Predeep Nambiar

Malaysia

Reporter at Free Malaysia Today

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Why feed the ‘road monster’, Penang resident asks, as underpass project begins

23 hours ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

GEORGE TOWN: Charles Lawrence Byrne has lived in his Mount Erskine Road home for nearly 74 years. At 89, he’s the last of his family left in the area – and he’s not going anywhere. His house, built by his late father in 1950, now sits in the path of a Penang state road-widening and underpass project. The government has acquired 186 sq m (2,000 sq ft) of his land for the development, with a road set to run just two metres from his porch. However, his house and part of his land remains untouched.
Zairil drops defamation suit after reaching settlement with activists

1 day ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

GEORGE TOWN: Penang executive councillor Zairil Khir Johari has withdrawn his defamation suit against activists Ravinder Singh and Khoo Salma Nasution after all parties reached a settlement. The dispute concerned a video shared by the activists that linked Zairil’s family to the appointment of the project delivery partner for the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project.
Pecat staf propembangkang, GLC P Pinang diarah bayar hampir RM120,000

1 day ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

05-Jun-2025, 14:40GEORGE TOWN: Pusat sains berkaitan kerajaan Pulau Pinang diperintah membayar RM117,560 kepada dua kakitangan yang dipecat kerana menyokong calon bebas pada PRN 2023. Mahkamah Perusahaan memutuskan Penang Tech Centre Bhd, yang mengendalikan Tech Dome Penang, telah memecat Sivakumar Kanniah, 48, dan Jason Raj Kirupanantha, 38, tanpa sebab munasabah.
Penang GLC ordered to pay nearly RM120k for firing pro-opposition staff

1 day ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

GEORGE TOWN: A Penang government-linked science centre has been ordered to pay RM117,560 to two staff sacked for backing an independent candidate in the 2023 state election. The Industrial Court ruled that Penang Tech Centre Bhd, which runs Tech Dome Penang, dismissed Sivakumar Kanniah, 48, and Jason Raj Kirupanantha, 38, without just cause.
‘Pulihkan kekuatan’, Dr M mahu ajak ahli Umno sertai gabungan Melayu baharu

2 days ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

04-Jun-2025, 22:22PUTRAJAYA: Bekas Perdana Menteri Dr Mahathir Mohamad berkata beliau akan menjemput orang Melayu dalam Umno menyertai parti perpaduan Melayu baharu dalam usaha “mengembalikan kuasa kepada orang Melayu”. Bagaimanapun, katanya beliau bukanlah menjemput Umno sebagai sebuah parti untuk menyertai gabungan itu. “Saya tidak ajak Umno secara rasmi. Tetapi saya jemput orang Melayu dalam Umno.
Dr M to invite Umno members to join new Malay unity alliance

2 days ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he will invite Umno members to join his new Malay unity alliance in an effort to “restore Malay power” in the government. He stressed, however, that he was not inviting Umno as a party to join the alliance. “I invite Umno members (to join the alliance) because they are Malays. If they agree with our efforts, we welcome them,” he told reporters at the Perdana Leadership Foundation here today.
Pakar ekonomi sokong kerajaan kuat kuasa peraturan LPG, optimum subsidi

3 days ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

04-Jun-2025, 07:30PETALING JAYA: Seorang pakar ekonomi menyokong keputusan kerajaan menguatkuasakan peraturan silinder gas memasak dengan berkata, langkah ini perlu untuk mencegah salah guna gas petroleum cecair (LPG) bersubsidi dan memastikan ia sampai kepada golongan sasar.
Economist backs govt’s LPG rule enforcement to optimise subsidies

3 days ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

PETALING JAYA: An economist has expressed support for the government’s decision to enforce existing cooking gas cylinder regulations, saying it is necessary to prevent the misuse of subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and ensure they reach their intended beneficiaries. Sunway University’s Yeah Kim Leng said the move would allow Putrajaya to reduce the RM3.4 billion it spends on LPG subsidies annually, allowing the savings to be reallocated to development programmes.
19 goats killed in Penang farm blaze

4 days ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

GEORGE TOWN: Nineteen goats were killed in a fire that destroyed a livestock shed near a factory in Bayan Lepas this afternoon. The goats were in a pen at Lengkok Kampung Jawa which was 90% destroyed in the 1pm incident, a Penang fire and rescue department spokesman said. Firefighters from the Bayan Baru station arrived at the scene within six minutes and brought the fire under control in about 10 minutes before fully putting it out by 2pm.
Cops seize Perak exco man’s phone over caricature of PAS man

4 days ago | freemalaysiatoday.com | Predeep Nambiar

PETALING JAYA: A Perak executive councillor’s phone and SIM card have been confiscated by police in connection with a probe into an allegedly offensive caricature of state opposition leader Razman Zakaria of PAS. DAP Youth chief Woo Kah Leong is being investigated for improper use of network facilities under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 and criminal defamation under Section 500 of the Penal Code, according to his lawyer, Syahredzan Johan.