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.
Much speculation has been going around about who owns Petron Malaysia. Let’s take a look at the official records.
Let me speculate about a possible modus operandi when it comes to clearing of hill land above 250 feet for so-called ‘development’.
Whatever 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?
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 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:
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student activist says freedom of expression should be upheld and calls for the repeal of oppressive laws such as the outdated Sedition Act and the Universities and University Colleges Act.
The MPPP has revealed the names of the landowners who may have been involved in land-clearing work without approval in Bukit Relau.
MPPP Councillor Lim Mah Hui has expressed grave concern about the destruction of hill-land for property development in full view of the authorities.
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.