Some 600 people turned up at Hong Lim Park (Speakers’ Corner) in Singapore on 2 June to mark the 25th anniversary of Operation Spectrum, an ISA crackdown in the island republic.
600 Singaporeans mark ISA crackdown anniversary
Euro exit: First Greece, then Spain…?
Exiting the Eurozone may be painful for Spain, but it may have little choice.
Peter John Jaban is safe in hiding
Update (3 June): Sarawak Report informs us that DJ Peter John Jaban has now made contact with his colleagues at RFS. He called early today and admitted to running away because he feared for his safety. The three who whisked him away were people familiar with him.
31 May:
The disappaerance of Radio Free Sarawak presenter Peter John Jaban raises serious concerns. Taken together with recent political violence … are we descending into a state of lawlessness?
The George Town Festival is back
Just a shout out from RS for the coming George Town Festival – the lil’ festival that could – from the lil’ island that could!
Eulogy to another hill stripped bare
Now who approved this project in Paya Terubong and on what basis? The gradient of the slope looks steep.
Live – 80000 Pas supporters pack Alor Star stadium
Some 80000 people have packed Stadium Darulaman and its vicinity in a show of strength for Pas.
Penang hit by floods after downpour
Parts of Penang were flooded after a heavy downpour at dawn, resulting in massive jams this morning.
Zunar to open ‘Cartoonists’ Operations Room’ for elections
Responding to the Election Commission’s prohibition on posters bearing caricatures of personalities in the run-up to the general election, Zunar has announced that he will be leading a team of cartoonists during the campaigning.
USM budget – RM1.2bn; Penang government budget – RM0.7bn
The federal government runs a RM232bn budget but Selangor has to get by with only RM1.6bn and Penang RM0.7bn. Even USM has a larger budget than the Penang state government.
Live – Scorpene revelations from Bangkok
A French lawyer has updated an audience at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Bangkok on the latest revelations in the judicial inquiry into the Scorpene deal in Paris.
Today’s damning revelations can be found in a Suaram statement reproduced on the Aliran website.
