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The Penang Socio-Economic & Environmental Research Institute (SERI) will be launching its latest publication “Pilot Study for a New Penang”. Senator YM Tunku Aziz will grace the launch to be held as follow:
Date: 20 March 2010
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Venue: SERI (map)
After the launch, Tunku will give [...]
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Against the prediction of pundits (and bookies alike), PAS won with more than 65% of the popular votes in Permatang Pasir, just inches away in percentage from its result in 2008. For those expecting the same or better achievement than 2008, we have to be reminded of the various limiting factors such as this [...]
My press statement as Penang DAPSY Treasurer on 19 Aug 2009
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Kenyataan Media oleh Steven Sim Chee Keong, Bendahari Pemuda Sosialis DAP (DAPSY) Negeri Pulau Pinang pada 19 Ogos 2009 (Rabu) di Georgetown, Pulau Pinang:
Pemuda Sosialis DAP (DAPSY) Negeri Pulau Pinang berasa terperanjat atas pendedahan Ragunath Kesavan, Presiden Majlis Peguam tentang tindakan Majlis Peguam ke atas [...]
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, veteran UMNO leader and one of the party’s last voice of conscience asked this question today regarding UMNO’s candidate for Permatang Pasir by-election Rohaizat Othman:
Is Umno so short of people that we have to find a lawyer disbarred for financial dishonesty to stand? Has financial misconduct become so common among us that [...]
Bar Council President Ragunath Kesavan had revealed that the council’s disciplinary action against UMNO’s candidate for Permatang Pasir Rohaizat Othman did not involve his partners but was a charge brought against Rohaizat himself. Rohaizat was disbarred on 7 March 2008 after the council found him guilty of a misconduct where he did not return the money [...]
I was at Chief Minister’s launching of the Penang Career Assistance and Training Centre (C.A.T. Centre) yesterday afternoon.
This is part of the State Government’s initiative to help Penangites weather the economic challenges this year (and the next?). The Centre’s primary focus is to coordinate job matching and re-training opportunities for jobs in Penang, ranging from [...]
Here I am, finally touched down in Washington DC.
Travelling about 17 hours is no fun, especially when I am holding with me a huge leather trenchcoat. That makes the little space of my seat even smaller. But yeah, I’ve arrived at the heart of the world’s superpower. I wonder how Paul felt arriving at Rome [...]
My new toy…
Acer Aspire One (white), simple, sleak, no fuss.
249 x 170 x 29 mm – great for portability.
I have finally conceeded that I will not create any big bang computer programming or graphic design, so this little toy is all that I need to be connected to the world (read: blogging, google, gmail, facebook, [...]
I spent the last two days commuting to Kepala Batas (PM’s area!) for the inaugural Penang Pesta Lion Dance Competition. The event was jointly organized by the Penang State Tourism Committee and the Persatuan Sukan & Kebudayaan Tionghua Kepala Batas Pulau Pinang.
Unfortunately, I don’t have videos or even much photos on the event, but, o’ [...]
Dato Azhar Ibrahim’s statement in the Star (Starmetro, 16 December 2008) is irresponsible and does not reflect the calibre of an able leader to lead the Opposition front in the Penang State Government.
He criticized the Penang State Government as being bankrupt of ideas for promoting I-Dance campaign as a tourist attraction – his words as reported [...]
