Year: 2026

By Predeep Nambiar In a ruling with wide ramifications, the Court of Appeal says the territorial sea and its seabed remain under the federal government's jurisdiction until reclamation is completed. The Court of Appeal has found that the state planning authorities acted beyond their powers in approving the reclamation for the Penang South Reclamation project. A three-member bench, comprising...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is deeply disappointed by today’s decision of the Court of Appeal to dismiss the appeal brought by the fishermen and environmental groups, SAM and Jaringan Ekologi dan Iklim (JEDI) against the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project, despite the Court stating that the planning permission granted was without lawful authority. The Court of Appeal decided today that the...

A "data heat island effect" is the very last thing we need right now. By Victor Tangermann As Europe bakes in the throes of a deadly heatwave, residents living near the continent’s largest data centre in Slough, a town just west of central London, UK, are enduring extreme temperatures. As The Guardian reports, the enormous facility 10 miles from London Heathrow is making the sweltering heat...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is deeply concerned by the findings of Think City’s recent report, From Roof to Resilience: A Social Assessment of Malaysia’s Public Housing, which highlights growing social and economic challenges within Malaysia’s public housing communities. Malaysia’s public housing programme has been crucial in reducing urban poverty and improving access...