The forum is from 2.30pm to 5.00pm at the Caring Society Complex in Penang.
Kee Thuan Chye reads from his new book in Ipoh
After an encouraging turnout and discussion in Penang, Kee Thuan Chye heads to Ipoh to read from his new book.
Nurul Izzah on Aljazeera
Aljazeera features Malaysians questioning and chatting with Nurul Izzah on air.
Residents in fear as landslide hits Tanjung Bungah (updated)
Mounds of wet earth tumbled down a hill-slope at Persiaran Tanjung Bungah 3 at 11.40 last night near the Straits Regency condos, close to the spot where the Tanjung Bungah Residents Association had held a tea party protest to draw attention to the risks of hill-slope development.
This was the scene this morning. A contractor moved in quickly to clear the road soon after this photo was taken:
Reclaiming our streets: Towards SUSTAINABLE transport
The forum on Saturday afternoon seeks to understand the public’s needs on public transport towards a liveable city and sustainable development.
Sydney to introduce wire-free trams
Sydney plans to introduce a light rail system that features trams without the usual overhead cables in a bid to reduce the visually intrusive clutter usually associated with such systems.
Tanjung Bungah ‘sore thumb’: What’s going on?
This is the view from the Springtide condos in Tanjung Bungah. Note the reclamation using soil/rocks from levelling at the top.
Malaysian-born artist HeyMun wins in major US-based music competition
HeyMun, whose hometown is Petaling Jaya, has come out tops in the folk/singer-songwriter category of the US-based 2013 Unsigned Only Music Competition with this song:
Fuel price hike wrong approach to fiscal reform: Institut Rakyat
Institut Rakyat has come up with a quite a good analyis of the implications of the petrol price hike.