Peri-urbanisation in Penang: A Potential to Exploit or a Threat to Overcome?
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Syafiqah Nazurah Mukhtar
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Penang Needs to Develop Public Appreciation of the Performing Arts
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Conversations with local performers reveal commonalities in their artistic journeys. In order for practical solutions to be worked out, more light needs to be shed on why the performing arts are floundering in Penang.
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Buying a House in Penang to Retire To
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I HAVE TO admit, I have not always liked Penang. I had been somewhat fond of it, but this had been more for sentimental reasons; I met my wife there as an under...
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Is Penang Truly Inclusive for Persons with Disabilities?
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Ernest, Jia Hui and their eight-month-old daughter. Photo: Ooi Tze Xiong.LIVEABILITY IS VERY much a layered concept. Since the 1960s, discourse on city pl...
Penang through the Eyes of Young Resident Foreigners
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HAILED A RETIREE’S paradise, Penang welcomes expatriates from all over the world to call the state their home. But curiously – and excitingly &ndash...
What is it Like Living in Penang’s Southwest?
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What does it mean really when we say that a city is liveable? What factors come into play? Generally, this covers the usual suspects of: access to education, health and safety; economic prosperity; the ease of getting around; and the availability of recreational facilities.
