August 2012

Penang has always been a close-knit community. The close physical proximity of the different urban centres with George Town serving as the hub means that both p...

After the sub-prime crisis that triggered the 2008 recession in the US and much of the Western world, the risks involved with overvalued properties fell under t...

What did we discover?The jury is still out! The measurements we have made have not yet achieved sufficient precision to say conclusively whether or not this i...

Lee briefing visitors at the reopening of the bypaths.With its magnificent panoramic views and its cool climate, Penang Hill has always been a popular ret...

The advent of the digital era, characterised by seamless and instantaneous transfer of information and unprecedented levels of global interconnectedness, has se...

It may be the top man’s vision but it is people like Jeff Ooi who are pounding the pavement in order to fulfil the promise of free WiFi service for Penang...

You were instrumental in establishing Shark Savers here in South-East Asia. How did you get involved with the organisation?I’m a diving instructor, so t...