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 For Sarawak, it is mostly about five years out of date.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.
Sarawak: BN pulls out all the stops
The BN is pulling out all the stops in Sarawak. Once again, money is pouring in.
Sarawak: Electoral rolls for 4 seats not yet available
The electoral rolls for four seats in Sarawak are not yet available for sale to the public.
How bad is Sarawak deforestation?
Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud says that 70 per cent of the rainforest in Sarawak is intact and he is prepared to invite independent and international inspection teams to verify this.
But Mark Bujang, the executive director of Brimas, says that 85 per cent of Sarawak has been deforested. He says the Sarawak government includes plantations in its calculations of forest cover.
Batu Kawan deal raises huge questions
The Penang Chief Minister has revealed details of the re-negotiated Batu Kawan deals between PDC and Abad Naluri involving 750 acres of land.