Commander (rtd) S Thayaparan has launched a compilation of his online commentaries, No Country for Righteous Men, in one of the most well-attended events of its kind in recent times. Some 370 people turned up for the book launch on 21 January at the Royal Lake Club in KL to listen to Ambiga Sreenevasan, Azmi Sharom, Zainah Anwar, K J John and Thayaparan himself.
The Penang government is reportedly concerned about public order and safety after a senior civil servant was assaulted in the presence of police during the demolition of illegal structures in Teluk Bahang a couple of days ago (See Malaysian Insider).
This is an unverified video, uploaded on the same day, which I presume shows clips of the incident.
The anti-Lynas protesters want Australia to take back the waste produced by Lynas Corp in Gebeng, Kuantan. Among those reportedly attending the Australia Day celebration were Lynas Corporation officials.
And it comes from a swamp in Sarawak. Another reason to treasure and preserve our natural habitat, instead of building all those artificial ‘tourist attractions’ while destroying our forests and hills and seas.
“Dusk by the Frog Pond” by “Wild Ambience” is the winner of the Most Beautiful Sound in the World competition.
The news that a 138-metre tall tower dubbed ‘Maha Tower’ is being constructed in Langkawi has gone largely unnoticed. Why build such a huge structure to mar a natural paradise (or at least, what used to be a natural paradise)?
There is little regard for the rights of pedestrians in urban planning in cities and towns around the country. Pedestrian walkways are often obstructed with all sorts of obstacles – motorbikes, restaurant tables and chairs, food stalls, shop display stands.
Blog visitor Papa Sensible sent in these photos of five-foot-ways taken in Penang on 15 January 2014.
Trust the pro-Umno groups to find an ethno-religious twist to the kangkung episode.
This video appears to be of the gathering of some 600-700 people outside the Sunway Carnival mall in Seberang Jaya yesterday.
This BBC podcast on the kangkung episode discusses, among other things, whether there was an attempt to block a BBC website page containing an earlier report on the outbreak of kangkung jokes on social media.
The prolonged laughter over kangkung may be a sign of something deeper. Just as the Bersih yellow was the symbol of dissent over the unfairness of the present electoral system, the humble kangkung has become a symbol of the economic difficulties facing ordinary Malaysians.
“This kangkung obsession is fast becoming a laughing stalk,” tweeted comedian Kuah Jenhan. “Lettuce get to the root of the problem. We have mushroom for improvement.” That was the conclusion of a BBC commentary on Najib’s kangkung speech, which has been trending on social media.