cleverly.

And here’s the proof:

UK-Soul-Chart-Nov-2014

Najib’s ultimate ‘gostan’

Talk about pusing balik. Just reading this is enough to make my stomach pusing after lunch: Najib has declared at the Umno assembly that the Sedition Act would not only be retained but strengthened…

Umno assembly: Share your thoughts

You can share your thoughts here on the ongoing Umno general assembly.

Perwaja debts: Malaysian public in for a ‘haircut’?

The Mahathir-inspired Perwaja Holdings Bhd is saddled with large debt.

Are Malaysians six times better off than they were in 1970?

GDP per capita (in real terms, after adjustment for inflation) now is apparently six to seven times more than it was in 1970, but do you feel much better off?

Malaysia GDP per capita

How do we treat refugees in Malaysia?

What do you all make of this Al Jazeera video clip?

Shamrock Beach in Penang marred by rubbish

David sends us this observation:

On a recent stopover at Pantai Shamrock, along the Tanjung Bungah/Batu Feringghi road, I bring to your attention a condition that I feel is breaching regulations.

Negara-Ku People’s Movement roadshow comes to Penang

Negara-Ku-roadshow-in-Penang

The forum in Penang this Saturday is being organised by Suaram and Aliran.

1MDB: Who are Bridge Partners?

No, it is not the people with whom the 1MDB folks play the card game bridge. Rather, Bridge Partners is the Hong Kong-based fund manager 1MDB appointed to manage RM7.7bn in funds in the Cayman Islands.