Why is GDP such a poor measure of the economic well being of the people of a country? For one thing, it only measures “goods” (and services) but not the “bads”.
Students’ Occupy Dataran protest enters Day 3
A group of some 30 students are determined to continue their Occupy Dataran Merdeka protest against burdensome study loans.
Master plan recommends BRT, trams for Penang
“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)?