Aliran is holding a public forum on the implications of the amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act and the Penal Code on 12 November in Penang.
‘Super typhoon Haiyan is not a natural disaster’; it’s climate change
The strongest typhoon ever to make landfall in recorded human history – so strong that if there was a Category 6, it would have fallen squarely in that box – is not a natural disaster. Instead, the Philippines’ lead negotiator to the UN climate talks in Warsaw, Yeb Sano, has firmly linked the devastation in his country to climate change.
So why aren’t more of the corporate media highlighting this crucial angle? Is it because the corporate sector is responsible for a lot of the greenhouse gas emissions?
‘Devotees of goddess of kickbacks’ bring home ‘dirty bread’: Francis
The Bishop of Rome, Francis, has condemned the culture of bribery and corruption as serious sins that rob people, including the children of the culprits, of their dignity.
‘Distressing’ photos of ‘Botak Hill’ (Bukit Relau)
A group of nature lovers and hikers sent in these photos of the degradation of Bukit Relau following hill-top land clearing which they described as “distressing”.
When will Penang Structure Plan, Local Plan be tabled for public review?
Today is the last day for submitting questions for the next Penang State Assembly session in November. Activist Tan Seng Hai approached a couple of elected reps to raise a question as a matter of urgent public interest.
Vatican asks bishops to conduct poll of grassroots Catholics
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.
