Along with it is the increase in the need for integrated planning.

Ecotourism brings travellers and ringgit to Seberang Perai.

The biosphere reserve listing would ensure Penang Hill's forests are preserved and researched.

Penang's birdwatchers seek thrills of the feathery kind.

Folks at Kampung Tanjung Tokong take the changing landscape in their stride.

Green living and zero waste are the goals for communities in Seberang Perai.

There's another facet of tourism that is rapidly on the rise: business events.

Liveability is more than just making it to the top of a list; it is about ensuring quality of life is available to every spectrum of society.

Much loved by all who have been up it, Penang Hill faces some careful but exciting upgrading.

For some artists, Cupid struck at the first brushstroke.

Penangites get the chance to be creative with their public space.

A tribute? A retrospective? Or an archival reconnaissance lab test? The Unpack/ Repack exhibition on the late Ismail Hashim definitely pushes the envelope.

How can health fit in with development? Anthony Capon, public health physician and director of the International Institute for Global Health at United Nations University, discusses.

The environment should not take a back seat in the face of development.

Shared equity models may be the way to go for Malaysia.

Behind the scenes of a Teochew opera troupe in Penang.

Balik Pulau has turned into a natural sanctuary for artists to settle and create their art.

A man with a passion for repairing vintage bicycles, an extensive knowledge of botany and an impressive collection of antiques, stones and minerals.

The solution to Penang’s traffic woes may lie in its past.

Recent protests illustrate a widespread demand for meaningful participation in Malaysia's policy making process. Will the government listen?

Can Penang become a regional yachting hub? Herbert Poenisch and Oh Kean Shen take a look at Penang’s existing marinas and find that much more needs to be done.

The MPPP's Penang Island Cleanliness Master Plan has just been completed.

In transforming Penang into a city of the future, public participation is key.

While its Cleaner Greener Penang initiative is commendable, the state government must ensure that it creates and maintain more open spaces and parks.

With politics and economics being increasingly regionalised, Penang needs to start thinking in regional terms again.

Property prices are soaring; we find out why.

Penang’s bird artists lament the decrease in the island’s bird population.

Penang joins nine other Asian cities in a pledge to promote sustainable transportation.

For all of Penang’s tourist attractions, the lack of accessibility for disabled tourists is troubling.

For Penang’s Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, the three foci for reform are governance, economic proactiveness, and social stability.