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By OOI KEE BENG, Penang Monthly editorial for January 2025 YOU WOULD HAVE seen them. Mobile drone shots of cities, done with the camera pointed straight down to capture the topographical grid of streets and buildings. Whether done in daylight or at night, the effect is a reminder to us of how like those of … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng, Editorial, Penang Monthly November 2024 CLIMATE CHANGE. The phrase rings with an alliterative charm, yet it evokes a notion that is far from simple. It invites us to consider our relationship with the elements and the forces that govern our world. Before the advent of writing, it is difficult to pinpoint precisely what … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng May 2024 editorial in Penang Monthly IF YOU WISH to enhance material production, be this of electronic chips, fish and chips, or arts and crafts, the contemporary wisdom today is to aim for the establishment of a supportive ecosystem. Until recently, the word “hub” was the cool term to throw around in … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng April 2024 EDITORIAL, Penang Monthly I REMEMBER STRUGGLING with the terms “weather” and “climate” in primary school. And as with most related words, it was about knowing when to use one and not the other, not so much about understanding each of them properly or deeply. I did say this was during … Continue reading
By OOI KEE BENG JUST RETURNED FROM Singapore after an effective two-week stay there, I am prone not only to wax lyrical about the public transport system the city-state has developed, but also to ponder deeply over the central importance that spatial management has in urban life. Urban life by definition is a crowded one, … Continue reading
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