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Affordable homes remain a dream
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WITH its idyllic villages and sprawling fields, Balik Pulau has always been known as the quiet, rustic side of Penang island, fortified by green hills from the hustle and bustle of George Town and other urban areas.
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Updated: 09:54AM Thu, 02 Sep 2010
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Tussle over the critical Malay base
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SEVEN months after the Pakatan Rakyat took control of Penang, there was a curious little incident, when local editors were alerted on the afternoon of Nov 11, 2008 that the chief minister was heading from his office in George Town to a distant surau that had been gutted by fire.
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Updated: 09:50AM Thu, 26 Aug 2010
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Komtar and the tragic street lamp
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SOME time in the 1880s, the city of Paris saw angry protests after authorities approved a shocking design for a super-tall iron structure to grace the entrance of a world fair the city was hosting. When the Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889 for the Exposition Universelle, it was viewed by many locals with disgust; it was regarded as an eyesore, an ugly metallic mesh that rose rudely above, intruding into the beautiful architectural vistas of their beloved city. It was, in the words of the writer Leon Bloy, a "truly tragic street lamp".
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Updated: 09:39AM Thu, 19 Aug 2010
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Much ado about bird farming
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PARTICIPANTS at a recent forum on local governments in Penang expecting a drab affair were taken aback when the gathering saw an open verbal confrontation over the controversial bird nests industry.
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Updated: 12:14AM Thu, 12 Aug 2010
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Get ready for reclamation havoc
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ABOUT a month ago, the Penang Port authorities created a furore when they announced they wanted to reclaim about 400ha (1,000 acres) of the Penang Channel to facilitate a new "mini free industrial zone" and a halal logistics hub along the Butterworth coastline.
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Updated: 01:21AM Thu, 05 Aug 2010
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