Now that Maszlee Malik has resigned as education minister, attention has turned to who will succeed him in the hot seat.
What would be the best 2020 gift for Penang?
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year. Let’s continue to work to build a new more inclusive and sustainable Malaysia.
More than just a school: A new book illustrates the Xaverian journey
It was in the morning of April 1852 when three La Salle Brothers — Jerome King, Venere Chapuis and Lothaire Combes — approached Penang Island, its hills in the backdrop shrouded with jungle.
Pure, unadulterated greed on display in Penang
Wishing all readers a blessed Christmas and a sustainable and Happy New Year.
During one of his voyages to Penang, the great Indian Nobel laureate for literature Rabindranath Tagore reflected on the beauty of the natural world.
Penang assessment rate hike objections: The whittling-down exercise
Hearing sessions are taking place in Penang Island and mainland Penang to allow upset ratepayers to present their objections to the hefty assessment hikes from next year. One Penang Island city councillor said 50,000 written objections to the proposed hikes have been received.
Now, Moovit public transport app has Penang real-time bus info
Some good news for a change. The Moovit app, the number one app for public transport globally, has been around for quite some time but it finally has access to real-time information for buses in Penang. So now you will be able to know how many minutes it will take for the next bus to arrive in real-time.
How politicians fail to see the people’s silent suffering
Politicians mistakenly believe that ordinary people are impressed with the big things – mega-projects and big-ticket announcements. But often it is the little things that matter.
Mount Erskine by-pass road: Shifting jams from one junction to another
This statement is by Penang Hill Watch. In the first place, how were all those high-density high-rise projects approved in the Halia area of Mount Erskine.
While private firms reap the profits from these projects, who pays for this by-pass road and further down, the underpass from Mount Erskine to Burmah Road below Gottlieb Road-Bagan Jermal Road?
Amazing wonder – extraordinary high-rise waterfall in Komtar!
If waterfalls can swamp the higher floors of Komtar, right in front of their noses …
Five reasons why the Mount Erskine underpass is not the best option
This Consumers Association of Penang statement is in response to the Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow’s claim that the Mount Erskine underpass is the best option to solve traffic woes as reported in the Star, 8 November 2019.