The Andaman: Keeping Fingers Crossed for Penang's New Island

By Rachel Yeoh

February 2025 FEATURE
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WE’VE BEEN WAITING for the emergence of this manmade island off the northeastern coast of Penang Island for years. A concept envisioned in 1982 by Lim Chong Eu, Penang’s second Chief Minister, it met with stops and starts since the Penang State Government granted a concession for its reclamation and development in 1990. The halt occasioned by the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis looked like the death of a dream, but for many living along the coast, it meant an extended...

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Rachel Yeoh

is a former journalist who traded her on-the-go job for a life behind the desk. For the sake of work-life balance, she participates in Penang's performing arts scene after hours.

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