July 2016 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

A Pulsating Play that is a Stroll of Rediscovery

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Singaporeans Lim Yu-Beng and Tan Kheng Hua are no strangers to Malaysians – especially Tan, who is famously known as Margaret Phua from the long-running h...

by Razan Rose

Public Transport Must be Affordable, Convenient – and Sustainable

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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

Event

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FestivalPenang's most anticipated cultural festival, the George Town Festival (GTF>, returns this year with hundreds of theatre, music, art, dance...

by Penang Monthly

By the Water’s Edge

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Weld Quay, or Pengkalan Weld, harbours a rich history that dates back to 1882. Stretching from Swettenham Pier to Gat Lebuh Prangin, it was named after Sir Fred...

by Jonathan Lim

Penang’s Waterfronts May be Its Future Identity

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Penang’s free port status began eroding after the final boundaries of Malaysia were defined with the exit of Singapore in 1965. By 1974, the federal gover...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng