The Guardian of The Hill
4 min read
Lee briefing visitors at the reopening of the bypaths.With its magnificent panoramic views and its cool climate, Penang Hill has always been a popular ret...
A Post-Industrial Future for Penang?
9 min read
The advent of the digital era, characterised by seamless and instantaneous transfer of information and unprecedented levels of global interconnectedness, has se...
Wireless in George Town
4 min read
It may be the top man’s vision but it is people like Jeff Ooi who are pounding the pavement in order to fulfil the promise of free WiFi service for Penang...
Shark Savers
6 min read
Shark conservation work is heavily based on science and empirical studies. And if we talk about sustainability, there is a plethora of evidence in proving and making that point.
PDC's New Plan to Attract MNCs – Build and Lease
5 min read
As the global economy grows more and more uncertain, the last thing the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) needed was a multinational corporation telling them...
A Silat Performance to Awe the World
3 min read
The George Town Festival 2012, under the directorship of Joe Sidek, opened on June 15, under a “starry starry night” with a spectacular performance of “Silat: Our Heritage for the World” at the Fort Cornwallis open theatre in George Town.
Buying Property is No Stroll In The Park
3 min read
Penang is in a property boom at the moment with a record number of development projects being found on both the island and the mainland. This trend will most...
Is Sharing Home Ownership The Way Out For Penang?
5 min read
Public housing in East Asia has traditionally been distinct from European social housing. A Unitary system in Western Europe stems from a conception of social w...
Who Wants to Be A Tech Entrepreneur?
6 min read
Michael was very nervous. There was only an hour left before he had to present his project and he hadn’t finished preparing. Worse still, his total time f...
Growth Plans Must Include Disaster Risk Reduction
8 min read
The Asia-Pacific remains a very vulnerable region. Eighty six per cent of its total population were affected by natural disasters, accounting for a staggering...
The Mixed Impact of The Heritage Listing
6 min read
The most obvious place to start when assessing the impact that the Unesco World Heritage Site (WHS) listing has had on George Town over the last four years is t...
Can Penang Port be Saved?
8 min read
From its establishment as a British settlement in 1786, Penang, with its sister settlements Malacca and Singapore to the south, enjoyed the status of a free por...