The Unesco heritage listing has had a side-effect: people are snapping up shophouses, driving up the prices to ridiculous levels, in the process altering the economic, social and cultural landscape of the city. Continue reading »
Mar 212012
Feb 272012
Surely we need a balanced, sustainable model of development that would also preserve our social and cultural heritage.
MPPP councillor Dr Lim Mah Hui made the following address at a full council meeting of the MPPP on 24 February 2012. Continue reading »
Jan 152012
Car-free days can be so stress-free! It’s time we reclaim more of our streets for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.
Bliss! Lawyer Fadiah Nadwa holds court on Beach Street, the commercial hub of George Town, during car-free Sunday. Notice the trishaw and cyclists in the background - Photograph: Latheefa Koya
May 142011
A torrential downpour created havoc in Penang this morning. Continue reading »
Apr 072011
George Town could be turned into a ‘green and walkable city’ under a draft blueprint now open for public scrutiny.
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