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.
Away from public eye, chainsaw-wielding workers hack through Pulau Jerejak forest
Around the time Penang Forum 7; #SaveJerejak was taking place in early April, someone decided to move in and clear some of the forest in Pulau Jerejak.
Hundreds sign petition calling for humane control of strays in Penang
After three silent awareness walks in Penang in recent weeks, over 800 people have signed a petition to handle the population of strays in the state as humanely and kindly as possible.
Have a read through the petition and lend your support to the cause if you share the sentiments in it.
Chilling account of massacre in Pulau Jerejak during Japanese Occupation
When Rajindar Singh worked as a medical assistant* in charge of the treatment room of Camp 1 in Pulau Jerejak in the mid-1960s, he spotted a solitary full-grown coconut tree growing in the premises and wondered who had planted it there and why.
He enquired about the origins of the tree from the older staff who had worked in the camp during the Japanese Occupation and who were now in their fifties (in the 1960s) and about to retire.
They narrated a chilling tale:
Now activist Peter Chong reportedly missing
Update: Peter Chong returned to KL from Pattaya on 16 April 2017. He told police he had gone to Hatyai to find out more about a missing pastor Raymond Koh but was then abducted and brought to Pattaya.
What is going on? This is what many Malaysians are asking after it emerged that a Peter Chong, a Subang-based activist who attended a prayer service for abducted pastor Raymond Koh a few days ago, is the latest person to reportedly go missing, according to FMT.
Days earlier, a stranger had tipped him off to be careful as people were getting ‘disappeared’ and ‘they’ knew where their targets lived.
Chong, a former PJ city councillor, used to work as political secretary to Subang MP Sivarasah Rasiah.
Packed Penang Forum 7 calls for moratorium on Pulau Jerejak ‘development’
Participants at Penang Forum 7: #SaveJerejak today called for a moratorium on any property development project at Pulau Jerejak, an island steeped in history.
Live – Penangites flock to Penang Forum 7: #SaveJerejak
It’s a packed hall here at Penang Institute as Penangites show their interest in saving Pulau Jerejak.
Reminder – Penang Forum 7: #SaveJerejak
This forum on Saturday has received tremendous publicity in the media. It is the seventh major Penang Forum since 2008, this time speakers will lift the veil on Pulau Jerejak to unravel the secrets of this forgotten island. Is this green lung worth preserving? You be the judge. Admission is free. No pre-registration required.
Hadi’s bill farce: Political brinkmanship of the highest order
The saga of Hadi’s bill in Parliament descended into a farce this afternoon amidst shouts of “Takut! Takut!” from opposition MPs when Speaker Pandikar Amin refused to allow a debate.