Is this what Najib means by ‘transformation’? Resurrecting and moving detention without trial to an existing law takes us back to the dark days of the Mahathir administration.
Najib’s son Nazifuddin becomes substantial shareholder of ‘1Malaysia Paint’ supplier SerSol
Is this what Najib means by his Bumiputera Economic Empowerment Agenda? Mohd Nazifuddin Najib, 30, has emerged as a substantial shareholder of SerSol Bhd, which could soon be supplying ‘Cat 1Malaysia’ (C1M) to the Malay Contractors Association.
How about gazetting a Central Park for Batu Kawan?
Blog visitors Kevin and Island Joe consider the possibility of a large public park on the mainland.
Two men detained, searched for Chin Peng mementos, released after 3.00am
Two men on a flight from Bangkok to Penang were detained upon arrival at 10.30 last night. They were taken to the Bayan Baru Police Station and searched before being released after 3.00am.
Do we need another ‘theme park’ and golf resort in land-scarce Penang? (updated)
At present Penang has four major golf courses:
- The Bukit Jambul Country Club, an 18-hole golf course on the island, rated the second most beautiful course in Malaysia
- The Penang Golf Resort, a 36-hole course in Bertam on the mainland designed by Graham Marsh.
- The Air Force Club’s 9-hole course in Butterworth, originally set up by the Royal Australian Air Force.
- The Bukit Jawi Golf Resort, a 36-hole “golfer’s paradise” spread over a 315-acre fairway.
With three golf courses on the mainland alone, do we really need a fourth? Is that the best and most environmentally friendly use of our scarce land?
Mysterious work at Penang’s Sore Thumb continues
Two excavators huffed and puffed their way on a Sunday (yesterday) at Penang’s Sore Thumb, as workers beavered away on land supposedly alloted for the Tanjung Bungah Coastal Park.
Penang government to allocate RM40000 to each Umno Adun
In a step in the right direction, the Penang state government will allocate RM40000 each to each Umno Adun for small projects from 2014.
Penang to build 20000 ‘affordable’ homes
Amidst disquiet about the high property prices in the state, the Penang government has announced that eight projects, which will provide 19425 new homes in the state, are in the pipeline.
Post-election doldrums hit Malaysia
Roused by the soaring rhetoric of pre-election campaign promises, many Malaysians have settled into a state of post-election despondency as the economy weakens and politics return to business as usual. The letdown was palpable on Independence Day, where unlike previous August 31 celebrations few private buildings or cars displayed the national flag.