Amal Relief Malaysia, a wing of Parti Amanah Negara, will assist in providing security for the Bersih 5 Convoy activities in Penang, the Penang Bersih 5 team announced today at the Aliran office.
Penang government rejects FOI request for access to SRS’ RM50bn transport proposal
Whither transparency? There was much talk in Penang about freedom of information last week especially around Right to Information Day (28 September).
But sadly, when it came to the crunch, a freedom of information request to the Penang state government to disclose the 20-volume transport proposal by SRS Consortium was rejected.
Johor police show the way in separating Red Shirts from Bersih 5 convoy
Johor police appear to have acted professionally and firmly in keeping the Red Shirts away from a Bersih 5 convoy on 1 October 2016 without resorting to heavy-handed tactics or brutality. This is in sharp contrast to what happened in Perak.
Hopefully, their counterparts in the other states can emulate the Johor police in the way they separated the Red Shirts from the Bersih 5 supporters.
As Bersih 5 Convoy launched, Red Shirt mob harasses participants
The attempt to intimidate those participating in the Bersih 5 Convoy started this morning in Lumut.
And later, see below. You judge for yourselves who is acting aggressively. This is happening right in front of a mobile police van. Why were the groups not kept apart?
Jamal Yunus juga telah menumbuk seorang lelaki dari pasukan #KonvoiBERSIH5 dan menolak mereka dengan kasar pic.twitter.com/8PSlnt72SJ
— BERSIH 2.0 (@bersih2) October 1, 2016
Here we go: Bersih 5 Convoy begins on 1 October; Red Shirts gather in counter-protest
Bersih 2.0 reports that the Bersih 5 Convoy will be flagged off at 9am on 1 October 2016 and will run every weekend until the Bersih 5 rally on 19 November 2016.
Where are these rocks at the Butterworth fishermen’s jetty coming from?
Media reports have been full about the scarring and blasting at quarries in Batu Kawan which have alarmed nearby residents.
At the same time, over the last couple of weeks, the pile of rocks at the fishermen’s jetty in Bagan Ajam has grown higher. Where are these rocks coming from?
Land reclamation: The Tragedy of the Commons
This video has started circulating on social media, as if to say, “We are watching you!” It looks as if work on the land reclamation off Gurney Drive and Straits Quay is going full steam ahead despite yesterday’s serious incident.
Pay heed to warnings from Nature
We mess around with Nature at our peril. This apparently happened in the last 24 hours near Gurney Drive in Penang where extensive land reclamation is being carried out.
What’s happening at the fisherfolk jetty in Bagan Ajam?
The talk among a few locals familiar with the area is that the hive of activity at the otherwise quiet fisherfolk jetty in Bagan Ajam, Butterworth, across the channel from Gurney Drive/Tanjong Tokong, has something to do with land reclamation.
Happy Malaysia Day! A touching moment
Coach R Jeganathan embraces Paralympics T36 (cerebral palsy) 100m sprinter Mohamad Ridzuan, who clinched gold in a games’ record time.