More groups representing fisher folk have come together to express concern about land reclamation in Penang.
Dumping of cow head and crazy jig a sign of political lunacy
The rabid gutter politics that we have witnessed in recent years must have inspired the culprit who dumped a bloodied and skinned head of a cow outside DAP Penang state assembly member R N Rayer’s residence.
Penang land-for-tunnel swap: Who is this mystery man?
Work on the tunnel has not even begun but already the wheeling and dealing behind the scenes is taking place in earnest.
On day of ‘Allah’ decision, Muslims, Christians hold fellowship gathering in Alor Setar
Christians and Muslims met up again in equal numbers, this time at a hotel in Alor Setar, to cement ties of friendship and solidarity, notwithstanding the controversial verdict of the Federal Court which denied the Catholic Church an avenue to appeal on the use of the word Allah in the Herald.
As Lynas share price sinks, 16 activists arrested in bid to shut down controversial plant
Among those arrested were Himpunan Hijau chairman Wong Tack, ‘Superman’ Hew Kuan Yau and Australian activist Natalie Lowrey representing Friends of the Earth. They were among a crowd of about a 1000 who had gathered near the Lynas rare earth refinery in Gebeng in an effort to shut down the controversial plant, which they say will leave behind a toxic legacy.
More villages to be flattened by developers
Residents of Kampung Bagan Ajam in Butterworth and Kampung Chubadak in KL are the latest folk to face eviction at the hands of developers.
Penang CM writes to PM calling for improved public transport
The Penang Chief Minister has written to the Prime Minister urging the federal government to support or implement public transport initiatives in view of the growing congestion in the state.
Government policies on provision of low-income housing have failed
Attended a discussion on low-income housing in Malaysia and these were some of the points that surfaced.
MH370: What are they hiding?
This article raises some highly relevant questions which have not been discussed enough. Among the issues: What was in that cargo and why haven’t they revealed the real sources of the cargo?
The other 2014 World Cup song: Desculpe, Neymar (Sorry, Neymar)
A protest song against the 2014 World Cup by Edu Krieger is going viral. It highlights the inequality among Brazilians and the lack of desperately needed public infrastructure such as inadequate public schools, public hospitals, public transport and affordable housing.
The lyrics of the song, below: