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penang forum report

attended the penang forum yesterday. there were over 100 people. however as expected, by afternoon, the number dwindled. it was an interesting forum with many issues that were current and relevant to society being discussed. each topic session was given 30mins. the speakers of each topic had only 10 mins …

up… up… up… 2.6 bil… 3 bil… 4.3 bil!!

… that is the 3rd link of penang! the 2nd bridge! the idea of a second penang bridge was mooted in the year 1997 and at that time the cost was estimate between RM2 bil to RM2.6 bil.  then in 2004, when the federal government ok-ed the project., the cost …

what? do away with the ferry?

shocked to read that penang plans to scrap vehicular ferry service once the second bridge is ready. the reasons being that the second bridge might be able to handle the traffic volume and also that the ferry service had been running at a loss. penang port chief said they, however …

our new CM is an ex-prisoner

… but a prisoner of conscience! read on! received the following through email.(after this, please don’t forget to read too another worthy news about how he choose not to live in the official residence so as not to spend the rakyat’s money.)————————————————– Lim Guan Eng is a Malaysian opposition politician …

protest/demo is UMNO’s culture

following taken from malaysiakini. this news was also on tv3 and rtm2 yesterday. ——————————————————— Penang rally: Police warn ISA will be usedMar 19, 08 7:19pm The police today warned that the Internal Security Act (ISA) could be invoked against those who participate in tomorrow’s rally in Penang or spread short …

wahai UMNO, jangan cepat melatah!

this is too good to be given a miss, so i’m sharing with you all in case you did not come across it. it was written by dr mohamad raflick khan at his blog, rights 2 write. it is in bahasa. sorry, no time to translate. maybe later… some brief …

christian messages on the election/voting

1.  the christian federation of malaysia (CFM) has launched a ‘vote wisely’ campaign on 14 feb. and began distributing leaflets. the heading of the leaflet says: christians! be responsible and good citizens pray for the general election! cast your votes! for further reading, see bob’s blog, where you can also …