… with this kind of mentality? A newly-formed NGO comprising Malay graduates today filed a suit seeking a High Court injunction against both the state government and the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) from erecting the signboards. The group calls itself Gabungan Graduan Melayu Muda (GGMM) or Young Malay Graduates …
what is book reading? it is a term used by the monthly little penang street market (LPSM), which is one of their activity. the explanation goes: Provides an opportunity for the Penang public to meet Penang and Malaysian authors, to listen to their work and discuss it together. Again, making …
i went to the 21st anniversary of operation lalang event organised by GMI and AI at about 12.15pm. took a lot of pictures. the exhibition was fantastic! the organisers spent so much time and creativity in it, so i thought to share with you many photos (i took 28, here …
wi-fi devices only transmit when they are sending data (not continously) and operate at very low level – 0.1 watts at the most. someone sitting in a wi-fi ‘hotspot’ for a whole year, according to the health protection agency, would be exposed to the equivalent radiation dose of a 20 …
when the penang state government first announced ‘wireless penang‘ project, i was overjoyed and am counting for the day when penang would go fully wireless. however, it seems that there were some ‘wet blankets’ (well many in fact) who do not support the project… because they said wi-fi provides a …
there were not as many people as last friday at yesterday’s anti-ISA vigil. methink only about 150. it was also a short vigil with no activities except for putting down our signatures on a large ‘mansuhkan ISA’ banner. there was no VIP or any prominent speaker. instead the organiser called …
ahhh…. should have blog about this yesterday. the filming already started yesterday at 11.00am. anyway you still have chance to catch the movies today and tomorrow. what is the freedom film fest? basically, the freedom film fest (organised by KOMAS) is the first film event of its kind in malaysia. …
whee! for the first time my article to the herald appeared on front-page (latest issue – 3 august). it was the article about the penang’s CM visit to the church of the assumption. i guess it is because it involved a VIP, that herald choose to feature it on front …
the first item on the list of the 3 days celebration in george town, penang, on occasion of georgetown being listed as world heritage site, was a heritage trial walkabout, along the ‘street of harmony’ by the chief minister and his entourage (not sure who’s who but you can read …
go to the blog specially set up for this celebration to view full detailed programme. map showing the venue can found there too. briefly, some highlights of the programme are as follows: friday, 25 julystreet of harmony walktree planting ceremony at fort cornwallis saturday, 26 julyheritage zone celebrationofficial launch of …