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The urge to pour concrete into green spaces

Paths to nowhere? We have so few green spaces around our urban areas; yet there are always people who want to pour concrete and paving into the few spaces we do have.

Stop ‘development’ of Taiping Lake Garden

Who are the clowns responsible for this nonsense at the Taiping Lake Garden?

Lajim Ukin: Why I am quitting

Lajim Ukin explains why he is quitting the Umno supreme council and other party posts.

Live – MP quits BN, launches Sabah Reform Movement to work with Pakatan

Anwar speaks in Tuaran, Sabah after Tuaran MP Wilfred Bumburing quit the BN and launched the Sabah Reform Movement. The non-partisan movement will work with Pakatan.

Old Perak: Taiping’s environmental history

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A former Taiping resident has contributed these nuggets about the environmental history of the historical town.

Who owns port dredging concession?

Dredging of a ports is big business and can cost hundreds of millions of ringgit. Do you know who has the concession to dredge ports in Malaysia? 

Don’t privatise Penang port to anyone

Today’s papers report that the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce wants the Penang port to be privatised to it. Is this a good move?

MPPP rejects Sungai Ara hill slope project

The MPPP has rejected a proposed 22-storey tower project on the hill slopes of Sungai Ara.

Plans for nuclear power plants?

A group of NGOs has warned that the government is going ahead with plans to build two nuclear power plants. A final decision on the location of the plants will be made in 2014 – the point of no return.

Are you participating in Penang Forum 5?

We have heard of the state government’s plan to turn Penang into an international city. Does this coincide with civil society’s vision of Penang as a liveable place? Come and join in the discussion.