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George Town Festival: ‘Arus Melayu’ events

Organised in partnership with George Town Festival and Persatuan Sejarah & Warisan Pulau Pinang, “Arus Melayu” explores the complexity and diversity of the word and notion of ‘Melayu’ through the presentation of ideas, perspectives and theories on language and literature, logic, and in film, says Zairil Khir Johari.

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#505 gathering in Sabah

A little #505 event was held at a hall in Sabah on Saturday.

Mongolian delegation wants answers

They are still looking for answers to Altantuya’s death.

Bloggers lead 2000-strong Singapore rally against internet freedom curbs

Some 2000 people gathered at Hong Lim Park in Singapore yesterday in protest against a new regulation that requires certain websites to be licenced.

‘Bangsar spring’ flags mysteriously sprout at Dataran Merdeka

Someone has been hard at work overnight. The flags were spotted this morning and photos were spread on social media.

Ambiga addresses Oslo Freedom Forum 2013 (Video)

Ambiga was one of the speakers at the fifth annual Oslo Freedom Forum on 13-15 May 2013, which had the theme “Five Years of Challenging Power”. Her talk was titled “Unrigging an Election”.

‘Umno’s arrogance of power will backfire’: Anwar

Anwar Ibrahim has issued a strongly worded statement on recent oppressive developments.

Another hill project – 110m above sea level

How is this possible? A project to build 17 three-storey luxury bungalows on Bukit Gambir advertises the site as “a serene 4.1-acre hill land of lush greenery on an elevation of 110m above sea level”, when the usual permissible threshold is 76m.

Doesn’t look like much lush greenery left here.

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Section of second Penang bridge collapses

More collapsing infrastructure: A 30m section of the entrance ramp to the unopened second Penang Bridge near Jalan Batu Maung collapsed this evening, smashing vehicle(s) with fatalities feared.

“Serious bridge collapsed at Penang Second Bridge. 1-2 Cars under ruin. Bomba trying best. I m at ground zero. Lets pray for the best!” reports Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin. Hundreds of rescue workers are frantically working at the scene.

Who owns Petron Malaysia?

Much speculation has been going around about who owns Petron Malaysia. Let’s take a look at the official records.