Must progress be ugly?
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It seems to me that in the last couple of decades, Penang, especially George Town, has been allowed to develop haphazardly. If I have to use one word to describ...
Living the poem
7 min read
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...
Caught in the net The Malaysian seafood industry waits in vain
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Ch’ng Chin Hooi, chairman of the MFFPA.CH’NG CHIN HOOI, chairman of the Malaysian Frozen Food Processors Association (MFFPA) looked tired du...
Thinking of investing in properties?
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HAVE WE BEEN MISSING OUT? This is often asked in relation to where we should park our money, after hearing stories about windfalls from property gains. The re...
Penang’s success is Malaysia’s success
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Can you give us a brief overview of Invest Penang?The main reason Invest Penang was set up was for industrial promotion. The Industrial Division of the Pena...
Capital movements and Penang’s manufacturing sector
11 min read
BUSINESS NEWS in the past few months has highlighted concerns about capital flight – how Malaysia’s foreign reserves have fallen sizeably despite a...
Penang blueprint
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THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY is at a crossroads; it has stopped being a high growth economy and is no longer a low-cost centre. Furthermore, the global economy is a ve...
Getting the private healthcare sector into shape
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WHERE HEALTHCARE is concerned, be it the public or private sector, the focus has to be on improving delivery systems and keeping costs low. The public sector, c...
Qigong instructor promotes spontaneous health
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Nai has done everything, from construction to computer repairs. Now, he’s found a new calling.PENANG is the only state in Malaysia where people of C...
Betting on better public transport
7 min read
THE IMAGE OF a CEO with a full business suit opting to hop onto an LRT or monorail instead of taking his chauffeur-driven car is not one we Malaysians can eas...
Replanning Malaysia’s town planning
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An apartment in Paya Terubong.THE TANJUNG BUNGAH Residents’ Association in Penang has been campaigning against development on hill slopes in the vic...
Beating childhood learning difficulties
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DESPERATE and helpless, Mei Sing searched for professional help and friends recommended the BOLD-PSDC Centre in Island Park (Bureau on Learning Difficulties), P...