How do the city councils of Penang Island and Kuala Lumpur stack up in terms of their spending per person for 2013?
|
Prestasi Perbelanjaan Mengurus |
MPPP |
DBKL |
|
Jumlah Perbelanjaan Mengurus |
RM194 juta |
RM1.4 bilion |
|
Penduduk |
0.66 juta |
1.55 juta |
|
Per Kapita |
RM294 |
RM907 |
|
Per Isi Rumah |
RM1,177 |
RM3,348 |
|
Per km² |
RM258,977 |
RM5.8 juta |
Figures from CM’s budget winding up speech at the Penang State Assembly today.
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?
From the Daily Show, interesting to know that some people think of gerrymandering as a fine art – tongue in cheek of course!
In case you missed it, a documentary on the fall of Penang during World War II, screened over the History Channel.
Penang has come up with several new housing rules aimed at cooling down the property bubble.
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?
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.
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.
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has responded to the destruction of Candi no. 11 in the historical Bujang Valley region.
Only recently, 1 November 2013, a business press report told us how well TNB had performed in 2013.
