If we were to study the images of Umno Baru president Najib Razak and Pas president Hadi Awang together at the rally for the Rohingyas, we may discern signs of a budding alliance between their two parties.
Sia Boey: Battleground for two competing visions of Penang
Update: Now, there is talk that there is a plan for a much smaller station at Sia Boey. This could be located at the car park so the archaeological findings and the canal are not disturbed. But then this would make it difficult for the planned monorail from Tanjung Bungah (under Phase 2 of the SRS proposal) to come by. So, who knows, that monorail line could be scrapped. All the same, the people of Penang are being sold the idea that a ‘Big Bang’ approach that requires massive land reclamation is needed – which is not the only option available to us. We shall see how things pan out.
Three months after the responsibility for Sia Boey was transferred from the Penang Development Corporation to George Town World Heritage Inc, this is the derelict state of the site.
Flashback: KL Eco City – SP Setia’s deal with Umno foundation raises questions
This is something I wrote on 7 August 2011, for your information:
Cadangan S P Setia untuk mengambil-alih 40 peratus baki saham dalam KL Eco City dari Yayasan Gerakbakti Kebangsaaan (YGK) dengan nilai RM75 juta telah menimbulkan beberapa soalan.
Welcome back, Maria Chin; now everyone can be an activist!
Brilliant news about Maria Chin’s release. Take a bow all you Malaysians who campaigned hard for her release. The above award-winning song of light overcoming darkness is dedicated to all those who persisted with the campaign.
Police restore calm after hecklers try to disrupt Esplanade vigil for Maria, Zunar
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?