Pinang Points

Cost of fencing off bad behaviour

By Arnold Loh

A STRETCH of road in Penang’s Pulau Tikus suburb has become a microcosm of the painful relationship between change and loss.

This flashpoint centred on a 140m section of Jalan Burma, a narrow thoroughfare just over 9m across.

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Penang , Pulau Tikus , Jalan Burma , traffic , no-stopping , shopkeepers , business , Joshua Woo , North-South Expressway , parking regulations
Arnold Loh

Arnold Loh

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