Is the Chief of Staff at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and currently serves as Advisor on Multilateral Affairs in Malaysia's Ministry of Housing & Local Government.
The recent spat between the Penang Chief Minister and the State Development Officer heated up an issue that most people think about but dare not discuss – more autonomy for Penang. Always the bellwether state, Penang holds the potential for being a new model of development for Malaysia.
Refusing to stop smarting from the defeat it suffered in 2008, Gerakan, the party that ruled Penang for almost 40 years, may see whatever is left of its glorious legacy whittled away and forgotten.