Najib Razak is finally brought to court to face charges.
RM2bn private hospital expansion project alarms nearby residents
A RM2bn private medical tourism project on a 6.4-acre site near Island Hospital in Penang has alarmed nearby residents who worry about congestion in their quiet neighbourhood.
Countering the spin over exorbitant RM46bn SRS transport shopping spree
Roger Teoh, a PhD postgraduate student at the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London, has written an excellent critique of SRS Consortium’s mega project.
Call for halt to logging in Ulu Muda permanent forest reserves in Kedah
Penang Forum has just released this media statement on the need to protect the Ulu Muda water catchment area:
Penang Forum supports the call of Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (Sunday Star, Nation page 8, 24 June 2018) for a halt to logging activities in the Ulu Muda Forest Reserve area, which is a crucial water catchment for the Muda, Pedu and Ahning dams that supply water to Kedah, Penang and Perlis.
CV Prabhakaran: Towering Reformasi lawyer who defended the underdog
Dato’ CV Prabhakharan, the former chairman of the Penang Bar Committee (1996-1999) passed away on 15 June 2018. He was 81. Anil Netto writes this tribute.
Penang Forum meets Council of Eminent Persons, urges review of RM46bn mega transport project
A delegation of Penang Forum representatives today met the Council of Eminent Person and called for a review of SRS Consortium’s exorbitant RM46bn transport infrastructure shopping list.
The pink diamond: When truth is stranger than fiction
How did the woman get away with the pink diamond with bumbling law enforcement officers hot on the trail? Check out this scene from The Pink Panther (above).
Chop! Chop! Chop! – 16 trees gone along Jalan Sungai Dua
Another 10 trees along Jalan Sungai Dua near USM have been chopped after the Raya break – on top of the half a dozen chopped just before the holidays.
Video: Waves breach sea wall, overflowing into grounds of Penang hotel
A video has surfaced showing waves crashing over a sea wall and flooding the grounds of a hotel in Penang. It is unclear if it is a new incident or an earlier incident.
Trees near USM chopped; Peel Avenue palms tagged
Before the controversy over the 21 trees chopped in Tanjung Bungah could subside, another half a dozen roadside trees along Jalan Sungai Dua near USM were chopped on the eve of Raya.