“Moving to a higher quality Light Rail Transit or Monorail system is unlikely to be justified,” say traffic consultants hired by the state government to formulate a Penang traffic master plan.
Rich-poor gap widens across Asia
The divide between the rich and the poor is widening in countries across Asia.
Tsunami watch area reduced after 8.6 quake off Aceh
High-rise apartments in Penang swayed for around a minute late this afternoon when an 8.6 strong quake struck off the west coast of northern Sumatra, triggering a tsunami watch.
Smile, you are on AES cameras!
Large contracts have been awarded under a so-called “Automated Enforcement System” to Australian and German firms linked to two obscure local firms holding lucrative concessions for the supply and operation of more than a thousand traffic cameras and related software.
How to become a successful politician
Note: This blog will resume updates and comment moderation on 9 April 2012
From across the causeway, a light-hearted look at what it takes to become a successful politician with more than a grain of truth to it.
Monorail vs light rail debate in Australian press
A couple of letters have been sent to the Australian press touting the relative merits of light rail over monorail systems.
New blogger on the block
A long awaited entry into blogosphere: you would have seen his writings all over the place including his contributions to Aliran Monthly and the Aliran website. Now, veteran political commentator Martin Jalleh has a brand new blog.
10803 ‘geniuses’ running around, but …
At last year’s SPM exams, 10803 pupils scored straight As, with 559 of them chalking up A+ grades in all subjects. With so many geniuses in the country, why are we in such deep … (fill in the blank)?
No attempt at ‘Christianisation’ in SXI
Former students of St Xavier’s Institution (SXI) should be able to tell us if there has been any attempt at ‘Christianisation’ in the oldest mission school in the region, said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
4 PSM members held – and released
Update (12.06pm): The four have now been released.
Four PSM members were detained on the way to a gathering at Teluk Rubiah in Perak this morning.