Little-known Ewein Bhd is making the news in the business press. If the reports are to be believed, the firm is on the verge of landing a major contract relating to the Penang tunnel-highways project.
With all the chatter in recent days, the share price of Ewein, which is involved in precision sheet metal fabrication and plastic injection moulding, has soared:
The Penang Heritage Trust has written a letter to the MPPP president urging her to take stern action in response to the illegal development at the top of Bukit Relau in Penang.
Clare Rewcastle Brown had arrived at Kuching Aiport to defend herself against defamation charges – but the irony is, she was unable to get past immigration.
Some people are wondering why there was no Q and A on the first day of the sitting of the Penang State Assembly.
Your eyes are deceiving you: Sarawak actually has vast rainforests, and the state itself has “proper and sustainable forest management in place”, says a Sarawak minister.
I have lost count of the number of visitors to Penang who have told me, “Please ask your government to do something about these flats” in Butterworth.
Kedah Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir wants to impose a charge on Penang for raw water.
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To help you with the poll, here is a map showing the Muda River flowing from the north and then westwards along the northern Penang border with Kedah.
This is what happens when public perception gets too close for comfort.
Another watershed judgment: On 21 June, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the Sarawak state government and recognised pemakai menua as native customary land (NCR) in a victory for native land rights.
The verdict affirmed a decision in the Sibu High Court in the Tuai Rumah Sandah Tabau case. Costs were awarded against the state government.
Pemakai Menoa is an Iban description for the territory around a landhouse community which has been used to provide resources to support the community since the time of their ancestors.