No automatic new start for Penang as a city

By Goh Ban Lee

February 2015 VOICE IN THE CROWD
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Will city status for Penang Island bring a new mindset to citizens, to councilors and to officials? That is doubtful. But with concerted and conscious action from all parties concerned, there is always hope.To many observers, there are 12 cities in Malaysia: KL, Ipoh (Perak), Kuching (Sarawak), Johor Bahru ( Johor), Kota Kinabalu (Sabah), Shah Alam (Selangor), Malacca City (Malacca), Alor Star (Kedah), Miri (Sarawak), Petaling Jaya (Selangor) and Kuala Terengganu (Terengganu).Now, cities are administered by either city councils or...

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Goh Ban Lee

is a senior research fellow in the Penang Institute.

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