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MBI International, Mface in Bank Negara’s latest alert list

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This news will cause some anxiety: MBI International Sdn Bhd and Mface International Sdn Bhd, large entities heavily involved in Penang and elsewhere, have been finally included in Bank Negara’s latest list of 302 “known companies and websites which are not authorised nor approved under the relevant laws and regulations administered by BNM”.

They operate from this website http://www.mbiv2u.com/

MBI International Group and its subsidiary business network has spread across Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand, according to its website.

Check out Bank Negara’s latest list of unauthorised firms.

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Why buses represent democracy in action

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Why buses represent democracy in action

Not enough emphasis has been placed in our urban planning on dedicated bus-lanes and on streets that would be shared among buses, bicycles and pedestrians. This video is a ‘must watch’ for all our politicians, mayors, city councillors and planners.

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Aljazeera interviews Wan Azizah on opposition’s prospects, cooperation with Mahathir

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Aljazeera interviews Wan Azizah on opposition’s prospects, cooperation with Mahathir

What do you think of the new Pakatan, which includes Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s new party Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia?

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Taman Rimba Kiara and the importance of local plans

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Taman Rimba Kiara and the importance of local plans

Local Plans, properly done with genuine public participation, are so important in ensuring proper planning and sustainable development of a kind that most people would be comfortable with.

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Light Waterfront Penang enters phase two

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Light Waterfront Penang enters phase two

Phase 2 is the RM4.5bn Light City, which will cover 33 acres of reclaimed land out of the 152-acre Light Waterfront Penang project.

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Young writers workshop in Penang this weekend

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Young writers workshop in Penang this weekend

A two-day young writers workshop with the theme youth and activism is being held in Penang this weekend.

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Bagan Ajam fishermen going through hard times

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Bagan Ajam fishermen going through hard times

Fishermen in Bagan Ajam in northern Butterworth are experiencing tough times as their catch has dwindled in recent years.

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Emotional Hokkien movie set in 1970s Penang is the talk of town

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Emotional Hokkien movie set in 1970s Penang is the talk of town

After all the bad news about money games in Penang, people here needed a lift, and along comes a movie, the first Penang Hokkien movie – a movie about difficult family life in Old Penang, which has received positive reviews from friends who have seen it.

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1MDB black hole widens again as Bandar Malaysia deal unravels

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1MDB black hole widens again as Bandar Malaysia deal unravels

I was midway writing a follow-up to my earlier piece ‘Black hole of 1MDB’, when news broke that the Bandar Malaysia deal had fallen through.

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QNet convention comes to Spice again

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QNet convention comes to Spice again

Once again, thousands of delegates have converged in Penang for a large but low-profile direct selling convention dubbed #VCON17 at the Spice convention centre in Penang.

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