The political awakening in Johor is not limited to the state capital Johor Bahru, but other towns in the states – like the Umno stronghold of Batu Pahat – are stirring too.
How Najib will draw a crowd of thousands at USM
News reports have mentioned Penang Umno Liaison Committee chairman Zainal Abidin Osman as saying 50000 people are expected to throng USM tomorrow morning to attend a programme themed “People’s Housing” as part of Najib’s Promises Fulfilled Tour.
The old wooden church
Update (7 December 2012): After this article appeared in The Herald in April 2011, plans to demolish this heritage building Church of the Nativity, Butterworth were quietly put on hold. Now talk has surfaced in the parish about demolishing the building to make way for some large pastoral centre. Plans for this centre could be scaled down so that the old church building is not affected and the greenery preserved.
Originally post on 24 April 2011:
Green Lane trees could be removed on Monday: Say NO before it is too late
Word has it the trees along Green Lane close to the Udini Road roundabout could come down on Monday at 9.00pm or in the days after.
Lynas rare earth refinery: The Big Debate – Tan Bun Teet vs Nic Curtis
Save Malaysia Stop Lynas spokesperson Tan Bun Teet goes toe-to-toe with Lynas executive chairman Nic Curtis in this debate aired over Aljazeera.
Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT costs a few times more than Hangzhou Metro?
Hangzhou’s new 48km Metro rail line costs RM11bn. How much is the 51km Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT going to cost? RM50bn?
Replacing roadside trees of Penang with ornamental bushes…?
Guest writers Ahmad Chik and Loh-Lim Lin Lee add to the growing disquiet over the MPPP’s plan to remove dozens of trees from Green Lane and supposedly ‘transplant’ some of them elsewhere.
Stop Lynas group commissions independent scientific study
The Australian press has reported that Stop Lynas activists have commissioned an independent scientific study.
The commotion at Anwar’s Gombak ceramah
A commotion and scuffling between Umno and PKR supporters resulted in a few people being injured before Anwar’s ceramah in Gombak last night.
Bored diners tuck in at large MCA-Gerakan unity dinner
It was a full house of around 2000 diners at the MCA-Gerakan unity dinner along Jalan Raja Uda in Butterworth last night – but not everyone was paying attention to the main speakers who included Ng Yen Yen.
Check out the diners paying little attention to the speakers: