Tengku Idaura’s short stint as ‘pengarah’ of the Penang Botanic Garden was “truly outstanding in the face of little official support, no expert botanist staff, despite many requests, and often virtual daily insubordination”.
Two heritage sites in George Town vandalised
“It is a sad day when we see two architectural treasures within the George Town World Heritage Site, Convent Light Street and Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, vandalised by Malaysians to make racial political statements.”
Penang leads? Not with implementation of Local Plans
Penang may lead in a number of areas, but when it comes to the implementation of Local Plans to regulate development, the state is a laggard.
Let Penang government take over Rapid Penang
It is time for the federal government to let the Penang government take over Rapid Penang.
Horrific Halloween train-fuel tanker collision near KK Airport (updated)
A huge dark plume billowed from a fiery explosion near the Kota Kinabalu Airport after a fuel lorry tanker crashed into a train in front of a petrol station.
Is Malaysia’s nuclear power programme really on hold?
Are Malaysia’s nuclear power plans on hold – or are they quietly proceeding behind the scenes according to a scheduled timeline that could see the first plant commissioned in 2021?
‘Occupy Penang’ draws youthful group
An ‘Occupy Penang’ gathering at Speakers’ Square in the Esplanade yesterday drew a couple dozen mostly young people.
‘Bersihkan Malaysia’ group at CHOGM protest rally in Perth
A ‘Bersihkan Malaysia’ group participated in a rally on Friday in Perth in conjunction with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in the Western Australian city.
Occupy movement reaches South East Asia
The Occupy movement has seen similar gatherings sprouting across South East Asia, including almost weekly Occupy Dataran gatherings – and now an event in Penang.
1-year jail, RM300000 fine for former Transmile directors
A one-year jail term and a RM300000 fine for two former Transmile directors for having authorised the furnishing of a misleading statement on the firm’s unaudited revenue to Bursa Malaysia in 2006.