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Do we need such towers in our schools?

This is an example of a transmission tower that has sprouted in a school in Penang believed to be linked to YTL’s 1BestariNet project. Each tower is believed to have a 4km range. More than 1500 such towers have been built in schools around the country.

I have just one question: Do schools in developed nations have such large towers in their premises?

The ‘art’ of gerrymandering

From the Daily Show, interesting to know that some people think of gerrymandering as a fine art – tongue in cheek of course!

The fall of Penang during World War Two

In case you missed it, a documentary on the fall of Penang during World War II, screened over the History Channel.

Can new housing rules in Penang cool down property bubble?

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Penang has come up with several new housing rules aimed at cooling down the property bubble.

Miracle rising or economic betrayal in South Africa?

Nelson Mandela and his team, along with global pressure, may have succeeded in hastening the end of apartheid – but did class ‘apartheid’ replace racial apartheid in one of the most unequal societies in the world?

Five things we can learn from Mandela’s life

As we mourn Nelson Mandela’s passing and celebrate his lifetime of struggle for a democratic South Africa, there are a few things we can learn.

Mujahid meets up with peninsula Catholic bishops

Parit Buntar MP Mujahid Yusof Rawa visited Kuala Lumpur Archbishop Murphy Pakiam at his office today. Also present at the meeting were Penang Bishop Sebastian Francis and Johore-Malacca Bishop Paul Tan.

From left, Bishop Paul Tan, Archbishop Pakiam, Mujahid and Bishop Sebastian
From left, Bishop Paul Tan, Archbishop Pakiam, Mujahid and Bishop Sebastian

Destruction of ancient Hindu temple: Penang CM responds

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has responded to the destruction of Candi no. 11 in the historical Bujang Valley region.

Electricity tariffs up by 15-17% after TNB posts RM4.6bn profit

Only recently, 1 November 2013, a business press report told us how well TNB had performed in 2013.

Source: TNB Energy Incorporated 2013 Annual Report
Source: TNB Energy Incorporated 2013 Annual Report

Another deficit forecasted for Penang even though previous actual results show surpluses

The Penang state government has come up with yet another budgeted deficit, RM255m for 2014, even though the actual results in previous years have shown surpluses.

2012 – RM114m actual surplus – Accumulated reserves RM825m (as at end-2012)
2013 – RM262m budget deficit (but surplus expected)
2014 – RM255m budget deficit