Little-known loss-making commercial paint maker Sersol Bhd appoints Khazanah exco chairman Nor Mohamed Yakcop’s 32-year-old son Mohamed Ridzuan Nor Md as its managing director. Two days later the firm signs an MOU with the Malay Contractors Association to supply 1Malaysia Paint (Cat1Malaysia) to be used by PKMM members – as Sersol’s share price soars.
One of the most ‘thought-provoking’ moments at the recent E&O forum was when a consultant said the siltation at Gurney Drive near the Phase 1 land reclamation for the Seri Tanjung Pinang project in Tanjung Tokong was caused by the 2004 tsunami.
A dramatic Malaysia Day in Butterworth that had a happy ending. Despite two police reports lodged against them and having to switch venues twice, including suffering the indignity of being thrown out of a restaurant, participants of a Muslim-Christian interfaith dialogue yesterday refused to give up.
This is blog visitor tunglang’s vision of a liveable and commuter-friendly inner-city George Town and how it can be achieved:
The forum is from 2.30pm to 5.00pm at the Caring Society Complex in Penang.
After an encouraging turnout and discussion in Penang, Kee Thuan Chye heads to Ipoh to read from his new book.
Aljazeera features Malaysians questioning and chatting with Nurul Izzah on air.
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:
The forum on Saturday afternoon seeks to understand the public’s needs on public transport towards a liveable city and sustainable development.
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.
