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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.

The track alignment was dramatically altered in 2011 to bypass the Middle Station
As a result, a hump in the track was created at the Middle Station

Photo of the day: Kota Bharu calling…

Tens of thousands of people packed the Sultan Mohammed IV Stadium for the Pakatan ceramah in Kota Bharu last night. The stadium can normally seat 30000, but this was no ordinary event.

Photograph: Gan Pei Nei

Show of strength for Pakatan in Kelantan

Some 50000 people reportedly turned up for a Pakatan ceramah at the Sultan Muhamed VI Stadium in Kota Bharu last night – signalling that the BN is not going to find it easy to recapture the state.

http://youtu.be/_lI–8Aj_8w

High stakes general election

More than 500 Penangites packed the first floor hall at the Caring Society Complex in Penang to listen to Bersih 2.0 Steering Committee co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan’s thoughts on ‘Elections and Democracy’.

Starbucks, Google, Amazon accused of UK ‘tax avoidance’

Well known multinational corporations Google, Starbucks and Amazon have been accused of “practising tax avoidance on an industrial scale” in the UK. 

First day of national Green Walk

Khim Pa reports on the first day of the national Green Walk:

Anti-AES protest outside Kong Cho Ha’s Lumut office

Hundreds protested this afternoon against the Automated Enforcement System outside the Lumut parliamentary office of MP Kong Cho Ha, who is also Transport Minister.

CNN interviews Ambiga

Bersih co-chair Ambiga Sreenevasan has appeared on CNN and put across the call for free and fair elections in Malaysia to a global audience.