No need for concrete, glass and steel. The Khasi tribe in Meghalaya state in north-eastern India have come up with an innovative means of building bridges that are in harmony with Nature.
A bridge that breathes
Unionists stage protest outside Parliament
Some 200 unionists from the Malaysian Trades Union Congress staged a protest against proposed amendments to the Employment Act 1955 this morning.
‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests: ‘Something has started’
Hundreds of people protesting against Wall Street financiers have been detained but not one CEO who brought down the US economy has been arrested.
‘No to further land reclamation,’ say Bayan Bay folks
Some 150 residents from half a dozen condominium complexes along Bayan Bay turned up this morning to register their protest against further land reclamation along Bayan Bay.
Perak State Assembly turns into political circus
Out of sight from the national spotlight, proceedings at the Perak State Assembly after the power grab have often descended to farcical levels.
Barrage of questions over Spice at press conference
State government and senior MPPP officials faced a barrage of questions over the Spice convention centre during a press conference on Tuesday.
Old Penang: Maxwell Road
Reader Grandma sends us her recollection of how well public transport was organised around Maxwell Road (next to present-day Prangin Mall).
As CPO price falls, could polls be delayed?
The price of crude palm oil has dipped below RM3000 as carnage across markets about the dimming prospects of the global economy takes its toll.
Sarbani inquest rules its “misadventure”
The inquest into senior Customs officer Sarbani’s death at the MACC office has ruled that it was a case of misadventure.
First taxi, then bus, now Najib cycles
Look who’s cycling together at the “1 Malaysia Charity Ride for Education 2011”. Cycle diplomacy?
