Let’s see what you think about the controversial amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act.
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement protest in KL
A protest against the TPP agreement, which many feel will promote the interests of large transnational corporations, took place at KLCC this afternoon.
Tragic parasailing death in Batu Ferringhi
Update: Just heard that the Penang state government and MPPP have now issued a stop order to all watersports operators in Batu Ferringhi starting tomorrow. All activities are banned.
A woman from Saudi Arabia fell to her death while parasailing as she prepared to land at Batu Ferringhi late yesterday evening – and this is set to raise questions about how parasailing is regulated in the country.
Nadeswaran reacts to Zahid Hamidi’s remarks
Citizen Nades has voiced the sentiments felt by many Malaysians upon hearing Zahid Hamidi’s recent remarks.
Penang Local Plan poser
Why is the Penang state government silent on the fate of the Penang Island Local Plan? This is a letter from activist Tan Seng Hai.
Visiting sustainable transport expert reports findings for Penang
Prof Eric Britton says to Penang:
You have sufficient resources under your control to make virtually all of the improvements which are necessary over the course of the next two years, if you concentrate above all on the management of the transportation assets you already have in place, as opposed to doing as in the past, namely spending large sums on new construction projects to solve your problems. The priority at this point is not to expand supply of unnecessary infrastructure. But rather to manage and use it better. The Transportation Master Plan provides a number of useful guidelines for how to do this.
Carbon emissions making oceans more acidic, threatening marine life
The acidification of our oceans due to carbon emissions is at its highest level in 300m years and has emerged as a major threat to marine life. Another reason why we must move away from fossil fuels and reduce emissions – instead of building more infrastructure for cars.
Old Penang: The Sook Ching massacres of World War Two
More than 5,000 people were massacred in Penang under “a purge through cleansing” by Japanese forces during World War II and their bodies buried in mass graves including the site of the Rifle Range flats, Bukit Dumbar, Batu Ferringhi and Coombe Hill (the site of the former Teachers’ Training College/the present Recsam premises). A National Geographic team interviews World War II survivors and local historians.
Old Penang: Suzuki, the ‘hippy’ executioner (Updated)
Was the chief of the Japanese police garrison in Butterworth, Suzuki, the “hippy” executioner, ever based at the occupied British garrison in Batu Maung, now the site of the Penang War Museum?
Why this Muslim goes to churches to build goodwill
This is a piece from the Malaysian Insider today.
BY ELIZABETH ZACHARIAH
October 05, 2013
As the politician from PAS settles on a plush red cushion chair in one of the many common areas of Parliament, he shrugs off his cream-coloured coat, which he had paired with matching pants and a red-and-white striped tie.