Making Penang Island a city

By Goh Ban Lee

August 2014 VOICE IN THE CROWD
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According to standard guidelines, Penang Island qualifies to be called a city, and the state government is to gain that upgrade. Hopefully, this can stimulate further improvement – from above and below.The Penang state government is seeking city status for Penang Island.The Penang state government is seeking city status for Penang Island. It has appealed to the federal government to upgrade Penang Island from being a municipality to being a city. According to the Penang state executive council member in...

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Goh Ban Lee

is a senior research fellow in the Penang Institute.

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