Excellent piece by MBPP councillor Lim Mah Hui:
The proposal by the Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Minister, Noh Omar, to permit developers to be money lenders is fraught with risks.
Elevated LRT blues in KL
Another tourist attraction? A panoramic view of KL from a height while walking precariously on the maintenance platform alongside elevated LRT tracks.
Two incidents in the space of a few days have shaken public confidence in the KL elevated LRT system.
CRCC and the Penang tunnel-highways deal
While much attention has focused on BUCG’s removal from Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd, perhaps it is time to take another look at how another state-owned firm from China, China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd (CRCC), ended up as the main contractor for Zenith in the tunnel, highways and property development project.
After BUCG’s removal…
Interesting to see the Penang state government asking BUCG of China to take responsibility for an accident in KL last month or withdraw from the Penang tunnel, three highways and property development projects.
A crane operated by the firm fell and crushed a woman to death in the incident in KL. The Penang state government has since consented to the removal of BUCG from the project.
Gobbling up the commons: Fisherfolk unhappy with Penang land reclamation
Fisherfolk have once again expressed their unhappiness over the land reclamation in Penang.
There is a moral issue to consider here. The sea belongs to all of us: it is part of ‘the commons’. The commons is “the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable earth. These resources are held in common, not owned privately”.
Mahathir, Anwar exchange greetings after all these years
Eighteen years, three days ago to be precise. That was when Anwar was unceremoniously booted out of government on 2 September 1998.
Mahathir turned up in court unexpectedly today to witness Anwar’s legal challenge against the draconian National Security Council Act, which gives Prime Minister Najib and an unaccountable council enormous security powers.
The mess near Mount Erskine market
This photo was taken this morning after about four hours of intermittent rain. The developer has built retaining walls, but what about proper drainage for surface run-off during a heavy downpour and internal ground water?
Avoiding conflict of interest: Consulting firm ‘should have no interest in project implementation’
The World Bank has specific guidelines to highlight conflict of interest situations especially in procurement.
Gentrification alert! Developer snaps up some 200 George Town properties
Kopitiam operator Wang Teng Kok, who specialises in Siamese chicken rice, is not a happy man. He has until 30 November 2016 to vacate his well patronised coffee-shop premises fronting Penang Road.
Tanjung Bungah hill clearings breach 250-feet threshold
Take a look at this and you can see the 250-feet threshold being breached at several points.