The Vatican has asked national bishops’ conferences around the world to conduct a poll of Catholics to find out their views on certain church teachings in preparation for a Vatican synod on the family.
Innovative initiative to promote use of buses
The Penang state assembly member for Pulau Tikus, Yap Soo Huey, has come up with a Green Transport Users programme to encourage her constituents and others to use RapidPenang buses and provide feedback.
Under the scheme, participants will be given free monthly Rapid Travel Cards for three months. In return they have to complete monthly surveys to gauge their experience during that period. They will also be invited to participate in a focus group.
Early dawn landslide strikes again in Tanjung Bungah
Another landslide at the crack of dawn, this time near the Bolton Surin project along Solok Tanjung Bungah, not far from an earlier landslide in September in front of Straits Regency along Persiaran Tanjung Bungah 3.
Why should villagers in Balai Ringin live in fear of gangsters?
Why are 800 residents in eight villages in Balai Ringin, about 100 km from Kuching, living in fear of thugs?
Rekindling the passion for Bukit Mertajam
Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim is embarking on a unique project to rekindle pride in Bukit Mertajam, one of the less known – but no less charming – towns on mainland Penang.
Live – Pas wins Sungai Limau with reduced majority
Pas has retained the Sungai Limau state seat in Kedah with a lower majority of 1084 votes compared with its previous winning majority of 2774 votes at GE13.
Singapore’ s land transport masterplan
Singapore’s land transport masterplan emphasises improving the public transport, cycling and pedestrian experience to create a more liveable island. How does it compare with the Penang master plan and the state government’s emphasis?
Najib forced to defend claim of moderation in CNN interview
Prime Minister Najib Razak has had to defend his human rights record and his credibility as a moderate in a CNN interview with Christiane Amanpour.
Now Khalid Samad and Hanipa visit St Mark’s Anglican Church
On Sunday, 27 October, a Pas delegation comprising Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad, Sepang MP Mohamed Hanipa Maidin and Tasik Gelugor Pas information chief Abdul Rahman Kasim visited the St Mark’s Anglican Church in Butterworth for a dialogue with parishioners.
Overseas investors fume in London … and Australia
I notice that a group calling themselves ‘British Victims of Investing in Malaysia’ have protested in London over funds they lost in Doxport Technologies Sdn Bhd, a firm reportedly owned by former Umno treasurer-general Abdul Azim Mohd Zabidi.