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.
‘New’ New Straits Times?
The NST appears to be in the process of getting a makeover and the new look could be launched on that ‘auspicious’ date, 11 November 2011.
Citizen journalism: Interview with BFM
Earlier this week, BFM radio station interviewed me on “citizen journalism and the role it plays in shaping news and how we receive information”.
‘The Three Stooges’ are back!
Have you heard? A remake of the classic slapstick comedy ‘The Three Stooges’ is due to hit the big screen next year.
RM20m compensation for Boustead
The Penang state government has agreed to give RM20m in compensation to Boustead Holdings Bhd for scaling down the height of its hotel in the George Town heritage zone from 12-storeys to five storeys.
Tahrir Square activists to rally in support of Occupy protesters
Eyptian activists are expected to descend on Tahrir Square tomorrow in a show of solidarity with Occupy Wall Street protesters.
Floods ruin 14% of Thai paddy fields
Floods have ruined 13 per cent of crop areas in Thailand, 12 per cent in Cambodia, 7.5 per cent in Laos and 6 percent in the Philippines, according to the FAO.
Hypocrisy rules as tear gas fired on Occupy Oakland protesters
Hypocrisy at its worst. Remember how the imperial powers viewed the occupation of Tahrir Square as a positive step forward for democracy in Egypt (which it was)? But when it happens in their own backyard as in the peaceful Occupy Oakland protest, they respond with force.
Hishammuddin turns up at UIA
Student representatives at UIA are believed to have met Hishammuddin Hussein, according to a tweet.
