PENANG
FILE
Issue 9, Year 2000 |
The New Face of Northam Road |
brings you news of Penang and its concerns. |
| We are shattered by the forthcoming disappearance of the Ayer Itam market (COMMENT); the uncertain fate of the inner city is discussed in CONCERNS; some are critical of the Draft Structure Plan (NEWS); PEOPLE exceptionally carries an obituary on a great son of Perak, Tun Mohamed Suffian; Lim Kean Siew recalls a dream of Prangin River in Poodle and Elephant (HERITAGE); in CONCORDANCE there is more from Raymond Kwok's collection of Baba sayings; Ghulam-Sawar Yousof is favourably impressed by Tan Sooi Beng's "Bangsawan" (BOOK REVIEW); and at PAGE11 Kerry G describes the agony of a long wait for an operation on her broken ankle. |
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