This is what Prangin Canal or Sia Boey in George Town, Penang, looked like in 1830, when the canal was much wider, leading out to the coast, which at that time faced Beach Street (before early land reclamation extended the coastline further away to Weld Quay).
Another blow for Malaysia Airlines as CEO Christoph Mueller quits
The official reason given by sole shareholder Khazanah is that turnaround specialist Christoph Mueller quit “due to a change in his personal circumstances” after serving one year of his three-year contract.
A conversation with a waiter in George Town
Sitting in a kopitiam in George Town, I struck a conversation with a friendly waiter while tucking into some toast with half-boiled egg spread on top with some coffee on the side.
A crowded hospital, the Panama Papers and squandered public funds
The other day, I visited a relative in a general hospital.
I was shocked to see how crammed the conditions are. In the ward section he was in, as well as in other nearby sections, a space originally meant for three beds on either side now had five beds on each of the two sides.
Appeals Board stays City of Dreams project: Spanner in the (tunnel) works?
This has thrown a spanner into the works of the tunnel, hasn’t it. The Appeals Board has granted residents of Seri Tanjung Pinang residents a stay order on the planning permission for the City of Dreams project, which comprises two 39-storey luxury condominium blocks.
Street-level light rail cheaper than monorail or elevated LRT
The infrastructure cost for street-level light rail vehicles (or new generation trams) is much lower than the monorail and elevated light rail transit options put forward in the revised transport masterplan for Penang.
Botak Hill: Court dismisses defamation suit against Teh Yee Cheu
Yesterday the Penang High Court dismissed a defamation suit against Tanjung Bungah rep Teh Yee Cheu over his remarks when he shaved his head in protest at the illegal hill-top clearing at Bukit Relau.
Why Najib cannot escape responsibility for 1MDB debacle
Page 14 of the PAC report above clearly indicates why it would be difficult to absolve the prime minister for whatever 1MDB has done.
Video: Opposition MPs march in solidarity with detained Rafizi Ramli
Opposition MPs this morning marched from Parliament to Bukit Aman police headquarters to protest the arrest of Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli under the Official Secrets Act. Rafizi was remanded for three days yesterday.
Why street-level light rail would be a better option for Penang
We do need a transit system from George Town to the airport but not in the way the Penang transport masterplan envisages.