Monthly Archives: October 2013

Petronas Technical Services Sdn Bhd sued for RM260 million

Posted on October 22, 2013 by weehingthong

______________________________________________________________ Is Petronas losing BIG MONEY over The Prince Court Medical Centre? — First, it was reported to be losing money over a private medical centre in Kuala Lumpur. Now, a Petronas unit is sued for, of all things, breach of … Continue reading →

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Gated/Guarded Communities in Malaysia

Posted on October 21, 2013 by weehingthong

______________________________________________________________ — Malay Mail Online ‘Inside job’ in security company over attack on 3 guard post, says IGP KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The police suspect the involvement of ‘rogue staff’ working with a security company and having underworld connections … Continue reading →

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KL High Court orders MACC and the Government to pay RM600,000 to the Family of Teoh Beng Hock

Posted on October 21, 2013 by weehingthong

____________________________________________________________________ TEOH BENG HOCK DIED WHEN HE WAS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MALAYSIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCY (MACC). Teoh, 30, the political aide to a Selangor government executive committee member, was found dead on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam, Shah … Continue reading →

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THE PINK OCTOBER FESTIVAL, Ipoh Polo Ground, Sunday, 27 October 2013, 7.30-11.00am

Posted on October 21, 2013 by weehingthong

_____________________________________________________________________ THE PINK OCTOBER FESTIVAL At THE POLO GROUND, IPOH SUNDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2013 7.30-11.00am Jointly organized by Pantai Hospital Ipoh, Perak Women for Women, Persatuan Pink Champion Perak, Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh https://www.facebook.com/events/218336798318105/ — — — The VIP flags off … Continue reading →

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Deepavali in Ipoh

Posted on October 21, 2013 by weehingthong

__________________________________________________________ Deepavali 2013: No Bazaar at Little India Brickfields. No fight. Just acceptance of the inevitable. — 1 Nov 2013 Metro Perak – SAIFUL BAHRI / The Star Spoilt for choice People doing their last-minute shopping at the brightly-lit Little India … Continue reading →

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The Mahathir Award for Global Peace, an Oxymoron

Posted on October 21, 2013 by weehingthong

________________________________________________________________ I am proven right again. I had pointed out that ‘THE MAHATHIR PEACE AWARD IS AN OXYMORON’. ox·y·mo·ra (-môr, -mr) or ox·y·mo·rons A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and … Continue reading →

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Throwing away RM270million on English language trainers!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by weehingthong

__________________________________________________________ RM270 million! So much money for so little time spent by a mentor on each ‘trainee’ is questionable, to put it mildly. Each local teacher was trained for about three to four hours a month, and questioned how a … Continue reading →

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Naked Rugby or Rugby in the Raw

Posted on October 20, 2013 by weehingthong

________________________________________________________________ in the raw phrase of raw 1. in its true state; not made to seem better or more palatable than it actually is. “he didn’t much care for nature in the raw” 2. informal (of a person) naked. “I … Continue reading →

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The Anti-Incinerator Movement: NO to waste incinerator in Kepong!

Posted on October 20, 2013 by weehingthong

… The Kepong incinerator project was revived recently after it had been stalled, following an earlier tender process being scrapped in 2015. http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2017/05/07/kepong-incinerator-easy-solution-but-not-necessarily-safe/ … 17 August 2018 Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng opposes incinerator project in his constituency – https://t.co/ow3sl2gK0l … Continue reading →

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MCA EGM: Liow Tiong Lai isn’t censured!

Posted on October 20, 2013 by weehingthong

______________________________________________________________ NO HOLD BARRED! A fight to the finish. CHUA SOI LEK AND LIEW TIONG LAI WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT EACH OTHER IN THE OPEN. Malaysiakini EGM over, but Chua-Liow fued still on   Koh Jun Lin 7:26PM Oct 20, … Continue reading →

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