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A blog dedicated to promoting freedom and socio-economic justice for all. Thoughts on a building a better world.
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Sarawak’s disappearing rainforests
For a long time, activists had believed that rainforests in the vast northwest Borneo state of Sarawak were being logged unsustainably, rapidly making way for tree (acacia) plantations, oil palm plantations, dams and secondary growth. But few listene...
Climate change warning for Penang – in 1848
Many of us would think that the concern about hill-slope degradation in Penang and warnings of climate change are a fairly new development which began in the 1980s and 1990s. Wrong. James Richardson Logan – the man who coined the name ‘In...
The other side of Malaysia
This is a side of Malaysia you don’t often see, a world hidden from us. Here, we get a peek at the sad conditions inside an immigration detention centre. Great journalism by the Aljazeera team....
Up to 60% funds diverted; MACC plans seminar
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has reportedly detected government projects in Sarawak where up to 60 per cent of the funding was diverted. “Based on the investigations the Sarawak MACC carried out on specific and real cases (projec...
Rich Germans ask for higher taxes
A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for higher taxes on the rich to help their country recover from its economic crisis. The campaign – “Vermoegende für eine Vermoegensabgabe” (Wealthy people in favour of a wealth tax) ...
Something to chew on…
Since it’s World Meatless Day today, here’s a little reflection from theSun. By the way, I am not a vegetarian but I think this is food for thought, especially in this era of global warming and the growing challenge of feeding the planet....


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