Budget 2013: PUSHING THE LIMIT
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In Malaysia’s final national budget before the impending 13th General Election, the federal government is pushing its fiscal limits, aiming to satisfy i...
Penang news
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Airport to see growth in passenger trafficPenang International Airport is expecting to see passenger traffic grow by four to five per cent in 2012, due to s...
‘Tis the season to be merry at Shangri-La
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2012 has passed by with lightning speed and as we approach the year's end, there will be a new round of expatriates arriving in Penang looking to find their ide...
Renting in Penang
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2012 has passed by with lightning speed and as we approach the year's end, there will be a new round of expatriates arriving in Penang looking to find their ide...
Keeping it Short + Sweet
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Short + Sweet Stand-Up Comedy was introduced in Malaysia in 2012. What is the objective of Short + Sweet in Penang?Short + Sweet is meant to be a pl...
Short and Sweet comes to Penang
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Jackie Ashkin in Drive All Night.Something unique was taking place in Straits Quay over the weekends of September 5-8 and 12-15. Penangpac hosted some of...
A prayer for FEATURE WORLD PEACE IN PENANG
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Lesley Gouger , Outside the Tzu Chi Foundation, founded by Master Cheng Yen.Coming to Penang again this summer, I was a little unsettled because I had forgot...
The AES in Pakatan Rakyat states
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The Automated Enforcement System (AES) has emerged as another issue which the Pakatan-led states, namely Penang, Selangor, Kedah and Kelantan, have come to a co...
Kicking The Subsidy Habit
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Note: RON or Research Octane Number refers to how resistant the fuel is to detonation or “knocking”, some high performance engines require higher...
Documenting our Damaged Democracy
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We often hear of electoral fraud and unfair election practices, but what do they really mean? What forms do electoral frauds usually take? What constitutes unfa...
On the Vegetarian Trail
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CoyaLocated in the heart of Pulau Tikus, Coya is a serene, double-storey shophouse, offering some of my favourite lunch bento boxes. Their spicy mapo tofu, bu...
Penang Properties in 2013
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Yes, most probably, Penang's property market will come to be affected by the global crisis. That is the simple answer to the question most people are asking; bu...