BN’s silence on the Seri Tanjung Pinang 2 reclamation project has irked activists who say that the opposition coalition in Penang has failed to live up to its role as watchdog to oversee major developments in the state. Social activist Anil Netto said, “BN’s stoic silence on Phase 2 of the project’s Detailed Environment Impact Assessment (DEIA) is glaring. But why the silence?” Anil opined that one possibility for BN’s…

槟州民青团团长方志伟表示，民联政府连简单的外包停车固本制都监督不好，这个政府还夸下海口说要兴建两岸第4通海底隧道等，人民安心使用这基建吗？这些基建会安全吗？他指出，除了外包的停车固本制搞到一塌糊涂外，民联政府连兴建一个停车场也做不好，升旗山山脚下的“灵鹿停车场”，从兴建到拆除再到重建，前后已经耗了6年时间，还无法建起来，这个政府的能力受到很大的质疑！他呼吁，在朝的各政党各阶级议员不要为了继续博取人民的同情与信任, 就…

（吉隆坡25日讯）甲洞国都花园一块国能保留地的非法木屋居民惯性焚烧垃圾，毗邻居民担心高压电缆受牵连，干扰电流供应及危及生命安全。 据悉，此地疑在5至6年前有外来承包商入侵，不仅填土兴建非法木屋出租，还非法弃置垃圾，毗邻居民投诉，该地经常有人焚烧垃圾臭味熏天。 为了避开臭味，居民唯有紧闭门窗，但也担心长期下去生命会受胁。 居民申诉，约下午5时就有人焚烧垃圾，恶臭难顶，怀疑是焚烧动物尸体所发出的臭味，更有好几次火焰太旺，…

（檳城26日訊）檳州國陣青年團團長胡棟強披露，第二檳橋通車時間已確定在3月1日午夜12時01分，民眾可享有免費過橋一個月。胡棟強週三受光明日報訪問時鼓勵民眾在第二檳橋免費試用一個月時間，把握機會試用，感受宏偉的工程。他說，根據他的瞭解，當晚開幕儀式將會在10時30分結束，之後首相拿督斯里納吉將會與檳州元首敦阿都拉曼一起帶領內閣部長乘坐開蓬巴士過二橋，象徵正式通車。 吁民把握機會試用 “首相納吉與高官乘坐的開蓬巴士不會…

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- Gerakan today handed to the Home Ministry a memorandum on Malaysia's drop in ranking in the 'World Press Index 2014' as stated by international non-governmental organisation (NGO), Reporters without Borders. Its vice-president, Dr Dominic Lau Hoe Chai, said the rankings compiled and published recently by Reporters without Borders showed that Malaysia had dropped 23 places, from the 122nd to the 145th spot, last year. "We…

民政党副主席刘华才今日率领党员前往内政部提呈备忘录，促请内政部接受该党所提出的6项建议，以改善马来西亚的新闻自由排名。刘华才说，马来西亚的新闻自由指数一再下跌，2013年从世界第122位跌到145位，在2014年更退两步跌到第147。他指出，民政党遵循世界人权宣言第19条文，即每个人都有发表及言论权利，包括发表意见不受干扰的自由，以及通过媒体发布意见的自由。他说，为此，民政党已经成立了一支特别队伍研究改善马来西亚新…

PETALING JAYA: Gerakan Youth today welcomed the water agreement between Selangor and Putrajaya, saying it proved that the federal government had not sidelined the Pakatan-ruled state. Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang said Pakatan Rakyat should stop blaming others for the water woes in the country’s richest state and instead take a leaf from Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim’s book. “We congratulate Tan Sri Khalid for entering into a memorandum…

PETALING JAYA: Dakwaan Presiden Perkasa, Datuk Ibrahim Ali yang mengatakan orang Melayu tidak akan menyokong Umno jika Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak menerima cadangan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Joseph Kurup untuk menghapuskan perkataan bangsa dalam borang kerajaan sekali lagi membuktikan beliau mempunyai pemikiran yang sempit. Timbalan Ketua Pemuda Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, Andy Yong  berkata cadangan sedemikian jelas merupakan satu permulaan yang baik demi perpaduan…

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 : Gerakan Central Education Bureau Chairman Lau Chin Hoon voiced his disagreement over calls from certain groups to repeal the controversial School Based Assessment(SBA).   He maintained that the systemic deficiency of SBA must be addressed as a prerequisite condition to resolve the issue.   In a statement to The Malaysian Times (TMT)  he said systemic issues include whether the administrative system possess the vigor needed to fulfil the…

A federal minister's proposal to remove the ‘race’ category from all government forms has gained another fan - Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong. In a press statement, Mah said he backs this as an important move towards social integration and the building of a society with a common Malaysian identity.     He urged the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) to take up the suggestion by Joseph Kurup, Minister in the…