Putting Penang’s waterfronts to work
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The Prangin Canal, Penang.Penang’s history and development has always been linked to the sea. Since the British East India Company sailed into Penan...
A man who always made an impression
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I was stunned when a friend called from Penang on June 19 to tell me that Gan Teik Chee had just died. As far as I knew, Teik Chee had been health-conscious, wa...
Turning disability into a national asset
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An intellectually-disabled person working in a retail outlet.Disabled people in the Malaysian workforceMalaysia is signatory to numerous conventions on...
Parables, Prophets & Pillocks
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Datuk Tay Hooi Keat, “Weld Quay, Penang”, 1968-80, 60 x 90 cm, oil on canvas.Cecil Rajendra is a pioneering human rights lawyer and acclaimed...
A matrix to predict Penang’s population distribution
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There is a policy document, I am told, that says 40% of Penangites shall, in the near future, be living on the island and the other 60%, on the mainland. One...
E&E sector as a National Key Economic Area
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2010 promises of economic transformation in Malaysia. The key message is loud and clear – Malaysia must not become a middle-income country which loses its...
A bowl of porridge doesn’t come easy
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Ooi Phaik Choo has not always been a hawker. She was formerly a seamstress but now sells pork innard porridge with her husband, Woo Yew Weng, a former electrici...
Penang’s development still depends on the PDC
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Ever since the PDC was formed in 1969, it has spearheaded Penang’s development into a modern economy. The PDC’s groundbreaking industrialisation eff...
Emilies of Emerald Hill
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EMILY OF EMERALD HILL is a classic drama that traces the life, loves, travails (and recipes) of an overbearing Singaporean Nyonya trapped in her gilded cage. Th...
No liveable city without good coastal access
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Penangites are a lucky lot. Besides luxuriant hills, a city centre worthy of being classed a Unesco World Heritage Site and endless tasty street foods, they get...
What’s up with Penang properties?
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What Are The Key Factors that are bringing investors into the property market in Penang?There have been some recent significant changes, as can be seen in how...
Penang girl Judy heads UN Peacebuilders
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When UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Penang girl Judy Cheng-Hopkins as Assistant Secretary- General for Peacebuilding Support (PBSO) on April 17, 200...