Doa Seorang Nelayan (A Fisherman’s Prayer) is a new documentary by independent filmmaker Andrew Ng Yew Han.
97% public support for Penang LRT? Oh, puh-lease!
The Penang government claims that 97% of close to 3,000 respondents have indicated support for the proposed elevated light rail system going by the responses to a questionnaire at several booths around the state including at the Penang airport. Seriously?
Granito tragedy: TBRA responds to commission of inquiry findings
I thought the city council got off quite lightly. The following is the response by the Tanjung Bungah Residents Association:
The recommendations of the State Commission of Inquiry on the Granito tragedy in Tanjung Bungah that led to the deaths of 11 workers on 21 October 2017 must be urgently translated into action and given effect by all the relevant government agencies.
A visit to Ipoh reveals a bald truth
Recently I visited Ipoh for a weekend and got a closer look at the city at street level.
Disused oil well in East Aceh spurted gas-oil-mud cocktail into the air
This is something to check out. A visitor who had just been to Aceh told me today that someone over there mentioned an “oil spill” had taken place.
Panoramic Batu Ferringhi beach, but…
…pinch your nose. The beach was so stinky today, complains one Penang resident who took an afternoon stroll today.
Foul smelling, oily looking seawater spoils popular Penang beach
A Teluk Bahang resident today was alarmed when he noticed the coastal waters along northwestern Penang Island, from Teluk Bahang to Batu Ferringhi, looking distinctly murky this evening.
Fishermen hold #PenangTolakTambak protest in the rain
Some 200 fishermen from both Penang Island and mainland Penang converged to stage another in a series of protests against a 4,500-acre land reclamation project to create three artificial islands off southern Penang Island.
How to slash Penang transport infrastructure cost to RM10bn
Lim Mah Hui and Ahmad Hilmy say by just using a modified version of the Halcrow plan, the state could have an integrated transport network for the whole state for just RM10bn – instead of close to RM50bn.
And the state need only seek about RM2.6bn from the federal governement – not RM10bn or RM20bn.
See the full article here.
By the way, with all the focus on getting billions for transport for Penang, whatever happened to the request to the federal government to compensate Kedah for protecting the northern region’s water catchment areas in Ulu Muda? It seems http://bayarcadedental.com.au/prednisone-australia/ to have gone quiet.
Now wild fish found dead in northern Penang Island
So it is not just farmed fish grown in the sea off the coast of northern Penang Island that have died. Wild fish too have perished along the Teluk Bahang shore.