Are Our Trishaws Doomed?

By Lim Sok Swan

September 2020 FEATURE
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THE END OF World War II introduced trishaws to Penang, and between the late 1960s and the early 1970s, more than 2,500 of these vehicles plied the streets of George Town. It was the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-98 that caused its enduring popularity to plummet.A decade later, following George Town’s inscription as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2008, the demand for trishaws was once again revived as tourists descended on the city by the thousands. Its numbers though...

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Lim Sok Swan

is currently focusing on heritage studies. She believes that more understanding among different groups and cultures can make Malaysia a better home for all.


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