While all attention is focused on the street art on Penang Island, Butterworth has quietly been stepping up its own street art scene with more murals on buildings, especially at the newly opened Butterworth Art Walk.
Penang over the years: Over 300 vintage images
It was quite a different world back then. Have all the changes made been for the better?
Is Penang really greener?
Dr Lim Mah Hui discusses the recent controversy over whether Penang is really greener these days – or otherwise:
The world’s safest airlines for 2017
The plane that “shook like a washing machine” has unnerved some air passengers.
Photos of historic interfaith walk, breaking of fast in Penang
People of other faiths joined in solidarity with Muslims who were breaking their fast at the historical Acheen Street Mosque in Penang last night.
Is the level of violence in a country linked to inequality?
This is an interesting area which should be explored. Check out the graph above published by the Equality Trust, UK.
DOJ’s eye-popping revelations on 1MDB stun Malaysians
Social media is absolutely buzzing in Malaysia this morning following the latest US Justice Department’s revelations into the 1MDB probe.
Five Malaysian entries in the ‘Top 50 World Street Food Masters’ list
Malaysia has five entries in the Top 50, two of which are from Penang. But before we get all puffed up, Singapore has 14 in the listing prepared by the World Street Food Congress 2017 in Manila.
Not enough for RapidPenang to maintain existing skeleton ferry service
Prasarana must quickly increase the number of ferries in operation after the disastrous experience under the privatised Penang Port Sdn Bhd.
A real alternative: Jeremy Corbyn’s strong showing has lessons for Pakatan
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party has confounded sceptics, even in the so-called British liberal media, by putting up a strong showing in the UK general election.