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Now activist Peter Chong reportedly missing

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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.

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Packed Penang Forum 7 calls for moratorium on Pulau Jerejak ‘development’

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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.

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Live – Penangites flock to Penang Forum 7: #SaveJerejak

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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

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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

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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.

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Live – RUU355 di Parlimen; tiga sebab mengapa RUU355 harus ditepikan

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Bagaimanakah rang undang-undang 355 naik tangga agenda Parlimen sekali lagi walaupun kerajaan telah memberi jaminan ia tidak akan membentangkan rang undang-undang itu?

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Hadi’s bill: Opponents not taking any chances

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Hadi’s bill: Opponents not taking any chances

Given that Umno MPs/cabinet ministers helped push up Hadi’s 355 bill in previous sittings of Parliament, opponents of the bill are not taking chances.

Already Tawfik Ismail, whose father Ismail Abd Rahman served as Deputy Prime Minister to Najib’s father Razak, has filed a suit against the parliamentary speaker in a bid to halt the bill’s momentum in Parliament.

Meanwhile, 67 civil society groups, including Aliran, are urging members of Parliament who are against the bill to make sure they turn up for the entire sitting tomorrow in case the bill is pushed up the order paper and put to a vote.

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Najib’s favourite breakfast is idly – and five things we learned this morning

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Najib’s favourite breakfast is idly – and five things we learned this morning

1) The bill to extend by five years the authority for the harsh security act Sosma, which allows detention without trial, has moved up to number 3 from number 7 on the parliamentary agenda. [Detention without trial should be abolished – not extended.]

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Alarming images of Botak Hill

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Alarming images of Botak Hill

This is a close-up view of what Botak Hill looks like these days. The video footage was taken by a concerned Penangite.

You can imagine the surface run-off from those badly eroded slopes and deep gullys during heavy rain.

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A few Malaysian entities, individuals on US State Department’s sanctions list

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A few Malaysian entities, individuals on US State Department’s sanctions list

A few Malaysian individuals and entities have appeared on the US State Department’s list of sanctioned entities and individuals believed to “engage in proliferation activities“.

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