We are not paying enough attention to climate change and rising sea levels. Even sand mining will affect the environment. The land reclamation for Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2 will require 33 millon cubic metres of sand or fill material.
CAP/SAM has come up with the following statement to make World Environmental Day tomorrow:
Penang tunnel consortium member Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd could be exploring a joint-venture opportunity with an obscure firm, ETI Tech Corp Bhd, reports a business weekly.
Political scientist Johan Saravanamuttu sent in the following after the Teluk Intan by-election.
I think Dyana did fine but was stumped by the lack of returning voters (related to voter turnout) which was a major factor – these will mostly be younger voters.
Live from the Pakatan ceramah on the eve of polling for the Teluk Intan parliamentary by-election.
Well done to fz.com for hosting this series. Usually the media tend to highlight the voices of hatred and sensationalism; so this dialogue is a breath of fresh air.
According to an activist: “Good report by Himanshu on the Penang Island Local Plan and development issues.”
The excuse that that the Penang Island Local Plan has to wait for the several Special Area Plans (SAP) is not acceptable “as the Local Plan has a higher hierachy over the SAP in the Town And Country Planning Act. It is standard practice to gazette the plans of higher hierachy first (ie. Structure Plan, Local Plan and then SAP) and not the other way round,” added the activist.
First we had the horrendous scar on Botak Hill (Bukit Relau); now comes news that the developer, General Accomplishment Sdn Bhd, and one of its directors, Tan Kok Ping, is suing the environmentalist Penang State Assembly member for Tanjung Bungah, Teh Yee Cheu, for “slanderous statements”.
The remarks were allegedly made when Teh shaved his head bald in protest on 1 January 2014.
Something strange is happening at 1MDB that has left many analysts stumped.