Penang is now a registered trademark

You now have to ask permission to use the word "Penang"!

Penang is now a registered trademark own by the state government. Those wanting to use the word “Penang” for functions, events, publications and other purposes must first get permission from the state government, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said yesterday.

I suppose this is a good branding strategy for Penang and I hope the state government make good use of it.

What comes to mind after Penang?? Food, of course!

Vote now for your favorite Penang food by clicking the link below:

Residents threaten Pakatan Mentri Besar

This is what happens when the BN's Home Minister condones extremist actions



Quote:

It happened because we allowed it to happen. Those bigoted thugs did what they did because we did not stamp down on the racists among us hard.

We allowed racist politicians to spout their garbage about “immigrant races”; we allowed them to tell our brothers and sisters to “go back to where you belong”; we allowed them to wave weapons of war; and we allowed them to ask for the weapons to be bathed in blood.

It’s too late for any politician to condemn something now when all the other acts of bigotry that have been brewing in the past few years were not even protested against because they suited their political needs.

:Unquote - Azmi Shahrom

JR: And all this happening on bulan puasa!

Anyway, our government reacted in a very predictable manner - shoot the cow carrying the milk!

Najib: It is ok as long as the people are not protesting against us

Sloone: BN giving us more ammo to get rid of them by the next election

Khoo Kay Peng: The Goons in BN are thriving

Haris Ibrahim: MCMC wants video removed as the perpetrators could be linked back to Hishammudin

Malaysian Consultative Council: 1Malaysia, but 2 set of rules

UMNO continues to stoke racial tension

UMNO's Hishammuddin defends action of extremists parading decapitated cow-head

This is so sad and disgusting that I don't what to say - so I will just let Tony Pua do the talking




Read Tony's article here

Kit: Hishamuddin is wielding his keris again

Th Star: Hishammudin denies he is an extremist
"...the residents seemed to have some grounds for their displeasure"

JR: How pathetic can you get? We wonder what would be Hishammudin's response if it were the Indians parading something in front of a mosque

Forbes: Malaysian police stood by as protestors did their despicable act

Hindraf: Only Malays can protest in Malaysia

More: Who is the "dalang" behind this despicable act (in Malay, but I am sure you would have guessed the answer by now)

Malaysia's Culture Minister speaks his mind

Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim shows the world how graceful and polite Malaysian ministers are



If this is how a minister talks (Culture Minister, no less!) I am sure many visitors will think twice before they ever visit Malaysia again! Thanks Rais for showing everyone how nice Malaysians can be!!

JR: I am sick... and its not swine flu

On a lighter note, watch this video on what could have happened to Teoh Beng Hock, you don't need to understand another language (German), unlike our esteemed Culture Minister.

On another note, the world watches if Malaysia will cane Muslim woman caught drinking beer

Explosive Letter Reveals The Truth Behind Beng Hock's Death

Letter purpotedly by MACC officers reveal the truth behind Beng Hock's death

The mysterious letter which derailed the Teoh Beng Hock inquest on Wednesday purportedly implicates the Deputy Director of Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer and an Ex-Mentri Besar of Selangor in the mishap.

The letter, which was published in several news portals, was allegedly written by lower-ranking MACC officers, accusing the two men of having conspired to topple the Selangor government by conducting a witch-hunt of its leaders, which indirectly resulted in Teoh’s tragic death.

It also accused the MACC officer of having protected the politician when he was in power before the Pakatan Rakyat coalition took over Selangor.

According to the letter, the officer had received many kickbacks as payment for his service to the politician.

One incriminating accusation in the letter is about the method the officer used as his interrogation technique – by holding the front portion of a person’s belt and lifting him several times before shaking him.


MACC chief Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan with his good friend Nazri - can Malaysians expect MACC who are so palsy-walsy with UMNO politicians to show some balls?

Ahmad Said: We are under a lot of pressure

NST: Molotov cocktails hurled at MACC vehicle

Malaysiakini: There is hope in a few good men in MACC

Permatang Pasir By-Election: BN serves up a lame duck

Nazri: MACC under BN's order to investigate Penang state government as by-election hots up

Berita Malaysia: MACC is in an all-out war against corruption Pakatan.

Natural defence against swine flu

Swine Flu is all over the media right now - and with good reason. Over the past few years, viruses are getting more resilient and harder to fight off. As the military prepares troops and supplies for an upcoming battle - you too need to prepare your body and supply it with what it needs to fight this potential pandemic.

Get Your Sleep

Sleep is the body' s biggest immunity booster. During the sleeping hours is when our body repairs and restores itself from the stresses of the day. Long known by experts, sleep is essential to good health .... and now sleep is essential to a healthy survival. Get as much sleep as you can and listen to your body. When you are tired, hit the lights and catch some zzz's. (See resources section below on ways to get better sleep).

Drink Green Tea

Known as a tea with one of the highest antioxidant levels out there, green tea is a super food for good health. With the Swine Flu looming, try and drink a cup (or more) of green tea a day and you will help ready your immune system for battle.

Take Garlic

Garlic is another ancient super food that wards off viruses. As everyone knows, too much garlic can be odor offensive. A much nicer version is to take odorless garlic pills. Take at least 3 a day (I like the brand Kwai - you can find it on any health food website) with a meal.

Don't Freak

Yes, Swine Flu is all over the news. But you don't need to follow the story every second of the day. Anxiety and stress will lower your immune system and right now you need to build it up! Limit your exposure to stress and when you begin feeling anxeity about potentially contracting this flu, do something for yourself that relaxes you...(take a walk, chat with a friend, take a long bath, etc.)


