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	<title>anilnetto.com &#187; Penang</title>
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	<description>Let justice flow like a mighty river</description>
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		<title>Affordable housing: S&#8217;pore consultants appointed</title>
		<link>http://anilnetto.com/society/poverty/affordable-housing-spore-consultants-appointed/</link>
		<comments>http://anilnetto.com/society/poverty/affordable-housing-spore-consultants-appointed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Netto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bandar Cassia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Batu Kawan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Penang state government has appointed building consultants and township developer Surbana, whose majority shareholder is Temasik, for a PDC affordable housing project in Batu Kawan. Surbana started off as the Housing and Development Division of the Singapore Housing Development Board, which was established in 1960. The HDB&#8217;s first overseas foray was consultancy work in <a href='http://anilnetto.com/society/poverty/affordable-housing-spore-consultants-appointed/'>[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Penang Island being overdeveloped?</title>
		<link>http://anilnetto.com/economy/malaysian-financebusiness/is-penang-island-being-overdeveloped/</link>
		<comments>http://anilnetto.com/economy/malaysian-financebusiness/is-penang-island-being-overdeveloped/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Netto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Malaysian finance/business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congestion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New malls, shopping complexes and condo projects could turn Penang Island into a concrete jungle before long. Take a peek at what the future holds for us. Tan Seng Hai gives us a glimpse of what is in store in this presentation at Penang Forum 4. It is full steam ahead for mega property development <a href='http://anilnetto.com/economy/malaysian-financebusiness/is-penang-island-being-overdeveloped/'>[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Penang house prices becoming more unaffordable</title>
		<link>http://anilnetto.com/society/poverty/penang-house-prices-becoming-more-unaffordable/</link>
		<comments>http://anilnetto.com/society/poverty/penang-house-prices-becoming-more-unaffordable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Netto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penang]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The median house price to median household income ratio (a common indicator of housing affordability) for Penang Island has risen to 8.1, high by any standards, from 6.8 five years ago. The current average housing price on the island is RM429440 while the median household income on the island is RM52844. House prices on the <a href='http://anilnetto.com/society/poverty/penang-house-prices-becoming-more-unaffordable/'>[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>What Penang is doing about local council elections</title>
		<link>http://anilnetto.com/democracy/what-penang-is-doing-about-local-council-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://anilnetto.com/democracy/what-penang-is-doing-about-local-council-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Netto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaysian elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local council elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local government elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penang]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://anilnetto.com/?p=34223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Penang proposes to issue a gazette notification exempting all local authorities in Penang from applying Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1976 before seeking a court declaration compelling the Elections Commission to conduct local government polls. This is another condition voters must insist on when candidates come around canvassing for votes in the coming <a href='http://anilnetto.com/democracy/what-penang-is-doing-about-local-council-elections/'>[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Details of Penang CM, exco asset disclosures</title>
		<link>http://anilnetto.com/governance/accountability/details-of-penang-cm-exco-asset-declaration/</link>
		<comments>http://anilnetto.com/governance/accountability/details-of-penang-cm-exco-asset-declaration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Netto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M'sian politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asset disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chief Minister]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his exco today declared their assets to the public. The details are provided below. Guan Eng&#8217;s FD&#8217;s rose by RM54000 since 2008. He also invested a bit more in a couple of mutual funds. His income is derived from exco salaries, exco allowances, Adun allowances, MP allowances, and director&#8217;s <a href='http://anilnetto.com/governance/accountability/details-of-penang-cm-exco-asset-declaration/'>[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>Half-century long struggle against ISA</title>
		<link>http://anilnetto.com/democracy/civil-society/half-century-long-struggle-against-isa/</link>
		<comments>http://anilnetto.com/democracy/civil-society/half-century-long-struggle-against-isa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Netto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M'sian politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[struggle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The year 2011 will be remembered for the decision to do away with the ISA &#8211; a move which vindicates the half-century long struggle against this oppressive law. But we need to be especially vigilant about what kind of laws will eventually replace the ISA. No to detention without trial. Prime Minister Najib Razak’s announcement <a href='http://anilnetto.com/democracy/civil-society/half-century-long-struggle-against-isa/'>[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>What&#8217;s holding up the Penang Island Local Plan?</title>
		<link>http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/whats-holding-up-the-penang-island-local-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/whats-holding-up-the-penang-island-local-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Netto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Town and Country Planning Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why has the process of enforcing the Penang Island Local Plan been delayed? The draft Local Plan was passed by the MPPP in November 2008. I glanced through the Town and Country Planning Act, and from my reading, this is what I gather should be the proper sequence in enforcing the Plan: Council prepares a <a href='http://anilnetto.com/economy/development-issues/whats-holding-up-the-penang-island-local-plan/'>[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Penang: Opt for rail transport instead of RM8bn on roads</title>
		<link>http://anilnetto.com/society/public-transport/penang-use/</link>
		<comments>http://anilnetto.com/society/public-transport/penang-use/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Netto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Public transport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Itam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roads]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://anilnetto.com/?p=33330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Pakatan state assembly member has urged the Penang state government to opt for rail transit instead of blowing RM8bn on more road infrastructure. Good on Sim Tze Tzin for adding his voice to the rail transport lobby. In fact, we did have rail lines from George Town to Air Itam once. I will put <a href='http://anilnetto.com/society/public-transport/penang-use/'>[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>37</slash:comments>
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		<title>Old Penang: Magazine Circus (updated)</title>
		<link>http://anilnetto.com/society/public-transport/old-penang-magazine-circus/</link>
		<comments>http://anilnetto.com/society/public-transport/old-penang-magazine-circus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Netto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Old Penang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public transport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magazine Circus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trams]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://anilnetto.com/?p=32175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This was a unique roundabout in Penang, the intersection of six different roads &#8211; one of the &#8216;happening&#8217; areas of old George Town. By the way, congrats to Ric for his book being selected among the &#8220;50 Best Malaysian Titles for International Rights 2011&#8243;. (See the Yusof Gajah Literary Agency website for the full list. <a href='http://anilnetto.com/society/public-transport/old-penang-magazine-circus/'>[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>41</slash:comments>
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		<title>Police on lookout for Komtar demo</title>
		<link>http://anilnetto.com/malaysian-politics/police-keep-lookout-for-komtar-demo/</link>
		<comments>http://anilnetto.com/malaysian-politics/police-keep-lookout-for-komtar-demo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 07:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anil Netto</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[M'sian politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public transport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[komtar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penang bridge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Police have gathered at Komtar to keep a lookout for a planned gathering that was scheduled for 2.30pm. Plainclothes police are out in numbers. But as of 3.20pm, apart from a crowd of onlookers and journalists, no one has turned up. The demonstration was expected to be larger than usual after leaflets attempting to mobilise <a href='http://anilnetto.com/malaysian-politics/police-keep-lookout-for-komtar-demo/'>[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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