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Public briefing: Selangor’s takeover of water

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Here’s your chance to make your voice heard.

The Selangor state government is holding a public briefing on the status of its takeover of the water sector in line with its ‘merakyatkan ekonomi Selangor‘ policy aim of realising a ‘welfare state’.

It’s the first time a public briefing on the status of the water sector “restructuring process” is being held.

Wed, 18 February, 11.00am
Auditorium Dewan Jubli,
Bangunan SSAAS, Shah Alam.

Members of the Water Review Panel of the Selangor state government will brief the public. Among the speakers are economists Subramaniam Pillay and Charles Santiago.

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Images from the RPK ISA trial

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Photos by a citizen reporter providing us with live coverage

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Supporters wait anxiously outside court

Puncak, Gamuda fall as S’gor bids to nationalise water

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The Selangor government is attempting to take over the water assets from the concessionaires in the state, namely Puncak Niaga, Splash, and Syabas. The state government wants to nationalise the inefficient water sector – and prevent a 30 per cent tariff hike from April.

The concessionaires, on the other hand, are asking for a much higher price, based on discounted cash flow (of future profits) and future tariff hikes assuming the concession is allowed to continue.

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LIVE: Application to recuse Augustine Paul rejected

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RPK supporters waiting anxiously outside the court room. Photo by Rakyat@work

Rape of the Tanjung Bunga hill-slopes

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Scary development – Google Earth picture sent in by a Tanjung Bunga resident

While our media are all hot and bothered about some photos of a female politician circulating around, the rape of our hill-slopes continues.

Mind you, this picture was taken in 2005 – nearly four years ago. Since then, things have got a lot worse.

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Why Tg Bunga residents are protesting…

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A cover-up job?

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One of the projects on the steep hill-slopes of Tanjung Bunga Photos by a Tanjung Bunga resident

Just to recap, some one hundred residents of Tanjung Bunga protested at development projects on steep hill-slopes by banging pots and pans on Valentine’s Day. Many of the residents there are living in fear, especially during thunderstorms.

Before anyone else asks why these residents didn’t protest earlier, they did.

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Federal Court to hear appeal against RPK’s ISA release

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Rakyat@work reports from KL:

Tomorrow may never come.

That’s the apprehension; yet it’s the truth for RPK, Raja Petra Kamarudin. Just read today’s Malaysia Today “No Holds Barred” and needless to say, he sounds downright sorrowful.

Tomorrow’s court case could decide his fate.  An ‘Anak Bangsa Malaysia’ is being put on trial once again. Will there be a better tomorrow for him – and for us?

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Gutter journalism

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Today’s front page of the Malay Mail is a regrettable example of gutter journalism. It features a headline story about nude photos of a Selangor female politician circulating in the public domain.

The photos were believed to be taken using a camera phone without her consent by a former boyfriend while she was sleeping.

“The Malay Mail played dirty by putting a picture of a bare-backed woman next to the story,” said one political analyst, who described it as “gutter politics”.

On the front cover, an unrelated photo of a bare-backed female Formula One driver on the right is staring towards the left at the bold headline of the Selangor nude photos story, “Fury over bedroom invasion”.

Apart from the juxtapositioning of an unrelated picture next to a sensationalist story, the choice of front-page story is revealing.

We are being struck by probably the greatest global economic downturn since the Great Depression – and some are predicting that it could be worse than that. Manufacturing and exports are nose-diving, workers are being laid off, others are struggling to cope with the high cost of living. Many ordinary people are suffering.

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Talk of the town

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The larger-than-life billboard of Badawi that has fuelled speculation about his political future Photos by a passer-by

The website mentioned on the billboard contains the following message:

Grab the opportunity for your voice to be heard

E-mail your feedback and views to the Prime Minister in the form of your statement of support, complaint, suggestion, wish and hope as regards the performance and pledges of the Prime Minister, the national and state government leaders. Let us work together to preserve security, peace and prosperity for the people of Malaysia and the Nation.

Your feedback is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Please provide valid e-mail address and phone number so as not to miss your opportunity to get response from PM.

A bit late in the day to be asking for feedback, no?

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Latest Aliran Monthly now out

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The latest issue of Aliran Monthly is now out. This issue looks at the state of the BN and whether it is capable of implementing the reforms that it needs to save itself.

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