Raya greetings to all readers and maaf zahir dan batin, i.e. forgive my wrongdoings. Hope you all have a lovely break with family and friends. And let’s hope that the coming year will see our land and its people blessed with more justice, peace, compassion, wisdom and enlightenment.
Squash in 2020 Olympics campaign gains momentum
The game of squash is making a strong bid for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games.
The campaign has received a boost from Penang, the home state of seven-time world champion and world number one Nicol David and world number six Low Wee Wern.
Penang state ExCo’s asset disclosures
Something for the BN politicians to emulate. That will be the day!
These are the asset disclosures for the Penang state ExCo members.
Retrenched workers take over Chicago factory, fire boss
Find out what happened when owners of Republic Windows and Doors factory shut down the plant and fired its workers.
Penang tries shared bicycle lanes
The Penang state government has introduced 90cm-wide shared bicycle lanes in the Tanjung Bunga area for the public to try out and provide feedback.
Bukit Relau/Botak Hill: CAP issues statement
The Consumers Association of Penang has issued a statement on the illegal hill-top clearing at Bukit Relau.
The statement can be found on the CAP website.
‘No McDonald’s in Tecoma’ protest: A resident speaks
Blog visitor Sharon, a Tecoma resident, speaks about the campaign:
It’s great that the “NO Maccas in Tecoma” campaign has gone international. Tecoma is a small town in the Dandenong Ranges and although it is not far from major suburban areas near Melbourne, it still possesses that quiet, small town atmosphere.
Aussie police move in on Tecoma McDonald’s protest
Australian police moved in at dawn today to remove a roof-top protester who had been camping at the top of a building slated for demolition to make way for a McDonald’s fast food outlet, which is opposed by the local community in Tecoma.