A community of about 300 households in Pepper Estate on Penang Island is facing an uncertain future after it emerged that the land they are living on has been quietly sold to a developer.
1Sarawak blackout: Kuching, other towns plunged into darkness
No, not another post-election rally, but a major power failure in many parts of the state.
Crunch by-election looms in Terengganu
Yesterday, a Terengganu Umno state assembly member passed away, paving the way for a crunch by-election.
IGP, Home Minister, Umno, EC feel the heat
Yesterday it was the IGP who was on the wrong end of a High Court decision when he, as the then Selangor police chief, was held responsible for the death in custody of A Kugan.
Malaysians let down by ‘indelible’ ink scandal
Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto sums up the fiasco surrounding the so-called indelible ink that was easily washed away by many.
Local burning aggravated smog in Muar, Port Klang
Two of the towns worst hit by the recent smog were Muar and Port Klang. The general consensus was that they bore the brunt of the smoke billowing in from Sumatra – but local plantation burning in Johan Setia near Port Klang and in Mukim Air Hitam near Muar may have aggravated the smog.
As Port Klang API soars to 493, plantation firms pass the buck
Update (25 June, 5.00pm): Port Klang – 484, Seri Manjung – 333.
Update (25 June, 10.00am): Port Klang – 493; Seri Manjung – 322; Shah Alam – 301.
Update (25 June, 7.00am): Port Klang – 487; Seri Manjung, Banting, Shah Alam approaching hazardous levels.
24 June: Where does the buck stop? Denials from big plantation companies that they are responsibile for the smog emergency have been coming in thick and fast as the wind blows the dense smog up the peninsula.
DBKL officers raid Occupy Padang Merbok tent site
DBKL officers turned up at the Padang Merbok site to remove the tents at the field. Occupiers had intended to remain put until top Election Commission officials stepped down.
Penang-based photographer extraordinaire Ismail Hashim passes away
Visual artist Ismail Hashim, one of seven founding members of social reform group Aliran, passed away in a road accident in Penang yesterday evening.
LIVE – SMOG EMERGENCY: Muar hits choking 750
Smog conditions in Muar and Malacca worsened today as API readings surged well beyond the hazardous threshold.