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Anwar Ibrahim interview ‘not permitted’ on BFM’s terrestrial radio channel

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“This interview was not permitted to be aired on BFM’s terrestrial radio channel,” said a notice on the BFM website. The interview was supposed to have been aired on the station’s Evening Edition.

Malaysia’s press freedom ranking falls below Myanmar’s

Limbo low now, how low can you go? Malaysia is now ranked lower than Myanmar in Reporters Without Borders 2014 press freedom ranking.

Electricity bills rise by 12-17 per cent …

… for those whose previous monthly electricity bills ranged from RM120-RM200. The percentage increase will be more than 17 per cent for those whose monthly bills were higher than RM200 under the old tariff structure.

‘NGO’ badgers Rafizi Ramli at Penang ceramah

The situation at a PKR ceramah in Penang threatened to get out of hand when a group referring to itself as an ‘NGO’ shouted at one of the speakers, Rafizi Ramli, for allegedly failing to immediately respond to an impending eviction along Waterfall Road.

Penang tunnel: Award tender, then carry out feasibility study?

There is something rather unusual about the sequencing of the Penang tunnel project process.

Heads turn at unusual kampung wedding in Tasek Gelugor

Old friends were reunited at a joyous celebration of the wedding of ‘bridge-builder’ Abdul Rahman Kasim’s son Izzani and Nor Azila in a kampung in Tasek Gelugor on mainland Penang this afternoon.

IWK pipe discharges effluent into Batu Ferringhi River (Video)

A video reportedly shows effluent flowing into Batu Ferringhi River from a pipe connected to the IWK sewage treatment plant.

Batu Ferringhi Beach blues

This is the Batu Ferringhi Beach we know and love, and we should do everything in our power to protect it and the rest of our coastline from pollution and nasty effluents.

The PKNS sackings: The truth is somewhere out there

The sackings at PKNS have shown up the rivalry between Azmin Ali and Khalid Ibrahim in Selangor.

Highrise towers galore at ‘Penang WorldCity’ mega project

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The ongoing mega project known as ‘Penang WorldCity’, sprawled over 100 acres in Bayan Mutiara is set to turn the area into a jungle of highrise towers. One shudders to think to think of the impact on traffic and the resulting congestion along the Jelutong Expressway in the years to come.

Count the number of towers in this artist’s impression.