About 15 hecklers created a ruckus to try and disrupt a vigil by about 200 people for Maria – and Zunar, who is being released – at the Penang Esplanade this evening.
Zunar brought to court this morning
Political cartoonist Zunar has been brought to court in Penang for a remand application hearing.
A day after his exhibition is disrupted, Zunar is arrested
Imagine that. His cartoon exhibition was disrupted by a pro-Umno mob yesterday but it was Zunar who was arrested this evening for investigations for sedition and under Section 504 of the Penal Code (for insult or whatever) after reports were lodged against him.
Save Pulau Jerejak
This piece was written by Rexy Prakash Chacko, an avid hiker and nature-lover, who is also part of Penang Forum. More Penangites must speak up to save Pulau Jerejak.
Like many other Penangites, I was flabbergasted when reports started surfacing in mid October about development plans for Pulau Jerejak.
Is the Penang transport masterplan a violation of social equity?
This piece is by Roger Teoh, a postgraduate student studying for a PhD at the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London:
The link between transport policy and social equity is often an important issue left undiscussed in the developing world. This article attempts to provide a fresh perspective, analysing the element of social equity in the proposed Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).
Unruly mob disrupts Zunar’s exhibition in Penang
What’s going on in our country when even the authorities seem helpless to contain the lawlessness perpetrated by another pro-Umno mob?
URGENT: Go through draft revised Penang Structure Plan with a fine-tooth comb
Hello everyone, the draft revised Penang Structure Plan 2020 is available for public viewing from December for two months.
Reject Hadi’s bill
MP for Kelana Jaya Wong Chen has alerted Malaysians that the amendments to Hadi’s bill have been delivered to MPs.
According to Wong Chen, “He (Hadi) has finally abandoned his hudud punishment agenda and he will now pursue instead a maximum of 30 years jail sentence, RM100,000 fine and 100 strokes.”