The above photo has now been featured on CNN live updates.
Look what I spotted at 9.15am in Penang today. Some youths in Penang were raring to get off the blocks to join in today’s global Youth Strike for Climate protest.
New Malaysia not dead – but it needs a jumpstart
It was less than a year ago that many Malaysians felt so upbeat when the general election heralded in a new Malaysia. Remember the jubilation we felt at the prospect of a new dawn?
‘Silent majority’ supports Penang mega highway – Really?
Our guest writer today is Eric Cheah, a concerned Penangite.
Two and a half weeks ago, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow reportedly rebutted ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s criticism of the proposed Pan Island Link phase one (PIL1), a key infrastructural component of the so-called “Penang Transport Master Plan” (PTMP).
Rush-hour protest at Tanjung Tokong against land reclamation, mega highways
Motorists in rush-hour traffic this evening from 5.30 to 6.15 had something else to chew on – a protest by a multi-ethnic group of Penang residents concerned about plans for massive land reclamation and mega highways which will ruin the environment.
Penang in a rut: Is the RM46bn ‘PTMP’ the answer?
Here are two articles by Loh-Lim Lin Lee and Mike Tan, which provide a more realistic, alternative perspective of the unsustainable development model in Penang. These pieces are in response to an article “Penang’s curse” by a Nisha Sharma in Free Malaysia Today. Take the time to read and mull over the two responses below.
Semenyih by-election result: Serious wake-up call for PH
So Umno has won in Semenyih but what must alarm Pakatan Harapan – and the many who voted for change last year – is the 5% drop in the share of votes it received.
Concerned Penangites hold flash mob against Pan Island Link, massive reclamation
A group of environmentally conscious people held an impromptu flash mob at busy Jalan Masjid Negeri/Green Lane this afternoon against the state’s massive and environmentally damaging land reclamation plan and ill-conceived highways.
Ahead of Semenyih by-election, a bombshell for Pas
Clare Rewcastle Brown’s revelation that Sarawak Report received RM1.4m (GBP260,000) towards it legal fees in an out-of-court settlement has put the spotlight firmly on Pas president Hadi Awang and his key party colleagues, who have been unflinching in their support for him.
Of fake degrees and exaggerated qualifications
Here’s something I wrote last week.
Now, it’s Balik Pulau…
Nowhere is spared in Penang from the ever-encroaching concrete jungle.