Wealth Tax Systems Needed in ASEAN
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THIS YEAR, Malaysia chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). But ASEAN is not just about government-to-government ties, neither…
Stamp Collecting: The King of Hobbies
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THE SAYING GOES that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”—that’s how it began for Ng…
Unclogging Penang Roads Through Improved Means Of Law Enforcement
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THE MOST AUTHENTIC driving experience in Penang would definitely include getting stuck in traffic, struggling to secure a parking spot,…
Rewang: A Wonderful Malay Tradition Losing Out To Urban Living
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DRIVE-THRU KENDURI[1] is an ongoing joke among my siblings. Why not? It is fast, cheap and convenient! In fact,…
Penang Energy Framework: Meeting the State’s Energy Ambitions
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AS PART OF the commitment to the Paris Agreement to reduce the carbon intensity of the country by 45% by…
Places of Worship In Penang Photographed by The Traveller, Jules Claine
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JULES CLAINE WAS a French explorer and diplomat who spent a year travelling across Malaysia in 1889 and 1890, photographing…
A Tale of Two Coastal Cities: There is Much Penang Can Learn From Tongyeong’s Marine Conservation Efforts
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FOR CENTURIES, coastal cities have thrived at the intersection of human civilisation and the natural world, drawing their identity, economy…
Two-Wheeled Electric Vehicles: The Best Option For Penang
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THE GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE landscape is undergoing a dramatic shift, with electric vehicles (EVs) rapidly gaining traction. One evident phenomenon is…
IKEA Malaysia Leads In Adoption Of EVs
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BY 2030, IKEA Malaysia aspires to have fully electrified its last-mile deliveries, or to have adopted other sustainable transport solutions…
Sustainable Energy Transition: The Case Of KL
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MALAYSIA IS COMMITTED to fulfilling its global climate goals. This includes making our cities and human settlements more carbon neutral…
Towards An Age-friendly State By 2027
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PENANG WILL BE the first state in Malaysia to have an aged population; according to a report published by Penang…