Penang for Everyone—Inclusion Needs Changes in Mindset

By Liani MK

March 2024 COVER STORY
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PENANG IS KNOWN for its old-time charm, even as rising skyscrapers punctuate the expanse of its skies. Its landscape is quickly changing with the introduction of new facilities and open public spaces like Gurney Bay. As I write this, my table shakes with the daily rock blasts echoing from the construction site of the 20km Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1)—a highway project, part of the RM46bil Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP)—that will soon snake across the now-serene hills.Regardless of...

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  • [1] https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/09/521306/transforming-penangs-transport-system
Liani MK

is an independent writer, journalist and artist whose works span areas of language, film, culture, indigeneity and migration in Southeast Asia.

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