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.
“I don’t trust Malaysiakini!”
This one literally smacks of intimidation – notice the two ‘smacks’ on Malaysiakini journalist Lawrence Yong’s shoulder.
Francis, Bishop of Rome, visits hometown of St Francis
The Bishop of Rome, Francis, is visiting the Italian town of Assisi, the hometown of the great 13th century saints Francis and Claire, who longed to see a church of the poor.
Malaysia’s total local currency bonds outstanding: RM1 trillion
Malaysia’s total local currency bonds outstanding stood at RM994bn (US$314bn) at 30 June 2013, the highest in the Asean region.
Murum Dam blockade: Penan arrested
ALERT from SAVE Rivers: Ngang Buling, a Penan from Murum was arrested by police at the Murum Dam blockade at 10.10am today. There were around 300 protesters at the blockade site this morning.
Alert: BN bulldozing PCA amendments in Parliament tonight
The draconian amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act are likely to be passed in Parliament tonight as MPs debate the changes.
Martin Luther King had a dream; do we?
Today is the International Day of Non-Violence, so I thought it would be appropriate to recall a couple of the greatest speeches by Martin Luther King. It comes on the day after the US government has gone broke, aggravated by its US$1 trillion annual spending on the military and security. That has forced Obama to cancel his trip to Malaysia.
Meanwhile, our own government is trying to push through draconian amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act while the Auditor General’s report reveals a litany of corrupt practices and shoddy work. And that’s not even considering the billions of ringgit lost through the illicit outflow of funds and cronyism. All the while millions of Malaysians struggle to make ends meet as their household debt piles up.
King’s “I have a dream” speech on 28 August 1963 in Washington DC, half a century ago: