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.
Cheah Kok Leong’s life not in vain
The life of Cheah Kok Leong, 29, son of former Asian Rare Earth factory labourer Lai Kwan, has not been in vain.
31 March voter registration deadline
If the general election falls in June, you must register as a voter by 31 March to be eligible to vote.
Australia is so huge – but Lynas chose Gebeng?
Australia is so huge and yet Lynas Corporation could not find anywhere suitable there and instead chose Gebeng, Kuantan for its rare earth refinery – and its waste.
Another accolade for Penang street food
CNN GO has put Penang at the head of a list of ‘Asia’s 10 greatest street food cities’.
Indonesia’s poverty rate falls
There was much ado in the press here about Indonesia flexing its muscles over the tasks that domestic workers have to perform in Malaysia. Could it be that, with the poverty rate in Indonesia reportedly falling, there is less desperation to work in Malaysia?
‘Why the worst infrastructure gets built’
When big ticket infrastructure projects such as highways, tunnels, bridges and airports are pushed through, the lack of proper business plans and robust cost-benefit analyses is often glaring.
Armenian Street: Imagine paving a park
The design proposal for the Armenian Street facelift is on display at the George Town World Heritage Inc office until today.
French Agosta sub now a Malacca museum piece
A French-made SMD Ouessant Agosta 70 class submarine, acquired for training purposes when two Scorpene submarines were bought from France, is now lying as an open-air museum piece in Malacca.