If you want to contribute to the flood relief effort, please check out this initiative by this multi-ethnic, multi-religious civil society coalition.
Stop short-sighted urban planning; improve flood resilience, says TBRA
The Tanjung Bunga Residents’ Association (TBRA) is once again calling for the state to halt all short-sighted and patchy urban planning that continues to cause more flooded homes, uprooted trees, and power cuts, making travel inconvenient.
Government must act now in wake of 4 November Penang flood tragedy
The Consumers’ Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia are very distressed by the tragedy that has taken place yesterday and early morning today in Penang.
Penang’s nightmare: The morning after…
And so it has come to pass… reports of damage all over after a relentless overnight storm battered Penang. Near Straits Regency, behind Surin, in Tanjung Bungah, a dangerous road has collapsed.
Howling winds, floods haunt Penangites as rain lashes through the night
Barely a week after Penang Forum 8’s Dialogue on Floods, prolonged heavy rain is lashing the state, inundating several streets.
Google Earth images show how Tanjung Bungah landslide site was cleared
These are Google Earth images over the last four years, which GIS expert Dr Kam Suan Pheng of Penang Forum downloaded and commented on.
Revealing Google Earth compilation of hill cuttings reported by Penang Hills Watch
Penang Hills Watch, an initiative of Penang Forum, has submitted three reports to the Penang state government containing a total of 56 cases of hill clearing.
City councillor nominated by Penang Forum just delivered a brilliant address at an MBPP full council meeting
The local government in a democratic country should enjoy the autonomy and possess the integrity to make its own policies, rules and guidelines, city councillor Khoo Salma Nasution told a full council meeting of the Penang Island City Council in a landmark address this morning. “The council should ensure its own rules are not compromised, that they do not need to bow to the developer’s logic, to all sorts of development pressures or to political pressures, just because Penang is a ‘land-scarce’ state.”
Penang Forum 8: Dialogue on floods – a call to action (videos)
Representatives from all parties turned up for Penang Forum 8, which was attended by over 200 people.