The tunnel and highway projects will have an impact not only along Gurney Drive, but across much of the north, east and south-east of the Island – and the mainland at Bagan Ajam.
Old Penang: Penang Hill Railway
Why rush to the top of Penang Hill, when the ride up in the slow ol’ wooden train was itself a priceless multi-sensational experience.
If you love the Penang Botanic Garden …
… take some time to read environmentalist Dr Leong Yueh Kwong’s thoughtful response to the draft Special Area Plan for the Garden.
Penang tunnel, highway projects: CM’s meetings with NGOs
Some hoo-ha in the press about whether the state government really consulted NGOs regarding the highway and tunnel projects in Penang.
Four years since 8 March 2008
Few people remembered the fourth anniversary of 8 March 2012 today. Maybe because everyone is focusing so intently on the coming general election.
TPP: Malaysia needs to maintain tools for capital controls
Lim Mah Hui and Kevin Gallagher warn that the Trans-Pacific Partnership could make it difficult for participating nations to regulate speculative capital flows to protect their economies from financial crises.
Why did AK sell his power assets to 1MDB?
Ananda Krishnan’s sale of his power generation assets at this time raises a number of questions and concerns – more so as the assets are being sold to 1MDB, whose debt is guaranteed by the federal government.
The secret meeting on 11 March 2008
Khalid Samad, the MP for Shah Alam, had a bad throat and was sucking lozenges. He had been barn-storming the ceramah trail, countering criticism from his one-time Pas ally, Hasan Ali, that there was a “parasite” group within the party.
Penang hands over keys for 720 low-cost homes
The Penang state government has handed over the keys for a RM80m low- and medium-cost housing project developed by PDC in Sungai Dua.
