Let justice flow like a mighty river
The Negeri Sembilan state assembly has 36 seats. Actual results: BN 18 seats + PN 7 seats = 25 seats PH 11 seats Ilham Centre s prediction: Ong Kian Ming’s prediction: Pas campaigner Abdul Rahman Kasim’s prediction: BN-PN 22-25 seats (including PN 5-8 seats) Claude AI: Claude: “That s my final call, but going into polling day [ ]
Total seats up for grabs: 56 Unofficial results: Let s see if the dark horses Bersama and the progressive block of Muda and PSM can upset the durian cart and confound mainstream analysts and even AI. Abdul Rahman Kasim, who is now campaigning for Pas in Endau, predicts: Ilham Centre predicts: Gemini AI predicts: Claude AI [ ]
The ucoming state elections and general election are set to be the most unpredictable so far, with multiple parties entering the fray. Which party or parties do you think will implement progressive or pro-people reforms to improve the quality of life and enhance our democracy? (You may choose more than one option.)
Residents around Karpal Singh Drive today submitted a memorandum at the Penang State Assembly protesting reclamation plans in their area. The plan refuses to go away even after the Department of Environment rejected the environmental impact assessment report for the fifth time (yes, you read that right). The must be some kind of record! Read [ ]
Civil society forum gives participants the floor – with no keynote speakers in sight.
Picture the scene: a group of about 20 Christian pastors at the Oval Office, a couple of them with their hands placed on Donald Trump’s shoulders, praying for him during the second week of the US-Israel war on Iran. As Trump closed his eyes and clasped his hands, the pastors prayed for “wisdom from heaven [ ]
Only a royal commission of inquiry, with full investigative powers, independent membership and public transparency, can adequately examine these serious allegations and restore confidence in our institutions.
Check out this story in The Edge about the MBI pyramid scheme which emerged about a decade ago: The Ponzi scheme that rocked Penang (I remember back then there were questions about whether Ivory Property had the financial muscle to handle the Penang World City project in Bayan Mutiara. It had acquired the land from [ ]
Aliran has just released this media statement: Aliran welcomes the court verdict in the 1MDB case that found Najib Razak guilty of four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering involving RM2.3bn. The verdict – along with another High Court decision on 22 December, turning down Najib’s bid for ‘house arrest’ [ ]
Some quarters are testing the waters. They want to review the restriction on development projects above 76 meters above sea level. It looks like they would like to remove this restriction in the 2040 Penang structure plan. (The 76-metre restriction is still in place in the 2030 Penang Structure Plan, which remains in force.) The [ ]