A waterfall near high-rise apartments at Bukit Gambir, below and close to the site of an exclusive bungalow project on a hill-slope 110 metres above sea level, has turned murky. This photo was taken early yesterday morning.
Jun 102013
May 012013
Guan Eng responds to Najib’s pledge to build 9999 low-medium cost and affordable homes in the Air Itam area.
Mar 282013
Watch what happens when a visionary mayor, Jaime Lerner (now retired), sets about transforming the city of Curitiba, Brazil, into a model of sustainable development and urban planning.
Mar 272013
Pope Francis has shunned the regal papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace in Rome and will instead live in the Vatican guesthouse “until further notice”.
Feb 252013
This is the section on the people’s well being. What do you make of it?
Feb 242013
A blaze in the C Y Choy Road/Sandilands Street area of George Town gutted 8-10 pre-war shophouses, partly made of wood.
Feb 122013
This video, ‘M-C-M: Utopia milik siapa?’ explores how housing – a basic human right – has been turned into a commodity that earns fabulous profits for developers and banks while pushing homes beyond the reach of young working adults.
Nov 022012
The MPSP has responded to questions raised by participants at Penang Forum 5.
Oct 292012
Update: A journalist informs me that the setbacks for a few established housing areas (kawasan perumahan tetap sedia ada) and areas with 87 units/acre will have their setbacks increased to 20 metres (66 feet). This may cover only a small number of projects and have the effect of limiting high-density projects in exclusive areas like Jesselton. But what about other places and other high density projects (say 30-87 units/acre)? I do hope the State Planning Committee will clarify.
Oct 282012
The Penang Forum Steering Committee has responded to the issue of high density development i.e. the tripling of density permitted from 30 acres to 87 units/acre.