A Cleaner, Greener Penang

Winnie Yeoh reports for The Star

Penang is launching a green initiative, roping in the private sector, non-governmental organisations, the media, government agencies and other stakeholders to work towards making George Town an international city.


Nokia Handphone Recycling Van

The “Cleaner Greener Penang” initiative, to be launched on Saturday, is pioneered by the state government and Star Publications (M) Bhd and supported by the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) and Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP).

State Local Government and Traffic Management Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow, who heads the initiative, said the objectives of the one-year campaign were to improve the quality of life and create a greener public realm.

“We also want to raise awareness on the importance of looking after the environment,” he told reporters at Komtar here yesterday.

“We have to derive creative solutions to meet the needs and concerns of the community,” he said.

To monitor and evaluate the success of the initiative, Chow said four key result areas have been set – creating cleaner and greener neighbourhoods, achieving waste minimisation through 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle), transforming mindsets towards responsible citizenship and empowering and building community structure for sustainable living.

He added that the public were encouraged to provide suggestions.

The Star’s regional operations manager (north) Chung Chok Yin said the company was more than pleased to participate in the campaign.

“We hope other media companies will also work together for a more sustainable environment,” he said.

The initiative will be launched at the Prangin Canal at 8.30am. The public can provide feedback at its website www.cleanergreenerpenang.com or call MPPP at 04-263 7637 or MPSP at 04-537

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MIC accuses UMNO of planning to topple Samy

As more calls arise for Samy Vellu to step down from MIC, he has now indicated that he may even delay stepping down (present schedule Sept 2011) as accusations fly over UMNO being the hand stirring up the hornet's nest in MIC.

Pakatan in the meantime is hoping for Samy to stay as long as possible as every day he stays in MIC is an additional vote for them!


UMNO is behind the attacks on Samy

Sacked for asking the boss to leave

What goes around, comes around for MIC

Deal Or No Deal

The RM5 million bribe that didn't work in Sibu

Don't laugh as this could happen to you in the near future.
Imagine this - Your MP suddenly passed away.
As expected there is a call for a by-election to elect a new MP.
Suddenly everyone from parliament arrives in your hometown and promises you heaven and earth. Eventually the Prime Minister himself arrives at your door step and begin promising money to you - if you vote for his "friend".
As a small town village people you cannot imagine why suddenly everyone wants to give money to you.
You cannot understand all that attention but deep in your heart you know that the instant money "promised" will NOT give you an instant improvement in your life.
You reject the offer and suddenly find that everyone soon leaves and everything is normal again. Or is it?


"Not creative enough-la Najib, why not show us a song and dance routine?"

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The 2 hours where DAP almost lost it

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PM Najib is trying to bribe us with OUR money!

Najib lost it when he tried to bribe the Chinese (they have more principles than him, of course)

Sibu Election Results

Official results from The Star 10:07:44 pm : DAP wins

Malaysiakini 10:09 pm:

10.09pm: All top DAP leaders are waiting at Wisma Sanyan, where the postal ballots were counted.

Lim Guan Eng tells Malaysiakini that he is worried “something suspicious could be going on” and he hopes that the Election Commission officials can release the Form 15, a document which certifies the final result of the postal ballots.

Should it be true that BN has won the postal votes by a margin of 2,300, then DAP will be declared the winner of the Sibu by-election with a tissue-thin majority of 300 votes.

It is confirmed that Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin has returned to Kuala Lumpur.

There is no movement at the main tally centre in Dewan Suarah in Sibu. The official tally still indicates that 16 boxes, including the postal votes, are yet to be sent to be included in the final result.

9.50pm: DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang questions the hold-up in the Election Commission's announcement of the 2,571 postal ballots.

"The postal ballot counting started at 5.30pm and finished at 8.30pm."

He asks why there is more than an hour delay in the announcement of results.

"Up to some trick?" he wonders aloud.

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"If this was India, Najib would be shown the prison for telling the voters that he will sign the cheque only on Monday once they have voted BN. The late Indira Gandhi was jailed for using the government helicopter for election (campaign) trips."
- Ramachandran Muniandy

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Will Sibu Teach BN a lesson?

Or are East Malaysians easily bribed?

After decades of neglect by the BN government will Sibu show that East Malaysians can be easily bribed with (no less than) a few million ringgit or will they stand up and show the BN government that they the people are actually the boss.

Will they allow BN to continue with their years of nepotism, racism and hypocrisy or can they just forget about the past and enjoy the money while it last?



