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Reclaiming our streets: Towards sustainable transport

Fed up after the petrol price hike? Depressed over inadequate public transport? Why not channel your frustrations into something more productive such as lobbying for sustainable public transport? Penang Forum and the Working Group on Public Transport are holding a forum in Penang soon.

Penang public-transport-seminar 2013

Photo of the day: Bridge-builders at work

While recent divisive controversies like the Tanda Putera movie grabbed the attention of Malaysians over the Merdeka weekend, other Malaysians were quietly building bridges behind the scenes.

planning for Muslim Christian dialogue 1 September 2013

11% petrol price hike – but where is our improved public transport?

BARANG NAIK! The price of RON95 petrol will be hiked by 20 sen from midnight today as the government tries to narrow its fiscal deficit – but this will only add to the burden for Malaysians faced with poor public transport options.

crude oil brent chart 2 Sept 2013

Bukit Relau: MPPP says ‘insufficient evidence’ … really?

The MPPP has come up with an unbelievable reason for being unable to act under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 against the firm responsible for illegally clearing the Bukit Relau hill-top: the council says it has insufficient evidence.

Photo evidence of Tanjung Bungah Beach erosion

Site contributor Michael was alarmed by what he found at Tanjung Bungah Beach and sent in this revealing photo-story.

Subang Jaya ‘unsafe for women’: Poll

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An online poll on the website of the Subang Jaya Municipal Council suggests that a majority feel the area is unsafe for women.

Bukit Relau hill-top destruction: Penang NGOs call for sterner action

A string of NGOs in Penang held a packed press conference at the Penang Heritage Trust office to call on state and local authorities to take stronger action against the developer responsible for the hill destruction at Bukit Relau.

Kee Thuan Chye reads from his new GE13 book in Penang

The prolific writer Kee Thuan Chye will be reading excerpts from his latest book, this time on the general election, at a bookshop in Penang.

Raise Real Property Gains Tax to curb speculation

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Taxes on the disposal of property within five years must be raised if we are going to have any hope of curbing speculation.

Erosion along Tanjung Bungah Beach

We have sendimentation along Gurney Drive and what appears to be erosion along the Tanjung Bungah sea front.