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.
Sungai Ara hill project: Penang NGOs send letter to Sunway Group chief
Fourteen prominent Penang-based civil society groups have endorsed a letter to the chief of the Sunway Group over a controversial hill slope project, which they claim does not abide with the UN’s sustainable development goals.
Housing glut: ‘Make more babies’ and other outlandish solutions
It looks as if the high-end housing glut has churned out some natural brilliance among certain quarters. (There, I said the g-word: glut, glut, glut…)
Charity art exhibition in KL
Helping to lend publicity to this event:
As part of its fundraising activities, the Society of the Severely Mentally Handicapped (SSMH) will be holding an art exhibition.
Two migrant workers killed at Juru construction site
Two migrant workers have been killed at a factory construction site in Juru when the frame of a roof fell on them, once again highlighting safety concerns involving construction workers.
This is what Pulau Jerejak might look like in a few years
There goes Jerejak Island. This is what “Queens Island Condo & Villa” on the eco-heritage haven of Pulau Jerejak will look like, according to the Ideal Property website.