An article in the Guardian caught my attention – Ghost Towers: Half of newly built towers fail to sell.
Kuala Lumpur’s blue bicycle lanes
What do you make of these bicycle lanes in KL?
It doesn’t look altogether safe what with cyclists having to share the path with pedestrians and all those obstructions.
But, from what I hear, the cycling network is a worthy project despite shortcomings. KL City Hall seems quite keen on it, with the help of cycling enthusiasts who are part of the KL Bike Map project.
The blue lanes apparently are just in the city centre – just a small part of the overall cycling network.
There are quite a few cycling lanes in KL by now. I understand cyclists can ride freely all the way from Jalan TAR to Midvalley, and the routes along the Klang River and Gombak River are especially pleasant.
But they have got to educate some Malaysians not to obstruct or park on cycle lanes:
What do you think of the bicycle lanes in Penang?
Somehow I am not convinced about cycle lanes having to share the same narrow paths as pedestrians. They don’t look too safe for both pedestrians and cyclists.
We would do well to try and make cycling safer instead of blowing billions on a wishful shopping list of expensive transport infrastructure.
Imagine a cable car station around already congested Penang Botanic Gardens
This is what the Penang Botanic Gardens area looked like this Sunday morning.
Unfair to remove Tanjung Bunga rep’s constituency allocation
The reported decision to remove the RM200,000 constituency allocation from the hands of the Penang State Assembly member for Tanjung Bunga, Teh Yee Cheu, is unfair to him and those who voted him in.
Celebrating Penang’s musical heritage
The Penang House of Music (Level 4, Komtar), which treasures the memory of the finest musicians to come out of the state and their music, celebrates its first anniversary. Check out the video above and the website.
Mystical clouded Pulau Jerejak is Penang’s answer to ‘Jurassic Park’ island
This photograph of Jerejak Island on 11 January 2018 shows clouds hugging the jungle-clad hill-tops of the island and conveys a sense of foreboding and fear.
After downpour, siltation along stretch of Batu Ferringhi beach
Immediately after rainfall in Penang on 5 January 2018, which again resulted in sporadic floods, a friend sent me this photo of siltation along a stretch, apparently in the Batu Ferringhi beach immediately after.
Peninsula Pakatan seat allocations in 2013 vs 2018
The seat breakdowns for the peninsula among Pakatan Rakyat parties in 2013 and Pakatan Harapan parties in 2018. (The 2013 figures were provided to me by a source from PKR. Let me know if any corrections.):
In less than a week, two dolphins found dead in Tanjung Bunga
Two dolphins have been found dead on the beach in Tanjung Bunga in the space of six days. The first dead dolphin was found on 29 December 2017 (see photos below) and the second today (photo right at the top).
From what I understand, these are indo-pacific humpback dolphins.
It is not often you see dolphins frolicking in the waters of Penang and when they do, they are a source of delight. So for two dolphins to be found dead in a week… well, something must be up. We need to establish why they are dying in Tanjung Bunga – natural causes, predators, pollution of the sea or toxic discharge from streams flowing into the sea, construction activity or excessive sedimentation?
Dolphins were spotted around Penang Island over the last couple of weeks. One Penang resident saw a few dolphins in the waters off Teluk Bahang on Christmas Eve. Another spotted a couple of dolphins near the Penang Bridge last Saturday morning.
Photos from Pulau Parasit Facebook page.
Why are so many non-Chinese enrolled in this Johor Chinese school?
A Chinese vernacular school in Johor has received a record number of new non-Chinese Malaysians pupils, who make up more than half of its latest intake for the current year, raising eyebrows among many Malaysians.