Latest: Transfer factors may be the best defense your body needs against swine flu

BN using Gestapo tactics on Opposition

TV clip shows shocking manhandling of Pakatan representative

RM4 Billion PKFZ scandal - does MACC investigate? NO!
RM25 Million mansion of Ex-Mentri Besar - does MACC investigate? NO!

RM2 Thousand alleged bribe involving Pakatan representative - does MACC investigate? YES!

OK, to be fair MACC does actually investigate BN politicians, however they tend to get acquitted

DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang today slammed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as the Gestapo for its high-handed manner in targeting Opposition members.

The special assistant to Selangor executive councillor Ronnie Liu for the Barisan Nasional-held Sungai Pelek constituency was injured during a scuffle with MACC officers outside his office yesterday.

NTV7 today showed shocking moments when MACC men mishandled Pakatan representative Wong Chuan How outside his own office. After struggling Wong was seen falling and had to be stretchered away from his office.



I suppose now every Malaysian can guess what happened to Teoh Beng Hock.
It looks clear now how Najib's 1Malaysia works.

Watch this video to see how it could have happened!

Latest: MACC blasted by Hishammuddin for not investigating top BN leaders (is he talking about OTK or Ex-Mentri Besar?)

Malaysia loses a truely creative Malaysian

Film producer Yasmin Ahmad laid to rest

Yasmin, who gave us those heart-rending and guilt-raising Petronas ads has died of a stroke at an early age of 51. Who can forget her ground-breaking and race-blind movie "Sepet" in which she showed us who are the true Malaysians?



A retrospective of Yasmin's work

A friend to everyone

"I am so kampung"

Death at the corridors of MACC

DAP's Political Secretary found dead after a fall at MACC HQ



He was being questioned as a witness to a corruption case involving RM 2,400. Yes two thousand and four hundred ringgit as opposed to the RM 4 billion (PKFZ) and many more millions exposed cases involving the ruling party (Khir Toyo) which the MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) has chosen to conveniently ignore.

For RM2400 the MACC questioned Teoh Beng Hock, 30, an aide of Selangor state executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah, throughout the night and the next morning he was found dead apparently after falling from some floors up the MACC building. Now, a lot of questions are being asked. Who is responsible? What drove him to jump if he did jump?

In The Sun today, MACC advisory panel member Tan Sri Robert Phang, who revealed that the panel will meet on Thursday to discuss the case, said: "If a person has been detained and interrogated for more than six hours, past midnight and right up to early in the morning, I view this is abuse of power.

Teoh's family has also been reported to distrust any investigation results by MACC and by the Malaysian Police. How can you not side with them with the overwhelming evidence of the selective prosecution by MACC and our Polis whom have always gone after the opposition members, and even more so recently as the Malaysian government try their utmost best to bring down the present Selangor state government which is under opposition rule. (Perak being the other state recently won back by the ruling party using highly questionable tactics).

Call for Royal Commission? What good would it do as even the last RC resulted in no action taken against the infamous "king-maker" Lingam despite obvious evidence to prosecute him.

One could only see all this happening in a country where politics have become the be-all and end-all and freedom and justice is just another dirty word for the public as like most foul-words they are often said and never seen.

And for once can we see our Polis actually catch the real crook (instead of the usual suicide classification), or the MACC actually catch someone from inside the government?


A Prayer for Teoh

Aliran: Polis beat up demonstrators outside MACC building

Malaysian Politician Builds His Palace

Ex-Selangor Mentri Besar pays RM3.5 million for his mansion
With (only) a RM3.5 million loan Selangor's ex-Mentri Besar (Chief Minister), Dr Khor Toyo has build his "presidential palace" (worth RM24 million).



Fresh from utilising his free trip vouchers which took him around the world Selangor's ex-MB now returns to build his presidential palace.


"I have a lot of time in my hands..."

The double-storey mansion is nestled among manicured lawns with a swimming pool and playground and occupies two lots at the end of Jalan Suasa 7/1L.

An extract from the Land and Mines Department named Mohd Khir and his wife Datin Seri Zahrah Kechik as the owners of Lot PT 65 (0.189ha) valued at RM900,000 and Lot PT 62 (0.30ha) valued at RM2.9 million. The lease is for 99 years.

The lots were transferred from Ditamas Sdn Bhd to Mohd Khir and his wife in July and September 2007. However, Shah Alam City Council records show that Ditamas is still the owner. Annual assessments on the property total almost RM9,000.

Not much could be seen from the outside except for rooftops of four blocks, palm trees, several air-condition compressors and closed-circuit TV cameras along the high walls. A man inside what looked like a guardhouse quickly shut the door behind him at the sight of reporters.

Reporters were given a first hand view of his impressive property yesterday.

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The Passing of Idols

What a sad day this is when 2 of your TV/pop idols pass away...

Remembering Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett:


Michael Jackson


Farah Fawcett

Michael's last concert footage recorded for AEG Live

Penang's backwardness due to Ex-CM Koh Tsu Koon

Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce Head slammed Dr Koh - David Tan reports for The Star, 21st June 2009 (online version unavailable)

Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC) president Tan Sri Tan Kok Ping has come out in support of CM Lim Guan Eng saying that Ex-CM Dr Koh had realised NONE of the plans in the Penang Master Plan formulated by Dr Lim Chong Eu when he was CM.

"Dr Koh did have his own plans, but NONE of the projects spelled out in those plans materialised" Tan Sri said.

"As a result of Dr Koh's inaction (for 18 years) the development of Penang had been slow, with no major structural changes visible" he added.

Tan also described the recent remarks by Singaporee's SM Lee Kuan Yew as fair and objective and urged the current administration to focus on current issues rather than to dwell on the past.

Dr Koh could not be reached for comments.