Suaram director Dr Kua Kia Soong, Malaysian lawyer Fadiah Nadwa and lawyer Joseph Breham at the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris after meeting Judge Roger Le Loire, presiding over the Scorpene inquiry.
New restrictions on foreigners buying Penang property (updated)
By mid-2012, the minimum limit for foreigners buying Penang property will be raised to RM1m (RM2m for landed property).
Samsengs assault ‘Occupy Dataran’ students
A group of about 30-60 thugs assaulted some of the 20-50 students who were camping out at Dataran Merdeka and tore down their tents at 2.36am today.
Malaysians demand clean and fair elections
Make no mistake: concerned Malaysians are demanding clean and fair elections and the reforms must be implemented before the coming general election.
PPPA: Minister’s ‘absolute discretion’ to be removed
The government has tabled an amendment to the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, reports MP Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj.
Razaleigh: Conserve the little oil we have left
We have very little oil left and it is important that we conserve it instead of over-producing, says Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.
Penang water consumption still higher than national average
Despite a slight drop in water consumption in Penang from 291 litres per person per day in 2010 to 285 litres in 2011, it is still higher than the national average of 203 litres.
RM9bn for six navy vessels (corrected)
The country is paying billions of ringgit for offshore patrol vessels – and more sophisticated versions of these ships.
Security Bill and the all-powerful Executive
Just as the Emergency (1948-1960) was replaced by the ISA in 1960, today the ISA neared its end with the passing of the Security Offences Bill 2012 in Parliament.
DIDPs face bleak future (updated)
Update (17 April): Good news! The residents of Kampung Boundary 5 in Air Itam, Penang, today succeeded in obtaining a stay order from the court pending the outcome of the hearing of their case proper. Their village has thus been saved from demolition – for the time being.
14 April — Take note of this term: ‘development-induced displaced persons’ (DIDPs) – you will be hearing more and more about such communities across the country including in Penang.