The Coming and Going of Penang’s Trams

by Koay Su-Lyn

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Teluk Anson: The Faded Gem of Lower Perak

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Teluk Anson is one of the few towns in Perak that owes its existence and prosperity to waterborne trade.1 It was initially a struggling village made up of attap...

by Wong Yee Tuan

Wong Yee Tuan

With Cars as Public Transport, the Role of Roads Changes

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The Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) has its roots in the state government’s 2009 initiative to establish the Penang Transport Council, which included...

by Joshua Woo Sze Zeng

Joshua Woo Sze Zeng

Staying Alive in the LGBT World

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Mika“I’m a female, but I dress like a male. I do not conform to the typical gender binarism, and that’s why I’ve struggled with findin...

by Regina Hoo

October 2018 Cover Story

Are We Happy with Our Buses or Are We Not?

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Public transportation in Penang dates back to the 1880s, when the first steam-powered tram, measuring 12.5km, ran from Weld Quay jetty to Air Itam Road, with...

by Ernest Mah Herh Sun

October 2018 Penang Palette

Murder on Display...Lest We Forget

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The 110 painted portraits in acrylic and charcoal on canvas in mock aged-photography sepia-tones at Wei-Ling Gallery are poignant reminders of the 1965 Indonesi...

by Ooi Kok Chuen