The life of Cheah Kok Leong, 29, son of former Asian Rare Earth factory labourer Lai Kwan, has not been in vain.
31 March voter registration deadline
If the general election falls in June, you must register as a voter by 31 March to be eligible to vote.
Australia is so huge – but Lynas chose Gebeng?
Australia is so huge and yet Lynas Corporation could not find anywhere suitable there and instead chose Gebeng, Kuantan for its rare earth refinery – and its waste.
Another accolade for Penang street food
CNN GO has put Penang at the head of a list of ‘Asia’s 10 greatest street food cities’.
Indonesia’s poverty rate falls
There was much ado in the press here about Indonesia flexing its muscles over the tasks that domestic workers have to perform in Malaysia. Could it be that, with the poverty rate in Indonesia reportedly falling, there is less desperation to work in Malaysia?
‘Why the worst infrastructure gets built’
When big ticket infrastructure projects such as highways, tunnels, bridges and airports are pushed through, the lack of proper business plans and robust cost-benefit analyses is often glaring.
Armenian Street: Imagine paving a park
The design proposal for the Armenian Street facelift is on display at the George Town World Heritage Inc office until today.
French Agosta sub now a Malacca museum piece
A French-made SMD Ouessant Agosta 70 class submarine, acquired for training purposes when two Scorpene submarines were bought from France, is now lying as an open-air museum piece in Malacca.
A visitor’s favourite Malaysian experiences
What draws people to Malaysia? Little to do with boutique hotels, Petronas Twin Towers, theme parks, glitzy malls or any other property development..
Speculators driving up George Town shophouse prices
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.