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Live – Pas polls: Sabu, Husam win

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The results of the Pas party elections are expected to be officially announced at around 10.00am.
The results:
President – Abdul Hadi Awang (unopposed)

Deputy president: Mohamad Sabu – 420 votes
Unsuccessful: Tuan Ibrahim 399 and Nasha 224; total votes cast: 1045

Vice-president: Salahudin (753); Husam (660), and Mahfuz (616)
Unsuccessful: Idris (491), Nik Amar (321) and Nizar (217)

The Pas central committee for 2011-2013:
1) Mazlan Aliman (804)
2) Dr Mohd Hatta Md Ramli (765)
3) Datuk Kamarudin Jaafar (739)
4) Hanipa Maidin (735)
5) Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak (721)
6) Dr Zulkefly Ahmad (702)
7) Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa (651)
8. Khalid Samad (643)
9) Abdul Ghani shamsuddin (579)
10) Amiruddin Hamzah (576)
11) Abdul Wahid Endut (556)
12) Abu Bakar Chik (527)
13) Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah (470)
14) Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud (445)
15) Datuk Mahfodz Mohamed (449)
16) Datuk Hassan Ali (437)
17) Abdul Ghani Abd Rahman (430)
18) Nuridah Salleh (416)

New revelations in Australia-Malaysia refugee deal

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Malaysia wants to remove any reference to “human rights” from the refugees-for-asylum seekers swap deal with Australia, according to an ABC report.

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WHO: Cell phone use may heighten cancer risk

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I can’t say this was unexpected. The World Health Organisation has classified long-time use of cell phones as ‘2B’, meaning “possibly carcinogenic to humans”.

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Penang Mall-land? Pulau Plaza?

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Looks like we ain’t seen nuthin’ yet.

More malls and plazas appear to be in the pipeline for Penang, if the lowyat website is any indication. (Click on the right of each link in the website to view the images.)

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Germany dumps nuclear energy

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Germany will close all its nuclear power plants by 2022 while Scotland is aiming for 100 per cent of its energy needs from renewable sources. And Malaysia is still thinking about nuclear energy?

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Electricity up; govt grants for Proton

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Electricity tariffs have been hiked by an average of 7 per cent because the government says it cannot afford “subsidies”. But Proton has been enjoying “research grants” from the government.

So who is subsidising whom in the case of Proton?

Source: Proton Annual Report 2010
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TNB’s revenue, profits for last 5 years

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Just so that you know, TNB’s revenue and net profit for the last five years.

Source: TNB Annual Report 2010
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How TNB (and the public) got a raw deal

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With an electricity tariff hike due to be announced on Monday, it might be useful to recall how the first generation of ‘independent power producers’ (IPPs) profited at TNB’s (and the Malaysian public’s) expense.

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BRT: If Guangzhou can do it, why not Penang?

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If congested Guangzhou can win a sustainable transport award for its BRT and cycle system, why not Penang and other cities in Malaysia?

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Talk: Filming the marginalised

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The guest speakers this Saturday are Anjali Monteiro and KP Jayasankar, Professors at the Centre for Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Both of them are involved in media production, teaching, and research.

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