Is spending RM780m to upgrade three roads – reportedly with a total length of 13.2km – the best way to use precious public funds? Wouldn’t that money be better spent on public transport and sustainable transport?
Live updates: Scorpene probe revelations
Briefing by French lawyer Apoline Cagnat in Singapore.
Apoline expls thts evn if Suaram’s made “illegal”, anothr relevnt NGO in Msia or evn France can become a civil plaintiff 2 #OpScorpene
— Tony Pua (@tonypua) November 27, 2012
Penang Island: Paradise … for developers
Many parts of Penang Island could soon see a three- to five-fold increase in density – without adequate supporting infrastructure, warns Penang Forum representative Dr Lim Mah Hui. This could have a disastrous impact on the quality of life.
Full house at Sabah PKR convention
Anwar Ibrahim delivered a closing address to a packed hall at the Sabah PKR Convention in Kota Kinabalu on Saturday.
Nationwide green movement is born: 20000 send strong message to Lynas, Sarawak dam-builders
Lynas’ rare earth refinery is not wanted; neither are Sarawak’s mega dams – that’s the message that 20000 Malaysians sent out when they marched to Dataran Merdeka yesterday.
Brother Charles Levin aka Kalf Wolff speaks!
Cheered on by a boisterous gathering of the Fifth Formers of 1978, the late Brother Director of St Xavier’s Institution, Charles Levin, shares with us his life story during a reunion dinner in a heritage restaurant in Penang on 4 June 2011.
Dramatic scenes in Kuantan as Lynas ships its concentrate in
‘Pro-Lynas’ demonstrators in Kuantan turned up to stare down anti-Lynas protesters observing how the rare earth concentrate from Australia is transported into the peninsula in the dead of night under police escort.
As Green Walk continues, World Bank warns of 4C global warming rise
As Malaysians concerned about the environment march from Kuantan to Parliament, the World Bank has warned that all nations will suffer the effects of climate change.
Hadi for PM? Here’s what he really said …
The Star has been going to town with Pas president Hadi Awang’s purported ambition to become Prime Minister. So I contacted Pas central working committee member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad to find out what was happening.
Listen from 50:45
Penang Hill Railway: Hump of a problem?
The Penang Hill Railway first started out as a single continuous track to the summit. Work began in 1898 and the track was opened in 1906 – but it didn’t work.
