Must progress be ugly?
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Welcoming the old and disabled to Penang
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With the recent conferment of Unesco World Heritage City status, new opportunities are available for Penang to become an attraction for older visitors and p...
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Living the poem
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Sitting along a busy Penang street and talking to Cecil Rajendra is taking a serious toll on my self-restraint. It’s hot, noisy and the cold beer in his...
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