In solidarity with the brave students demanding accountability in the 1MDB scandal. There is hope for this country yet.
Now Bukit Jambul hit by hill-clearing more than 250 feet above sea level
This is apparently for a condo and semi-detached housing project by a major property developer. The site lies along Lebuh Bukit Jambul, on the hill-slopes just north of Inti College and near Equatorial Hotel in Bukit Jambul.
The Better, Cheaper, Faster alternative to a massive transport hub at Sia Boey
Take a good look at these images. This is what we could have at Sia Boey under the Better, Cheaper, Faster framework for transport in Penang.
An open letter to GTWHI general manager Ang Ming Chee
Lim Mah Hui, in his personal capacity, has written an open letter to Ang Ming Chee, the general manager of George Town World Heritage Inc:
Penang’s latest ‘tourist attraction’: The Dark Alley of Paya Terubong
This could be a tourist draw. An alley that is always dark, what more at dusk. Except that residents of the older flats facing the new condo blocks that tower over them are not impressed.
Paya Terubong residents worried over 47-storey towers on hill-slopes
Residents of Taman Seri Rambai/Lau Geok Swee in Paya Terubong are alarmed and worried about the extensive hill cutting and scarring in the area. Penang Forum press conference held a press conference this afternoon at the Paya Terubong JKKK Centre, which was packed with nearby residents and journalists.
Sia Boey: National Heritage Department to issue interim protection order, plans to extend buffer zone
This is a English translation (I am not sure who translated it) of a statement in Bahasa issued by the National Heritage Department or Jabatan Warisan Negara. JWN was among those that played a critical role in obtaining Unesco world heritage listing for George Town and Malacca.
Sia Boey: Penang Forum responds to criticism of its letter to Unesco
Penang Forum has responded to criticism of its letter to Unesco over the plan to construct a massive transport hub in an area designated as an arts and heritage district.
Penang Forum’s original letter to Unesco can be found here, while the statement in response to criticism of the letter is reproduced below.
Sia Boey: ‘Do we want another concrete jungle?’
Comments made at the launch of the heritage and arts district at Sia Boey on 6 September 2015. How times have changed.
“…the heritage shophouses will be retained, where ever they could be, we will make sure that they will also be able to contribute to a land and air of authenticity, and of course, the ambience and atmosphere necessary to signify that this is a Penang heritage and arts district.”
Penang Forum’s letter to Unesco is to protect George Town’s heritage listing
Penang Forum has been targeted for writing a letter to Unesco about its concern about the threat to the heritage of George Town world heritage site caused by the proposed massive transport hub in the historical Sia Boey area.