Will they show BN the door or will they show acceptance to people like Ibrahim Ali, Abdul Taib and Khir Toyo (all very healthy products of BN).

We the people in the peninsula hope they are indeed wise enough and not let BN continue to hold all of us in ransom while they enjoy the spoils of the nation.

VOTE WISELY!

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No shortage of UMNO buffoons in this country

Another UMNO MP using racist remarks to gain popularity

Racism reared its ugly head at the Penang legislative assembly sitting when opposition leader Datuk Azhar Ibrahim (BN-Penaga) threatened a repeat of the May 13 riots and accused Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng of being anti-Malay and anti-Muslim.

Azhar said if the Malays were unhappy with the state government's administration, May 13 could recur, adding if the state government had lost confidence in the police, the army should take over and invoke martial law.

He also mentioned "tiga line" which is a Malay triad organisation in a veiled threat against the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government, insinuating that the triad group would not hesitate to wage war against the state government.

His actions resulted in an emergency motion being moved to refer him to the Rights and Privileges Committee and the state government also lodged a police report against Azhar for his utterances.

At one point, Azhar even slammed the table repeatedly while debating with Lim on the chief minister's motion of thanks to Tuan Yang Dipertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas' speech.

When Lim asked why he was slamming the table, Azhar said: "you are lucky I am not hitting you".

JR: I guess when you run out of issues you can always act like a gangster in UMNO. Typical UMNO racist mentality! We are so GLAD Penang is not ruled by UMNO!!


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MACC to probe Prime Minister for vote buying?

MACC to show they do not fear ruling government

A day after Najib gave a RM3 million check to voters in Hulu Selangor, MACC chief Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed said: "I am not interpreting the law. Whoever complains about it, we will investigate. If any parties complain, it is our job under the law to look into it. If there is an element of corruption, we will investigate."

Recently however, MACC has shown that it was not even capable of charging the small fish and fries as more of their cases were thrown out by the court. So to charge the PM? Good luck!



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Bicycle Tours Around Georgetown

Metrobike provides guided cycling tours in heritage Penang

WANT to explore George Town’s Unesco World Heritage enclave but not keen on driving or walking?

Consider the option of pedalling through the streets of the inner city at a slow pace to fully take in the sights and sounds.

If you don’t have a bicycle, fret not. A company — The Metro Bike — is offering bicycles for rent at a reasonable price.

The eco-friendly bicycle tour company, which started such a service on March 1, has branches located along Komtar Walk and the Tanjung City Marina in Weld Quay. Just look out for the row of bicycles outside its offices.

Its marketing director Ken Khor said the idea came from a group of friends after seeing many tourists walking around to see the inner city.







Location of bicycles for hire | Tours available

Changing goalposts to prevent voters from voting

Voting stations changed by EC as BN gets desperate to win Hulu Selangor

PKR wants the Election Commission (EC) to explain its contradictory statements on the changing of voting stations of over 14,000 voters in Hulu Selangor, or resign en bloc.

PKR election direction chief Fuziah Salleh made this call on Tuesday, April 20, in reference to the voters in Hulu Selangor whose voting stations had been changed without their knowledge.

Fuziah said that since no re-delineation of the constituency had taken place since 2001, the electorate cannot be reassigned to different voting stations.

"EC officials have been making conflicting statements," she told reporters at the parliament lobby. "The EC chairman said they needed to change the polling stations to reduce overcrowding in some stations, as the EC had to take the comfort of voters into account."

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1Malay first before 1Malaysia

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The Star yesterday reported that DPM Muhyiddin has responded to DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang’s challenge for him to resign if he refused to admit that he is a Malaysian first and a Malay second as proof that he was in full support of the 1Malaysia concept.


I can't believe this joker played right into LKS hand!!

“I will not bow to his demand. He can repeat it a thousand times. I am a Malay first but I want to say that being a Malay does not mean that you are not a Malaysian,” he told reporters in Parliament yesterday.

“How can I say I am a 1Malaysian first and a Malay second. All Malays will shun me and say it’s not proper as Indians will also say they are Indian first,” he said.

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The Malays Have Only Themselves To Blame

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Bernama has reported that:-
Of the RM54 billion in shares allocated, only RM2 billion worth of shares were left in the hands of Bumiputeras, Najib said. He said the total Bumiputera equity was only 19.4 percent, far from the targeted 30 percent 19 years ago.

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JR: The RM54 billion loss will be quietly covered up by the Malaysian government, thank you for noticing.