As the groundswell against the land reclamation builds up, young mainstream journalists are the latest to join in the act, producing this snazzy informative video to shed more light on this controversy.
Quietly, quietly, an ad appears in the papers
It never rains but it pours – and it is raining mega projects in Penang, whichever way you look.
PTMP funding model has failed: Time to scrap SRS proposal
The chief minister’s recent statement that the massive reclamation off the southern coast of Penang Island may be modified, scaled down or even reviewed is a tacit admission that the funding model of the SRS proposal has failed.
Press freedom: Build on creditable progress for freer expression
Since the last general election, the space for press freedom has expanded considerably.
Six reasons why fishermen oppose Penang’s massive reclamation
The fishermen have their say now:
We are fishermen in Sungai Batu who are directly affected by the project to create three artificial islands off southern Penang Island.
Education minister, deputy both laud Sungai Ara school’s innovative approach
Good to see Education Minister Maszlee Malik and his deputy Teo Nie Ching both endorsing the Sungai Ara Tamil Primary School’s innovative and wholesome approach to education.
Penang: An obsession with airports, swap deals and land reclamation
You’ve got to wonder whether those thinking of these extravagant ideas have the best interests of northern region residents at heart – or if their minds are clouded with property development, construction activity and ringgit signs.
This is what we stand to lose…
… if the massive 4,500 land reclamation plan to create three artificial islands off the southern coastline of Penang Island proceeds.
Penang’s ‘golden zone’
This excellent piece about the southern coastline of Penang Island is by Khoo Salma Nasution. Bear in mind, this area is a source of prawns, fish, shellfish, crabs, even oysters. What happens to the supply of all this when reclamation work starts?
Video of fishermen rescuing beached dolphin goes viral
A heart warming video of two guys, believed to be fishermen, rescuing a beached dolphin on mainland Penang, believed to be near the RMAF base has gone viral.
It makes you wonder how the poor thing got stranded on land in the first place.
The water in that area is not the clearest or cleanest.
This site is believed to be about a kilometre or two away from Pantai Bersih, where the carcass of a dolphin was found on the shore in 2012.
For saving this creature, these two guys have been hailed as unsung heroes and guardians of the sea. All of us need to play our part in safeguarding the treasures of the deep.