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Hill land clearing: A possible modus operandi

Let me speculate about a possible modus operandi when it comes to clearing of hill land above 250 feet for so-called ‘development’.

Curse of Bakun: The fall and fall of Ting Pek Khiing

Ting Pek KhiingWhatever happened to tycoon Ting Pek Khiing, who was once involved in the construction of the jinxed Bakun Dam, built over native ancestral land including burial sites?

Hill destruction: No one above the law, says Guan Eng

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has responded to questions about the hill destruction at Bukit Gambir/Bukit Relau, saying that no one is above the law.

Shareholders criticise Star’s coverage of GE13

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Shareholders of Star Publications reportedly criticised the daily’s editorial direction in its coverage of the recent general election.

Maybe this had something to do with the unease – the share price of Star Publications (M) Bhd over the last one year:

Adam Adli touched by display of public support (Video)

The student activist says freedom of expression should be upheld and calls for the repeal of oppressive laws such as the outdated Sedition Act and the Universities and University Colleges Act.

Hill destruction: MPPP reveals landowners after preliminary search

The MPPP has revealed the names of the landowners who may have been involved in land-clearing work without approval in Bukit Relau.

Hill destruction in Penang

MPPP Councillor Lim Mah Hui has expressed grave concern about the destruction of hill-land for property development in full view of the authorities.

Church holds historic simultaneous global hour of prayer today

The Catholic Church is synchronising an unprecedented global hour of prayer and eucharistic adoration from 5.00pm to 6.00pm Rome time or 11.00pm to midnight Malaysian time.

Autopsy reveals Dhamendran’s gruesome death

The full autopsy report on the death of N Dharmendran in police custody reveals that he succumbed to sadistic and horrific injuries, said to be even worse than what A Kugan endured.

Student activists hand over memo to Home Ministry (Photos)

Student activists have handed over a memo to the Home Affairs Ministry in Putrajaya this afternoon demanding reforms to the police and the resignation of Home Affairs Minister Zahid Hamidi.