Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 94)

Public Transport Must be Affordable, Convenient – and Sustainable

8 min read

In recent decades, development in Asia has been phenomenal. And so has the building of roads. From Bangkok to Beijing, the endless spaghetti of super highways h...

by Lim Mah Hui

Lim Mah Hui

Zooming in on Bugs

5 min read

Few of us think of insects as incredibly interesting animals, but it was exactly the sight of bugs that brought together Husni Che Ngah, 45, from Kuala Terengga...

by Marco Ferrarese

How Does Brexit affect Malaysians?

4 min read

The UK defied expectations from opinion polls and bookmakers, and voted to leave the European Union (EU). Apart from the inevitable plunge of the British pound...

by Dr. Lim Kim-Hwa

Rich Music Resonates From Mount Santubong

5 min read

The Rainforest World Music Festival last month took audiences – and this writer – to new heights of musical ecstasy.

by Julia Tan

Hearing the Painting Before Seeing it

4 min read

“Can art be read?”That is the question that “Reading Art”, a month-long exhibition held in conjunction with George Town Festival, is...

by Ooi Kok Hin

Pedestrians shall be King!

4 min read

A campaign was launched in November last year to improve Penang’s low walkability index and address the growing number of apathetic motorists on the road....

by Regina Hoo

Pedalling to a Paradise

3 min read

Half-folded Brompton bicycles.Guar Petai lies north of Bukit Mertajam. With beautiful blue ponds amid a green landscape surrounded by reddish-brown hilloc...

by AhPek Biker

AhPek Biker

It's Time to Cycle to Commute!

7 min read

Penangites are taking to cycling like ducks to water. Granted, some have been doing it their entire lives while others are just beginning to get on the bandwago...

by Regina Hoo

Better, Cheaper, Faster – Really?

9 min read

The Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) is the state government’s biggest infrastructural undertaking in recent history. The state first launched a feasib...

by Joshua Woo Sze Zeng

Picking a Better, Cheaper, Faster Transport System

6 min read

It was mid-July when the debate over Penang’s public transportation plans reached a new level. After repeated censure for allegedly being all talk and no...

by Andrea Filmer

Incubating the Innovative

5 min read

Does Penang have the network of support and structures needed to provide a vibrant startup environment? Does it have a dynamic landscape that stimulates innovat...

by Elizabeth Su

Feeling at Home in Public

4 min read

An elderly man enjoying a quiet moment to himself.The public was invited to put their creative stamps on the yellow chairs at Hin Bus Depot duri...

by Regina Hoo