A candlelight vigil calling for the release of 45 ISA detainees was held along a road near the Lake Gardens tonight.
Photographs: NashitaMN
Free ISA 45 vigil held at Lake Gardens
Privatisation of traffic cameras
The RTD is coming up with a new scheme to encourage traffic offenders to settle their fines early. Has this got anything to do with the impending privatisation of the installation and maintenance of hundreds of traffic cameras across the country?
Protesters call for release of ISA detainees
Activists and family members of ISA detainees turned up outside Parliament this morning to call for the release of all the detainees.
The Scorpene Papers
These are selected leaked documents from the Directorate-General of the French National Police and the Judicial Police Directorate’s anti-organised and financial crimes unit.
Why Sungai Ara residents are unhappy
While the furore about hill-slope development continues, this photo was taken by a concerned Penangite this morning at Taman Desaria, Sungai Ara.
MPPP councillor: Democratise planning process
MPPP Councillor Dr Lim Mah Hui has urged the Penang Island Municipal Council to engage more with the people and find ways to democratise the whole planning process.
10000 gather in Butterworth for Pas show of strength
Thousands of Pas supporters flocked to the Butterworth town field last night for another Pas ‘Perhimpunan Hijau ke Putrajaya’ gathering.
Anti-Lynas protesters make their voices heard
The Himpunan Hijau supporters have registered their opposition to the Lynas project in no uncertain terms.
Bye-bye GDP! Hello, ‘Sustainable Human Development Index’
Not long ago, I argued that the GDP growth rate is a hopelessly unreliable measure of economic well being. So I was pleased to hear that the UNDP is now moving beyond GDP and its own Human Development Index and laying the foundation for a new Sustainable Human Development Index.
