Penang Finance:Strong Roots, Stunted Growth
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Kwong Wah Yit PohGeorge Town: The Penang State Government has no option but to persist in convincing the Centre to play fair&hellipThe challenge for P...
Think people, not place
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Comparing the wealth of nations, given how quickly fortunes can change nowadays, keeps armies of statisticians, economists and bureaucrats busy throughout the y...
Parenting Penang's pride
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Pictured : Nical David’s first racket, assembled out of broken racket parts.There is a mystery about world champions that stems from the inability o...
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...
Taking tourism to the next level
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Ooi Geok Ling: “It’s high time we stop promoting Penang primarily as a sun, sea and sand destination. We’re under-selling Penang if we resor...
Halal – the next frontier
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Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and Haji Abdul Malik Kassim at mou signing at mihas 2009.The global halal industryInternational experts place the worth of t...
Nation in a dilemma
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Many accusing fingers are pointed when foreign labour and its implications are discussed in this country. The mere mention of migrant workers is usually greet...
Good hearing and a light touch
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From the successful development of Korea’s steel and shipping industries to Israel’s software cluster, and from the US’s semiconductor giants...
Penang's Place in the 10mp
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Active local governance needed more than everThe 10th Malaysia Plan is now announced. Analysts have generally found it wanting in detailed information. More i...
Priced off Penang: Who can afford an island home?
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Property prices in Penang have skyrocketed in recent years, particularly in the northeastern region of the island, and young Penangites now face the prospect of...
City of birds
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George Town, the far-flung outpostOVER 200 YEARS have passed since Captain Francis Light of the British East India Company established Penang’s capital...
Returning power to the people
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MALAYSIA'S FEDERALISM - A GOOD THING GOING TO WASTEBy Francis HutchinsonAt a time when rising economic giants such as China and India are discovering the bene...