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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.


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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.

A large crowd filling up Stadium Darulaman earlier this evening

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.

Malaysian and French embassy officials were among the audience at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Bangkok this afternoon


End of the euro is nigh?

It seems only a matter of time before the Eurozone as we know it will be gone. The question that remains is how do we survive it.

The ‘virus’ is back

In case you missed it, here is Jo Kukathas discussing a colourful cast of characters featured in a recent show.

Philippines Chief Justice sacked for not declaring US$2.4m in bank accounts

In a boost for Philippines President Benigno Aquino III’s anti-graft campaign, senators have fired Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona for not declaring US2.4m in bank accounts.

More ‘stop work’ orders under Pakatan-led Penang government

Are stop work orders an effective deterrent or do they amount to little more than a slap on the wrist, the cost of which may have already been factored in by developers?