The relaxed charm of Batu Ferringhi – at least, what’s remaining of it – could be a thing of the past when half a dozen towers, four of them exceeding 30 storeys, sprout in the heart of the tourist belt.
Six towers to sprout in heart of Batu Ferringhi tourist belt
Darth Vader music chases Labour MPs in Glasgow
With just two days left for the Scottish independence referendum, excitement is building up, with events at times taking on a bizarre if hilarious turn. A group of Labour MPs (about half the Labour shadow cabinet) arriving in Glasgow to campaign for Scotland to remain in the union found themselves heckled by a man in a rickshaw who blared the Imperial Death March from Star Wars.
RM10bn ‘city of arts and leisure’ on site of present Butterworth RMAF base?
Although approval-in-principal has been given pending a formal agreement, there is scant information about the developer’s plans for the land on which the existing RMAF base is sited if the base is indeed moved.
Where will the Butterworth RMAF base be relocated to?
It has been reported that the RMAF base is supposed to be relocated to Ara Kuda, or at least that is the site that is mentioned. But where exactly is Ara Kuda?
Selangor water restructuring agreement: Charles, Rafizi raise critical concerns
MPs Charles Santiago and Rafizi Ramli have raised a number of critical questions over the Selangor water restructuring agreement with the federal government. The lack of transparency is worrying.
Indigenous folk stage protest against Baram Dam, other Sarawak mega dams
More than 200 indigenous people from across the nation converged at KLCC two days ago to hold a protest against the Baram Dam and other mega dams in Sarawak.
Historic day at University of Malaya as hundreds rally in solidarity with Azmi Sharom
It is the first time in recent memory that the academic and staff unions have come together in a show of solidarity.
Solidarity with Azmi Sharom gathering at USM
Several elected reps and activists joined in with a group of USM students to stage a protest against the Sedition Act and to express support for law professor Azmi Sharom during a lunch-time gathering at USM.
Another land swap: ‘Approval in principle’ for Butterworth RMAF base relocation
In the next few days, we will be taking a closer look at the controversial proposed relocation of the 1007-acre RMAF Base in Butterworth in a land swap deal which even Penang Umno was reportedly opposed to.
Aliran launches online petition calling for repeal of Sedition Act
Social reform group Aliran has launched an online petition calling for the repeal of the Sedition Act.