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.
Just three days to go. And the suspense is building up. For some it is too close to call. Let’s take a look at a few predictions.
Was the 1992 blackout across wide swathes of the nation avoidable? Was it to pave the wave for the privatisation of TNB?
Selangor Kini, bearing the copyright of the Selangor state government, has published a report about former TNB CEO Ani Arope’s memoirs in which he claims the 1992 blackout need not have occurred as TNB had already made plans to expand capacity to meet future demand.