Month: November 2013

The top secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden have revealed that the ‘five eyes’ (US, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) have engaged in large-scale spying by tapping electronically-transmitted data such as conversations on mobile phones, emails, and browsing habits. This has raised concerns worldwide that key leaders may be subject to foreign pressures. The most recent leaked...

More than ten chapters in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) can have an adverse effect on various aspects of health including tobacco control, medicine prices and banning of chemicals that are dangerous to health.  One of it is alcohol control. The TPPA which is at the end point of the negotiations may restrict Malaysia’s ability to maintain its current alcohol control policies or...

The new traffic system in Pulau Tikus in Penang is a retrogressive measure as it places emphasis on moving cars at the expense of the community, pedestrians, cyclists and the disabled. Pulau Tikus is an integrated community of mixed commercial, office, institutional, religious, residential and educational uses. It is a unique neighbourhood for good food, shopping and marketing with all the modern...