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Lingam Tape report on-line? Correct, correct, correct...

Lingam tape report FREE? Correct, correct, correct...Lingam tape report FREE? Correct, correct, correct...Someone sent a link to Lingam tapes report here. Enjoy. There is something still quite fast, free and fascinating in this country, other than rumours.

Thanks to the people who scanned the whole Rm450.00/copy report and uploaded it!

Missing local plans for Penang!

NGOs want local plans which they have been asking the past 20 years
Himanshu Bhatt

GEORGE TOWN (May 21, 2008): The spate of mega-projects in Penang is driving citizens groups here to ask the new state government for local plans that have been long awaited for more than 20 years.

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Penang are saying that it is not enough for the state to have just a Structure Plan; the government must go beyond enforcing the Structure Plan, and draft local plans that are overdue.

To date, Penang has only one local plan - for Penang Hill - gazetted in 1997 following the popular people’s movement to protect the hill from development.

Froggies: new elections may await your hop!

If there were a massive hop of ruling MPs to the other sides-whether Opposition or Independant, this could trigger a general elections where there would be many uncertainties facing all sides. But at least the new majoritiy can claim to have acquired the people's mandate. Who khows Badawi may then play the Habibe role as in Indonesia's post-reformasi transition? Welcome to the `new dawn'of many exciting possibilities! At least Indonesia has fairer elections, devolution of power to local levels, freer media and overall greater democracy!

Inter-religious committee set up by state govt to oversee religious conflicts

It is indeed a good idea to set up committees to oversee religious conflicts so that religious matters will not take over political attention which deal with public concerns. Similarly a inter-ethnic committee should be set up to deal with interetnic conflicts -they should not overtake political/public welfare concerns. Out these conflicts away and the new government will be able to deal with public non-religius, non-sctarian issues in more focused ways. 

 

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Dyfunctional traffic lights

Photo: 
Traffic Light in Bkt. Tengah - Prai 002.jpg
Your full name or pseudonum: 
Simon Tan
Time and date of sighting: 
19 May 2008
Location: 
Butterworth
Tel No. / Email: 
none
Settlement expected: 

Dear Penang Watch,

Please check this out, we have been complaining this to the local council MPSP for the past weeks, there no responds on this at all, even this mail been send to the YDP.
Please help us ( the public ) to do this, by forward to all the local news media / papers to publish on this issue, they ( MPSP ) do not care about the welfare & safety of the RAYKAT, as usual they only care themself!!

Thank you in advance,

Best Regards,
Simon Tan

Note: forwarded message attached.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: TAN SIMON <shtan_tan@yahoo.com>
To: MPSP <aduan@mpsp.gov.my>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 02:53:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Penang New Standard Traffic Light @ Bkt. Tengah!!
Tuan,

Please refer to photo, is this the New Standard Traffic Light which was installed @ the junction of Jalan Bukit Tengah & Jalan Kebun Sireh for our public ( the raykat ) to use?

YDP Tuan Fairzan,

If this is the new standard, are you sure is safe enough for our public user to use it? Is this already pass our JPJ / RTD Traffic rules & regulations? please be advice.

Terima Kasih,

B. Regards,
Simon Tan

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