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Crisis ahead for private higher education – and solutions

13 min read

Graduating students of the Penang Medical College (PMC). Private university enrolment is expected to grow at 5.6% per annum and overtake the public sector in...

by Geoffrey Williams

Geoffrey Williams

Butterworth beckons A bright future awaits East Penang

13 min read

It lies just 3km across the North Channel from George Town, but for most islandside Penangites, Butterworth is a world away.Seemingly limp and lifeless, the m...

by Andrea Filmer

Andrea Filmer

Cautiously but surely, Penang's growth continues

8 min read

Penang’s economy is dependent on national and global economic conditions; the US economic recovery, lower oil prices, the Asean Economic Community (AEC) a...

by Ong Wooi Leng

Putting Pulau Tikus on the map

15 min read

Affluent. Cosmopolitan. Convenient. These are words that are often used to describe Pulau Tikus, a township in Penang that is pretty much located in the middle...

by Julia Tan

Is Penang’s tourism on the right track?

15 min read

The messages started flying on social media in early July. The word was that some 4,000 tourists from China were arriving for a company holiday in Penang &ndash...

by Andrea Filmer

Andrea Filmer

Education – Ever The Political Victim

12 min read

Every political crisis inevitably claims its share of casualties. Normally, those who fall on the wrong side in the corridors of power will find their careers c...

by Zairil Khir Johari

Zairil Khir Johari

TPPA – The Winners and the Losers

14 min read

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) that involves 12 Pacific Rim countries: Singapore, Brunei, New Zeal...

by Lim Chee Han

Lim Chee Han

MAKE A DATE WITH NATURE - Tourism Turns Green with Age

16 min read

 Lined by pristine sandy beaches and covered by flourishing forests overflowing with animals and plants, Penang National Park humbly occupies the nor...

by Andrea Filmer

Andrea Filmer

A Sky of Stars: Penang Shines as a Sporting State

13 min read

Mention squash and Datuk Nicol David comes to mind for most of us. The longest reigning world No. 1 (a whopping 108 consecutive months!) until September last ye...

by Jeffrey Hardy Quah & Sarah Yeoh

Sarah Yeoh

The Mainland Awakens

13 min read

Onboard the ferry.The vibrancy in Penang Island nowadays is undeniable, ever since George Town was listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2008. The eme...

by Joshua Woo Sze Zeng

Joshua Woo Sze Zeng

A City For All Classes

15 min read

There is no doubt about it. Cities are growing with astonishing intensity, and as we move towards an increasingly urban world, a plethora of tools, indexes and...

by Evelyn Teh

Evelyn Teh

A New Era Comes to Balik Pulau

14 min read

Separated from its two nearest population centres – Teluk Kumbar and Sungai Ara – by over 8km of winding hillside road, Balik Pulau has a strong bas...

by Andrea Filmer

Andrea Filmer