Wishing all readers all the best in the coming year as we journey towards a more sustainable future in the new Malaysia.
Affordable housing: Relaxation of rules – whose interest does it serve?
The housing glut – the G-word few want to say – in Penang has once again come under the spotlight.
Bukit Kukus road: Strong response to lifting of stop-work order
Who will bear responsibility for any future tragedy along this controversial hill road? Let’s not even talk about the mega Pan Island Link project that will tunnel through and hug risky hill slopes.
Property overhang in Penang higher than London’s?
Much concern in London over the wrong kind of housing being built: London’s stock of unsold homes soared to 2,374 at 30 September 2018 from 1,595 at the end of 2017. That’s the highest on record.
Learn from Pakatan Harapan’s defeat in Cameron Highlands
What are the lessons to be learned from the Cameron Highlands parliamentary by-election defeat for Pakatan Harapan today?
Najib’s disastrous legacy: Suffocating federal government debt
Of late, former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been trying hard to re-invent himself – singing on social media, riding pillion on a superbike, being seen eating out in public places – especially in the run-up to the Cameron Highlands by-election on 26 January 2019.
But Malaysians should not forget the legacy of his administration so easily. Take a look at these latest figures:
The ‘war’ on trees
This tree made me marvel at the resilience of Nature. It was one among a row of trees that were hacked down to make way for thoughtless road-widening.
Jakarta bus rapid transit consultant creates a stir in Penang
A funny thing happened in Penang last week. Think City organised a talk by Yoga Adiwinarto, the Indonesia country director of the Institute of Transport and Development Planning (ITDP), on 16 January – with unexpected results.
One filmmaker raps about his dream for Penang – but is anyone listening?
Independent film producer Andrew Ng has produced this video of what is going in Penang.
Three major challenges for the new Malaysia in the coming year
Here we are in 2019. We made it through a tumultuous 2018 and major regime change.