May 2016 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Smart Local Governance Brings Services to Remote Townships

4 min read

In today’s world, the Internet is a basic way of communication in urban areas; with a speedy and stable Internet, distance can be overcome. Yet, this is n...

Tso Chen-Dong

Fishing for the Future

4 min read

Bounding down the rocks, Raut Kading swings an empty plastic bottle that he brought with him. As he reaches the banks of the Tengoa River, he smacks the bottle...

Carolyn Hong

Hot Cafes at Raja Uda

6 min read

To most Penangites, Raja Uda is associatedwith local street food fares, such as tom yum noodles and yong tau foo. But in recent times, a number of quirky cafes...

Life, in Motion

1 min read

More often than not, we go about our days with set tasks and goals, driven by a sense of purpose. Something always needs doing – places to go, people to m...

Jonathan Lim

Cities are Many Different Creatures

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Thinking about the liveability of cities makes me wonder in what ways cities are similar enough to each other for us to compare them to each other, not to menti...