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		<title>Hill development or hill destruction in Penang: No more business as usual</title>
		<link>http://penangforum.net/2013/06/03/hill-development-or-hill-destruction-in-penang-no-more-business-as-usual/</link>
		<comments>http://penangforum.net/2013/06/03/hill-development-or-hill-destruction-in-penang-no-more-business-as-usual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lim Mah Hui has expressed grave concern about the destruction of hill-land for property development in full view of the authorities. It is with a heavy heart that I am addressing the council on this topic. Two days ago, a section of a so-called retaining wall in Bukit Gambier collapsed. We are fortunate that it [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penangforum.net&#038;blog=28846902&#038;post=435&#038;subd=penangforum&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Illegal hill clearing in Penang</title>
		<link>http://penangforum.net/2013/05/29/illegal-hill-clearing-in-penang/</link>
		<comments>http://penangforum.net/2013/05/29/illegal-hill-clearing-in-penang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 10:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://penangforum.net/?p=432</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Steering Committee of the Penang Forum would like to commend the State Government for taking action against the developer involved in the illegal hill cutting at Bukit Gambier. It is shocking to Penangites that hill clearing at this height and of this massive extent can be conducted in full view and quite obviously, over [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penangforum.net&#038;blog=28846902&#038;post=432&#038;subd=penangforum&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tunnel-highways: CAP statement and CM&#8217;s response</title>
		<link>http://penangforum.net/2013/03/25/tunnel-highways-cap-statement-and-cms-response/</link>
		<comments>http://penangforum.net/2013/03/25/tunnel-highways-cap-statement-and-cms-response/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Penang NGO statements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highways]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://penangforum.net/?p=430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We reproduce below the statement by the Consumers Association of Penang opposing the highways-tunnel mega project and Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng&#8217;s response. The CAP statement: Abort tunnel vision CAP would like to reiterate most emphatically its opposition to the latest mega-project proposed by the Penang state government to resolve the state’s traffic problem. The [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penangforum.net&#038;blog=28846902&#038;post=430&#038;subd=penangforum&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tunnel-highways: Is Penang moving backwards?</title>
		<link>http://penangforum.net/2013/03/21/tunnel-highways-why-penang-is-moving-backwards/</link>
		<comments>http://penangforum.net/2013/03/21/tunnel-highways-why-penang-is-moving-backwards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://penangforum.net/?p=422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former international banker Dr Lim Mah Hui, a Penang Steering Committee member, made this presentation during a public dialogue with the Penang Chief Minister. His presentation titled &#8216;Are we moving forward to 21st Century or moving backward to 20th Century in our transportation policies?&#8217; can be found here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penangforum.net&#038;blog=28846902&#038;post=422&#038;subd=penangforum&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Penang Forum opposes road-based tunnel, serious reservations about highway-building spree</title>
		<link>http://penangforum.net/2013/03/19/penang-forum-opposes-road-based-tunnel-serious-reservations-about-highway-building-spree/</link>
		<comments>http://penangforum.net/2013/03/19/penang-forum-opposes-road-based-tunnel-serious-reservations-about-highway-building-spree/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[environmental impact assessment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[transport masterplan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://penangforum.net/?p=419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Penang Forum Steering Committee opposes the proposed road-based undersea tunnel and the state government&#8217;s emphasis on highway construction over improvements in public transport. (The tunnel would be the fourth cross-channel link, after the ferries and the first and second Penang bridges.) There are just too many unanswered questions (see the list below) that throw [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penangforum.net&#038;blog=28846902&#038;post=419&#038;subd=penangforum&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tunnel-highways: Dialogue with the Penang CM</title>
		<link>http://penangforum.net/2013/03/06/tunnel-highways-dialogue-with-the-penang-cm/</link>
		<comments>http://penangforum.net/2013/03/06/tunnel-highways-dialogue-with-the-penang-cm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://penangforum.net/?p=417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A public dialogue with Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng will be held this Sunday. The event is jointly organised by the Penang state government and Penang Forum. Tentative programme TUNNEL AND 4 PROPOSED HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN PENANG A PUBLIC DIALOGUE WITH THE CM OF PENANG, YAB LIM GUAN ENG  DATE: SUNDAY 10 MARCH [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penangforum.net&#038;blog=28846902&#038;post=417&#038;subd=penangforum&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wrong to criticise objectors who opt for out-of-court settlements with developers</title>
		<link>http://penangforum.net/2013/02/09/wrong-to-criticise-objectors-who-opt-for-out-of-court-settlements-with-developers/</link>
		<comments>http://penangforum.net/2013/02/09/wrong-to-criticise-objectors-who-opt-for-out-of-court-settlements-with-developers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://penangforum.net/?p=413</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We refer to the Sin Chew Daily report of 3 February 2013 (translated from Mandarin &#8220;For environment or for self interest? Yeo Yang Poh exposes ill intention of Penang organisation&#8221;). This report is on the public forum titled &#8220;Planning decisions and Appeal: Who speaks for the Public?&#8221; jointly organised by Penang Institute and Penang Forum. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penangforum.net&#038;blog=28846902&#038;post=413&#038;subd=penangforum&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gameshop in Penang to empower youths about elections</title>
		<link>http://penangforum.net/2013/01/03/gameshop-in-penang-to-empower-youths-about-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://penangforum.net/2013/01/03/gameshop-in-penang-to-empower-youths-about-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://penangforum.net/?p=410</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (MCCHR) under its campaign UndiMsia! has been conducting a series of #idolademokrasi #gameshops across the nation as well as in UK &#38; Australia. We bring you Edmund Bon, Hasbeemasputra, Tan Sze Ming, Yen Hui, Haziqah Nasirah and Azira Aziz for the our first gameshop for the year [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penangforum.net&#038;blog=28846902&#038;post=410&#038;subd=penangforum&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monorail: Thanks, Mr PM, but no thanks</title>
		<link>http://penangforum.net/2012/12/14/monorail-thanks-mr-pm-but-no-thanks/</link>
		<comments>http://penangforum.net/2012/12/14/monorail-thanks-mr-pm-but-no-thanks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://penangforum.net/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Penang Forum Steering Committee has responded to Prime Minister Najib Razak&#8217;s pledge to put in place a monorail system for Penang if it is returned to power in Penang. 13 December 2012 Dear PM, Thank you for taking the time in your busy schedule to come to Penang. We do realise that pre-election campaigning [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penangforum.net&#038;blog=28846902&#038;post=408&#038;subd=penangforum&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Daunting daily challenge for wheelchair users</title>
		<link>http://penangforum.net/2012/12/12/uphill-challenge-for-wheelchair-users/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Urban planners must consider the needs of people with disabilities when reviewing plans for our streetscape and public transport. Wheelchair users in particular face hurdles in navigating the streets and using public transport that many of us many not realise.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=penangforum.net&#038;blog=28846902&#038;post=402&#038;subd=penangforum&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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