Category: Development EN
Data centres are big energy and water guzzlers
Sahabat Alam Malaysia expresses its concerns on the rapid boom of data centres in the country particularly in Johor which has the largest data centre market in the country. The exponential growth and the increasing reliance the world has put on technology, particularly the internet and the services it provides such as social media applications, cloud computing, ecommerce and the recent...
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Island Glades Residents Strive for Clean Air and Safety
On 5 August 2024 a community meeting was held at Taman Kejiranan Karpal Singh, Island Glades, at 7.00 pm to address the pressing issues stemming from the ongoing highway development project near the Island Glades residential area. The highway construction work is for the by-pass from Ayer Itam to Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu (package 2). One of the major concerns raised by the residents here...
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THE “STOLEN” AXE
(A wisdom story) A woodcutter went out one morning to cut some firewood and discovered that his favourite axe was missing. He couldn't find it anywhere. Then he noticed his neighbour's son standing near the woodshed. The woodcutter thought, "Aha! That boy must have stolen my axe. I see how he lurks about the shed, shifting uneasily from foot to foot, greedy hands stuffed in his pockets, a guilty...
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WHOSE MOTHER?
A good reminder. Don’t shun your parents when they’re old or infirm and need a home to stay – close to their children. They didn’t leave you when you were young. So don’t leave them when they are old.
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LRT project set to worsen Penang Island’s road congestion
By Rosli Khan The upcoming “Mutiara line” running within Penang Island will not reduce congestion on the first Penang bridge, the source of the island’s traffic woes. There are no two ways about it. The planned introduction of the elevated light rail transit (LRT) project will only worsen traffic congestion on Penang island. Presently, the first Penang bridge accommodates about 10,000 cars...
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Fisher folks and NGOs dismayed with outcome of PSR case
The nine Applicants led by Zakaria Ismail and six other fisher folks with Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and Jaringan Ekologi dan Iklim (JEDI) are dismayed and disappointed with the decision of the Penang High Court dismissing their Application for Judicial Review (JR Application) to challenge the planning permission granted to the Penang State Government by the State Town and Country Planning...
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Concerns Over Dissolution of MAVCOM
On 26th June 2024, the Malaysian Parliament passed the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Dissolution) Bill 2024, which will lead to the dissolution of MAVCOM. Consequently, all properties, funds, rights, and functions of MAVCOM will be transferred to the Civil Aviation Authority Malaysia (CAAM) under the Ministry of Transport (MOT). The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) expresses grave...
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KACAMATA KU: Embracing Myriad Challenges From University To Multiversity And Now Communiversity
In 2018, in an op-ed piece, I wrote about the concept of a “multi-university” or multiversity for short. This was to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a well-known organisation, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP). The chance meeting shaped my thinking as to what education is all about! USM, then led by its founder Vice-Chancellor – the late Prof Tan Sri...
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