Voice In The Crowd - Penang Monthly (Page 3)

Speed Tables are plateaus of our uncivil behavior

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The latest new infrastructures in Penang are “speed tables”. They can be seen in and around Pulau Tikus, a township that is associated with rich Pen...

Resurrecting Sungai Pinang

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Penangites are a lucky lot. They have hills, beaches and rivers within a short travelling distance from residential areas. And the early settlers of the island...

Bringing city planning up to date

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Cities are now touted as engines of growth. As such, city mayors are going the extra mile to make their cities attractive not only to local residents, but also...

Making Penang Island a city

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The Penang state government is seeking city status for Penang Island. It has appealed to the federal government to upgrade Penang Island from being a municipali...

What can we obey if we cannot obey simple municipal rules?

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The four-legged pedestrian overhead bridge at the junction of Jalan Penang, Jalan Burmah and Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong near Komtar has been in the news lately. M...

No automatic new start for Penang as a city

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To many observers, there are 12 cities in Malaysia: KL, Ipoh (Perak), Kuching (Sarawak), Johor Bahru ( Johor), Kota Kinabalu (Sabah), Shah Alam (Selangor), Mala...

Let’s become pedestrians again

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There has been a tremendous increase in the use of motor vehicles, especially private cars, on the roads on Penang Island in the last few years. This rapid incr...

Let’s clean up our island city

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Sungai Pinang.In general, human settlements are called villages, towns or cities, depending on size and importance. But more often than not, the differenc...