Taoists ushered in the Nine Emperor Gods Festival at the Butterworth seafront last night, kicking off a nine-day celebration marked by a strict vegetarian diet.
Ushering in the Nine Emperor Gods Festival
Journalist upset with The Star
An ex-Star journalist who wrote an article on the rape of Penan females is upset with her former paper for apologising to a timber company over her article. She claims the daily had failed to consult her about the apology.
Puan Badariah aka Jo Kukathas on our cultural, spiritual interdependence
Jo Kukathas as Puan Badariah delivers a message of profound importance for Malaysians wondering what has happened to the spiritual and cultural soul of our nation.
Exactly 50 years since ground-breaking Vatican II
Today is exactly 50 years since Pope John XXIII opened Vatican II, the most important worldwide church council since the early church. The Council ushered in a ground-breaking process of continuous Pentecostal renewal.
TBRA: Take the polluters to task!
The Tanjung Bunga Residents’ Association, together with Teh Yee Cheu, the Adun for Tanjong Bunga, held a press conference this morning to highlight the pollution at the Tanjung 1 project, a huge high-rise condominium development between the Cove and the Penang Swimming Club.
Huge GIFT for oil and gas big boys
Hot on the heels of the highly generous 12-year tax-free status for Lynas Corporation comes another huge ‘GIFT’ – this time for the oil and gas big boys.
St Nicholas’ Home to be relocated?
Update (13 October): Anglican Diocese has no plans to sell St Nicholas site, says Ng
Developers are eyeing the 2.4ha land on which sits St Nicholas’ Home, run by the Anglican Church. The home will probably have to move to an alternative site from its present landmark site at Bagan Jermal.
Genneva gold in happier times
Video clips show a couple of familiar guests gracing the events of the gold trading company that is now being probed by Bank Negara.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50K8RutWfbQ&feature=plcp
Live – Ambiga speaks in Penang
It’s a full house at the Caring Society hall in Penang, with Bersih co-chair Ambiga Sreenevasan the main speaker at a forum on Democracy and Elections, organised by social reform group Aliran.