Covid-19 in Penang: Part Two
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JULY 2020July 28The Sivagangga cluster originates from Kubang Pasu, Kedah. It is identified that the index patient of the cluster is an owner of a nasi ka...
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Farms in Town to Inspire Green Thinking
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THE UN PROJECTS that by 2050, about 75% of the world population will live in cities; and 90% of this increase will take place in Africa and Asia. Presently, 75%...
Overcoming Challenges to Water Reuse
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LIMITED ENGINEERING AND social feasibility still hinder many countries, especially in the Global South, from fully implementing urban water reuse. Ideally, urba...
Penang Must Save Her Seas
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PENANG EXEMPLIFIES THE Malaysian image of a maritime nation. It is the product of a people whose communities were shaped by a shared culture and history that is...
The True Cost of Green Buildings
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THERE IS A commonly held belief in the Malaysian construction sector that green buildings are costly and require substantial investment to design and build. The...
Urgent Need for a More Effective Disaster Management and Prevention Regime
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WITH FLASH FLOODS and air pollution to the occasional landslides, Penang is no stranger to natural disasters. As general development continues at a dizzying pac...
Penang’s Ultimate Challenge to Hikers
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Penang Hill Forest Challenge signboard.EVER WONDERED IF there is a hike in Penang that would push you to your mental and physical limits? One that is chal...
Don’t Miss Them! Art Exhibitions are Back
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READY BUT POSTPONED Or Cancelled.A litany of woes of short-circuited, still-born and miscarried exhibitions brought about by the protracted Coronavirus pandem...
Flying into Malaysia during the Pandemic
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FLYING DURING COVID-19 can be an intimidating affair. The overall experience is fraught with uncertainties: what are the odds of catching the virus inflight? Ca...
Are Our Trishaws Doomed?
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Trishaw operator Koay Beng Hong owns about 50 trishaws which he rents out to peddlers at a fee of RM2 per month. It is no secret that most of these peddlers are homeless, but are still intent on making their own living.
Suffering the MCO in the Services Sector
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PENANG’S SERVICES SECTOR is a shadow of its former self. On top of an already flailing entertainment industry and a row of F&B outlets biting the dust...
Tourism in Numbers
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MALAYSIA’S TOP VISITING country is Singapore, followed by Indonesia, China and Thailand. In 2019 Malaysia received more than 10 million tourists from the...
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