759 valid votes. These are the results, according to FMT.
Ignoring Penang NGOS, copying Hong Kong-style ‘development’?
The chief minister has said that if Hong Kong had taken the advice of Penang NGOs to stop all development following landslides, it would not be as developed as it was today. He said Hong Kong learned the lessons of a major landslide and soon came up with solutions.
Karpal (2002): Compensate property owners affected by Penang highway noise pollution
“Those whose property is not acquired but nevertheless are affected by the PORR [Penang Outer Ring Road] project with drop in prices of their property and the consequent noise and pollution which will be a result of the project should also be compensated,” said Karpal Singh in a press statement 16 years ago.
DAP calls for new EIA on Penang Hill project – in 1990!
It is fascinating what some people continue to dig up. This excellent statement below was issued by the then DAP secretary-general, MP for Tanjung and parliamentary opposition leader Lim Kit Siang on 28 September 1990.
Widen the scope of penalty for blocking and damaging public spaces
This is a statement released by Penang Forum:
Penang Forum welcomes and commends the Pakatan Harapan government for passing a bill to significantly raise the fine for firms that damage any street, five-foot ways, verandah or property belonging to local authorities or block pavements.
Requiem for CAT, as protesters slam unsustainable ‘development’ in Penang
Among the victims of the Bukit Kukus landslide tragedy on 19 October was a cat, which succumbed a couple of days after being pulled out of from mounds of fallen earth and rocks. This morning, a group of environmentally conscious Penangites gathered across the road from Penang State Assembly and used the dead cat as a metaphor to mourn the demise of competence, accountability and transparency (CAT) in the state.
There goes Penang Hill – two new hotels coming up
While the Bukit Kukus tragedy is still fresh on our minds, plans to build two new hotels on Penang Hill have finally been unveiled.
Why the minimum wage should be RM1,800 today – not RM1,100
Wishing all readers a Happy Deepavali and hope you are having a wonderful break.
Some of you have asked for some thoughts on Budget 2018.
Well, first thing, let’s take a look at the monthly minimum wage, which has been raised by a further RM50 to RM1,100, the second increase in the year.
More trees chopped down
These are trees chopped down a couple of days ago in the Peirce Road area not from from Island Hospital. How many more roadside trees do we have to lose due to road widening or massive property development before we realise the intrinsic value of our trees?
These two simple charts destroy the myth that Penang needs more highways
The chart above by Penang Forum shows us that cars make up 96% of the modal share in Penang compared with just 33% in Singapore.