Urban Mobility and The Sense of Common Purpose
by
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
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Two Station Masters and Their Memories of Penang Hill
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AS THE SAYING goes, “You’ve never really been to Penang, if you haven’t been to Penang Hill.” Indeed, just the ascent up the Hill on board the funicular railway...
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Penang Hill Funicular Railway: 100 Years of Service
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THESE DAYS, ascending Penang Hill takes mere minutes. All one has to do is purchase a ticket and board the air-conditioned funicular trains serving the hill — a...
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Raising The FLAG To Make Leadership A Common Concern
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PENANG INSTITUTE is in the process of launching its Forum for Leadership And Governance (FLAG) Project. The venue for its series of initiatives will be the newl...
Early Days of Motor Buses in Penang
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It is often thought that the first motor buses, four Thornycrofts, were introduced in Penang in 1921 by the municipality. While Ric Francis and Colin Ganley cov...
Cultivating A Future For Skateboarding In Penang
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HARD SLAMS REVERBERATE from the morning all through the night at Youth Park — echos of wheels meeting asphalt and ramps. While I nurse my spine and sense my mus...
