Goh Ban Lee

is a senior research fellow in the Penang Institute.

3 posts

No automatic new start for Penang as a city

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To many observers, there are 12 cities in Malaysia: KL, Ipoh (Perak), Kuching (Sarawak), Johor Bahru ( Johor), Kota Kinabalu (Sabah), Shah Alam (Selangor), Mala...

Let’s become pedestrians again

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There has been a tremendous increase in the use of motor vehicles, especially private cars, on the roads on Penang Island in the last few years. This rapid incr...

Let’s clean up our island city

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Sungai Pinang.In general, human settlements are called villages, towns or cities, depending on size and importance. But more often than not, the differenc...