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Malaysia not the natural habitats of the orangutan

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

From SM Idris, via e-mail Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) would like to highlight two issues regarding the globally-publicised news on the planned release of orangutans on BJ Island, which is separated from Bukit Merah Laketown Resort in Taiping, Perak, for breeding and for subsequent release into the Belum forest in Grik, Perak. This is a programme of the Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation … Continue reading →

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Perak’s kangaroo state assembly?

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

The recent Perak State Assembly was held from 30th November to 4th December 2010. It was a farce from the very beginning as the large presence of uniformed personnel transformed the State Secretariat surroundings to resemble a military camp. Continue reading →

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Assemblyman alleges favouritism in Perak civil service

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

IPOH, DEC 2 — The procedure for promoting civil servants in Perak should be revised because of cases of favouritism, according to state assemblyman for Belanja Datuk Mohd Zain Abu Hasan. He alleged that some civil servants had been promoted because they were close to “high up people.” This was a deviation from the usual practice of promoting … Continue reading →

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Taiping Cable Car links up with Austrian firm

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

TAIPING Cable Car Sdn Bhd has signed an initial pact with Austria’s Doppelmayr to explore the potential of cable car projects in Malaysian cities. The cable car service is environmentally-friendly and it also helps to reduce traffic congestion. Countries like Algeria, Venezuela and Portugal are among those that have cable cars in cities. Doppelmayr manufactures chairlifts, cable cars, gondolas … Continue reading →

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Railway project on right track with tunnel breakthrough

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

TAIPING: A milestone in local railway engineering has been achieved with the 3.3km tunnel through a solid 300m granite hill in Bukit Berapit under the Electrified Double Track Project (EDTP). Continue reading →

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Nobel dream for varsities

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

THE Higher Education Ministry will develop the quality of research in public universities to ensure that a Malaysian wins the prestigious Nobel Prize. Continue reading →

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SMS your views

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

Malaysian is top law student at cambridge, entering singapore legal service. Malaysia, you are losing out, wake up! Another case of brain drain. M’sian is top law stud at Cambr U, but was given a S’prean scholarship n thus wl b serving in Singapore! Continue reading →

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Budget 2011: Do you see anything for Sarawak?

Posted on October 17, 2010 by

Taken from: Malaysia Chronicle Budget 2011: Slammed for mega-projects, high expenses, silence on deficit Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia Chronicle Dayakbaru: I am asking Seliong ak Wau to enlighten us on the implication of the budget to Sarawak please. Anything for us Dayak – I hope we are not lump under Orang Asli. They got $100 Related posts: Rural Infra-structure Projects: Truth or Just … Continue reading →

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The earth moved

Posted on October 16, 2010 by

After a few quiet days in Auckland, my wife and I arrived in Christchurch. We had booked a tour the next day that would take us through the rich pastoral farm land of the Canterbury plains, to Mt Cook, then to Queenstown and Milford Sound. Continue reading →

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Drug rehab centre Raya open house

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

MALACCA: For a 15-year-old inmate of the drug rehabilitation centre Puspen (Pusat Pemulihan Narkotik) at Tiang Dua here, nothing is more saddening than spending Hari Raya without his family. Continue reading →

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