2350: Activist Wong Chin Huat has arrived in KLIA LCCT after being denied entry into Sarawak earlier tonight.
Wong Chin Huat blocked from entering Sarawak
Political scientist and activist Wong Chin Huat has been blocked from entering Sarawak – but, while still at Kuching Airport, he is challenging the move from a legal standpoint.
Chin Huat arrived in Kuching at around 9.00pm on an Asia Asia flight from Kuala Lumpur – and was promptly denied entry.
Stop calling for Putrajaya monorail
Moaz Yusuf Ahmad explains why Perbadanan Putrajaya should stop calling for a monorail system in the city.
PPj needs to stop calling for the Putrajaya monorail project to be revived
It has come again – the call from Perbadanan Putrajaya to revive the Putrajaya Monorail has become an annual event for those who follow public transport in Malaysia.
Sharaad Kuttan: Art, protest and public sphere
University of Nottingham Malaysia campus is hosting another talk in its series of public lectures, this time featuring Sharaad Kuttan.
George Town Special Area Plan open for scrutiny
George Town could be turned into a ‘green and walkable city’ under a draft blueprint now open for public scrutiny.
Sarawak deforestation: Story of Belaga
More on deforestation in Sarawak.
Taken from a comment on the Aliran website:
While Sean’s warning about Google Earth’s images is useful, what it means in practice is that the extent of deforestation it shows is an under-estimate of the actual situation on the ground. For Sarawak, it is mostly about five years out of date.
PDC-Abad Naluri: Revised Batu Kawan deal
This handout on the Batu Kawan deal was passed to me by a journalist. I think it is of public interest, so I am reproducing it here.
PDC has just renegotiated the 750-acre Batu Kawan land deal with Abad Naluri under the original principal agreement, which was signed in 2004, which should be seen together with the Penang Global City Centre project.
Not again, MACC! Another death…
It was only this morning that I read a report that the MACC would be installing close circuit security cameras for use during interrogation.
And now, another death at the MACC premises. A 56-year-old Customs assistant director, Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed, who was being probed has fallen to his death from the third floor of the MACC office.