Tim on August 21st, 2008

There I said it. If you watched it last night then do drop a note and tell me what you thought. Will update with youtube links once they are up.
Briefly, LGE opened with a flurry of accusations, touching on 5-6 “land scandals”. As the night went on though they focused on one particular scandal, the [...]

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Tim on March 13th, 2008

From NST:
Penang Umno will recommend to the Federal Government to stop all proposed mega projects in the state, include those planned under the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), the second Penang Bridge, the light monorail transit system, the Penang Outer Ring Road, the Penang Sentral and the RapidPenang bus service.
State Umno secretary Datuk Azhar Ibrahim [...]

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Tim on March 12th, 2008

Sighh… it’s just like a fairytale. Lim Guan Eng has been sworn is as Penang’s Chief Minister.

For those who don’t know, Lim Guan Eng was imprisoned ten years ago in a politically motivated trial. He had printed a booklet accusing the then Malacca MB Rahim Thamby Chik of raping an underaged girl. In a gross [...]

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Tim on April 9th, 2007

“Once a Free, always a Free”
Any of my ex-PFS mates who read that would be rolling their eyes at the oh-so-creative slogan we used to hear back then. And we always agree that our alma mater is going downhill – then again, maybe the generations before us thought the same thing…
But in some people the [...]

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Tim on April 4th, 2007

Apparently it was closed down for about three hours today after police received a tip-off. The International Herald Tribune has a story on it.
Prank or near-miss? …

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Tim on March 23rd, 2007

Found this in today’s Sun, p21:
After a decade of bringing blockbuster movies to people staying on the south west side of the island, Cathay Cineplex in Bukit Jambul Complex will be closed from 5pm next Monday. The closure is in line with the company’s plans to consolidate all its services under one roof at [...]

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Tim on September 10th, 2006

PenangFON is advertising a 2Mbps @ RM 60/month on a dedicated fiber-optic line (cue oo’s and aah’s). If your housing area is in the service area list, go try it and tell your friends what it’s like.
Competition is always good…

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