According to the MPSP president, Province Wellesley is still the gazetted name of mainland Penang though the council itself is known as Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP).
RMAF base relocation: MPSP has not received any application
The Seberang Perai Municipal Council is in the dark over a reported plan to relocate the RMAF base in Butterworth.
Cartoonist Zunar called in for sedition probe
Zunar has been asked to report at the Dang Wangi Police Station on 20 November at 3.00pm for investigation under Section 4 (1) (c) of the Sedition Act.
Who is Benz Ali?
A group of performers read poetry outside Sogo yesterday evening.
Fahmi Zainol and team blocked from speaking inside USM – heckled outside
I spotted a group outside USM this afternoon and didn’t realise what was going on until much later. Turns out that the gathering was part of the Jelajah roadshow by a group of university students to “free the universities” in the country.
The group was reportedly barred from speaking at USM by campus head of security Assoc Prof P Sundramoorthy, who asked them to disperse.
Fahmi Zainol GAGAL untuk kali KETIGA Beliau diarahkan keluar dari kawasan USM oleh Petugas USM. pic.twitter.com/zhkxIwjoPH
— Aku Anjoi (@AkuAnjoi) November 15, 2014
The untold Seberang Perai story
Seberang Perai or Province Wellesley has a rich history which has not often been shared with a wider audience.
Penangite links up with Lithuanian to publish children’s book with a difference
It’s not often that you come across a vividly illustrated children’s book relating the adventures of a young person in the streets of a city trying to unravel a mystery after dark. And this city bears some resemblance to George Town.
A new children’s book, Twee and the Mysterious Howl, by writer Rosalind Chua and illustrator Artur Sirin was launched in Penang on 8 November with a launch in Europe expected next year.
Jamming in support of migrant and refugee rights
Come on everyone, let’s show our support – and have some fun in the process – for the rights of migrants and refugees, who often suffer much exploitation and abuse.
1MDB would have shown much larger loss if not for RM897m property revaluation
1MDB would have showed a much larger loss than its RM669m loss before tax if it hadn’t included in its books a surplus on revaluation of investment properties amounting to RM897m.
