Penang springs surprise mega-road project Susan Loone Apr 29, 11 3:08pm 10 friends can read this story for free As the 13th general election looms, Penang is scrambling to rectify its perennial traffic congestion problem that is expected to be an election campaign hot topic. The state governments answer: a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed yesterday in Putrajaya between the Penang government and Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG). Prime Minister Najib and China Premier Wen Jia Bao both witnessed the signing of the MOU, that includes the construction of a 15.3km billion ringgit road and tunnel project. However, the abrupt manner in which the project was announced, without the knowledge of most Penangites until yesterday, begs the question of how this adheres to the Penang governments competency, accountability and accountability (CAT) principles. The project spans the Gurney Drive Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Bypass (4.2km); Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Bandar Baru Air I...

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April 29, 2011 http://www.irrawaddy.org Domestic Politics Fuel Thai-Cambodian Dispute by Todd Pitman/ AP WRITER They (the Thais and Cambodians) waged deadly artillery duels for a week across a disputed jungle frontier dotted with ancient temples. But the bloodiest clashes to hit Thailand and Cambodia in years were probably more about domestic politics than territory, analysts say. Both sides agreed to a tentative cease-fire Thursday, a deal many hope will hold after seven days of fighting that killed 15 people and displaced 50,000. Similar accords in the past have failed to secure an end to the conflict, and many believe its not over yet. Key constituencies in both nations are benefiting too much from the border dispute to allow it to die out completely, Joshua Kurlantzick, a Southeast Asia fellow at the US Council on Foreign Relations, wrote on the organizations website. Among them: a coup-prone Thai military that could be asserting itself as the country heads toward contentious el...

Should we curse or pity MCA. Just look how pathetic its leaders are, crying all over the internet. You have the president challenging PKR to abolish Malay privileges which shows how ignorant a leader he is. Lim Kit Siang has this to say: Lim insisted that the MCA president had missed the point when he challenged PKR to abolish Malay privileges, pointing out that the opposition had never argued over the special position of the Malays as enshrined under Article 153 of the Federal Constitution. The point of contention, said Lim, was the BN governments blatant abuse of the New Economic Policy (NEP) and refusal to implement needs-based affirmative action policies. His (Dr Chuas) theatrics interest no one. Article 153 is not an article of controversy it does not arise. The point of controversy is that the NEP must go. Dr Chua is just trying to create something out of nothing so that the people are distracted from the focal issues. And this is how other MCA leaders are crying about in their t...

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