Flashback: Cracks spotted along Batu Ferringhi road
Photos have been circulating of cracks on the hlll-slope roads leading to the Vale of Temp. Some time ago, I wrote a blog post about cracks on the road to Batu Ferringhi, not too far from where the...
View ArticleSaifuddin Nasution faces tricky balancing act as Penang CM’s adviser
PKR secretary general Saifuddin Nasution’s appointment as the Penang chief minister’s strategic adviser has raised eyebrows among certain quarters. To some observers, the appointment of the PKR...
View ArticleWhy is Penang forecasting a higher population in 2030 than the Statistics...
Ah, population. Much of our development planning for housing and mobility including transport infrastructure hinges on what we expect our future population to be. If the population forecast is...
View ArticleFascinating film footage of mid-20th Century Penang
This video footage gives us a rare glimpse of life on the streets of Penang in the middle of the 20th Century. Check out the public transport we had back then. The post Fascinating film footage of...
View ArticleProposed road projects in Penang not a solution to traffic problem
The Consumers Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia have chipped in with their thoughts on the three proposed highway projects in Penang. Their statement below: Many Penangites may not be...
View ArticleNew documentary on hazards faced by Penang pedestrians just released
A new documentary Road Wars: Pedestrian Strikes Back by Farhana AS has just been released in Penang highlighting some of the obstructions and hazards faced by pedestrians in Penang. Many of them are...
View Article3,000-strong crowd lap up Mahathir’s address in Kuching
A crowd of 3,000 turned up at the BDC Everise Supermarket car-park to listen to Mahathir’s long-awaited ceramah in Kuching. An eyewitness said he could not be sure of the exact turnout, but he...
View ArticlePenang Forum 8: Dialogue on floods – a call to action (videos)
Representatives from all parties turned up for Penang Forum 8, which was attended by over 200 people. While media attention was focused on who among the Aduns and MPs turned up and who didn’t, the real...
View ArticleHowling winds, floods haunt Penangites as rain lashes through the night
Barely a week after Penang Forum 8’s Dialogue on Floods, prolonged heavy rain is lashing the state, inundating several streets. The freakish winds are so strong that one resident in a high-rise tower...
View ArticleGabungan Bertindak Malaysia launches fundraising drive for flood relief
If you want to contribute to the flood relief effort, please check out this initiative by this multi-ethnic, multi-religious civil society coalition. The post Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia launches...
View ArticleWhy massive land reclamation in Penang is not a great idea
Independent film producer Andrew Ng, winner of the Freedom Film Fest grant award, has come up with a new video on why Penangites should think twice about land reclamation. Bear in mind, this is not an...
View ArticleStill a lot to do to make cycling safer in Penang
Independent filmmaker Andrew Ng Yew Fan decides to cycle from Tanjung Bungah to Gurney Drive and this is what he found along the way. Check out the obstacles and hazards he encounters including...
View ArticleTalk show in Penang: Sustainable Urbanisation – Myth or Reality?
The British High Commission is hosting a ‘Chevening Talk Series – Penang showcase’ in partnership with Penang Forum on Saturday, 24 February, from 10.30am to noon at Black Kettle @Beach Street, George...
View ArticleBack to the future in Penang – 10 years after March the 8th
Soon after the watershed 8 March 2008 general election (when five states, yes five, fell into opposition hands), the courageous writer Kee Thuan Chye invited me to contribute a chapter in his book...
View ArticleThe Penang we want: An open letter to Penang Forum
Our guest contributor is Judy Cheng-Hopkins, who comes up with some criticism of Penang Forum for indulging in ‘group-think’. She raises the larger issue of what kind of Penang we want. These days it...
View ArticleTeh Yee Cheu: Why I am contesting under PSM in Sungai Pinang
Tanjung Bungah state assembly member Teh Yee Cheu who yesterday announced he was quitting the DAP created another ripple today with the news that he would be contesting the state seat of Sungai Pinang...
View ArticleGeneral election 2018: The Penang Dilemma
Much has been said about the momentum building up for Pakatan Harapan as it aims to dislodge Najib Razak’s Barisan Nasional from Putrajaya in the coming general election. With Dr Mahathir Mohamad...
View ArticleShould Penang follow the path of Hong Kong and Singapore?
Someone from the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce has said, “If you ask me or the young, they want Penang to be similar to Singapore and Hong Kong where there are plenty of economic prospects.” Once...
View ArticlePenang Forum meets Council of Eminent Persons, urges review of RM46bn mega...
A delegation of Penang Forum representatives today met the Council of Eminent Person and called for a review of SRS Consortium’s exorbitant RM46bn transport infrastructure shopping list. Penang Forum...
View ArticleIgnoring Penang NGOS, copying Hong Kong-style ‘development’?
The chief minister has said that if Hong Kong had taken the advice of Penang NGOs to stop all development following landslides, it would not be as developed as it was today. He said Hong Kong learned...
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