Hours after Pas president Abdul Hadi Awang predicted a “green tsunami”, one main capony and other smaller tents out of some 30 tents collapsed or were blown away by a storm that lashed the venue of the party’s annual meeting in Alor Setar, Kedah earlier tonight.
International scholars join call to #SaveJerejak on eve of day of prayer
Well, whaddaya know! Pulau Jerejak has shot into the international spotlight with 30 scholars from 16 nations supporting a petition to save Pulau Jerejak.
Photos, GPS map of mysterious clearing in Pulau Jerejak
Someone has cleared a trail that is 10-12 feet wide along the northeastern coast of Penang.
Migrant workers ‘dorms’ in Penang spark concern
Taking a leaf from what is happening in Singapore, Penang too is planning foreign workers villages/dormitories in Bukit Tambun, Permatang Tinggi, Juru, Batu Maung and Bukit Minyak.
New photos emerge of late 19th Century church in Pulau Jerejak
New photos have emerged of the ruins of a 121-year-old church in Pulau Jerejak located on the eastern coast of the island, just north of the Boustead shipyard.
There’s a new group of red shirts in town
There’s a new group of red shirts around – but this time it is Umno’s turn to feel the jitters.
Encouraging turnout for Mahathir ceramah in Umno stronghold
Some 2,000 people thronged a Mahathir ceramah in the parliamentary constituency of Tasik Gelugor in mainland Penang last night in a sign that his Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia is making inroads in Umno strongholds.
What is Bank Negara doing about all these get-rich-quick ‘money games’?
In these tough times, many have “invested” their hard-earned money in dubious get-rich-quick ‘money games’ or pyramid schemes, which probably carry high risks for those coming in at the tail end of the “game”.
Vicious cycle: High property prices squeeze consumer spending
The other day, The Edge business weekly (10-16 April 2017) carried a frontpage report stating that E & O was in talks to sell Straits Quay Mall, which it described as a “seven-year-old loss-making freehold property”. (How it got freehold status for the reclaimed land of Seri Tanjung Pinang should be the subject of another discussion.)
Mahathir’s party vows to stop TUDM base relocation in Penang
At a ceramah on Saturday night on mainland Penang, it looks apparent that Mahathir’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) is trying to make its presence felt in mainland Penang, especially in the parliamentary seats of Tasik Gelugor and Kepala Batas.