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Watch Mokhzani Mahathir’s SapuraKencana Petroleum go…

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Update: According to Forbes, Mokhzani was the 15th richest Malaysian as of February 2013, with a net worth of US$980m (RM3.2bn). “Mahathir Mokhzani reaped 43% gain in wealth after his Kencana Petroleum merged with Shahril and Shahriman Shamsuddin’s (No. 12) SapuraCrest. Serves as executive vice chairman of what is now Malaysia’s largest oil and gas service provider, SapuraKencana. Father is former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.”

SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd, whose executive vice-chairman and part owner is Mokhzani Mahathir, has reportedly entered into a partnershp with Vestigo Petroleum Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Petronas, to bid for a second risk service contract to extract oil from a marginal oil field.

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Protesters march to Parliament to say NO to PCA amendments

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A group of Malaysians marched to Parliament to hand over a memoradum to the Home Minister and register their opposition to the Prevention of Crime Act that have been tabled.

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How Singapore created a riverine park in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio

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See how Singapore created a 153-acre naturalised park between the housing estates of Bishan and Ang Mo Kio.

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DAP central committee election results; Zairil Khir Johari is in

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The DAP central committee election election results are just out. Zairil is in, rising from 20th position to 12th, finishing just ahead of party stalwart Teresa Kok.

DAP central committee election results
DAP central committee election results
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Prevention of Crime Act amendments: Say NO to detention without trial

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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.

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Najib’s son Nazifuddin becomes substantial shareholder of ‘1Malaysia Paint’ supplier SerSol

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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.

The Sersol share price has rocketed since July 2013
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How about gazetting a Central Park for Batu Kawan?

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Blog visitors Kevin and Island Joe consider the possibility of a large public park on the mainland.

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Two men detained, searched for Chin Peng mementos, released after 3.00am

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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.

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Alerts on Baram, Murum Dams

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This just came in from SAVE Rivers: “Lots of machinery are seen sent by Sarawak Energy’s contractor to locations near the site for the proposed Baram Dam. Suspect that construction team have started mobilising.”

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Do we need another ‘theme park’ and golf resort in land-scarce Penang? (updated)

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At present Penang has four major golf courses:

  1. The Bukit Jambul Country Club, an 18-hole golf course on the island, rated the second most beautiful course in Malaysia
  2. The Penang Golf Resort, a 36-hole course in Bertam on the mainland designed by Graham Marsh.
  3. The Air Force Club’s 9-hole course in Butterworth, originally set up by the Royal Australian Air Force.
  4. 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?

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