From Free Port to Modern Economy. Economic Development and Social Change in Penang, 1969 to 1990

By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

August 2022 WINDOW INTO HISTORY
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Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu (left).
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Introduction (abridged)Published by Penang Institute and ISEAS (Singapore) 2019WHILE Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu (1919-2010) was undoubtedly a major actor in the early history of Malaya and Malaysia, the role that gave him lasting fame in history books about the country is most undoubtedly that as the Architect of Modern Penang.In his long political life, he did seem plagued by adversity whenever he managed to reach what seemed a critical point in his career. For example, soon after he became...

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Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.

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