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HOW TO REDUCE TRAFFIC BOTTLENECKS

Lai Cheng May 29, 2024 0 Comments

More roads = more traffic. This is known as "Induced Demand". Studies have shown that expanding road capacity often results in a proportional increase in traffic volume, negating the initial benefits. Expanding road infrastructure encourages car usage, leading to higher greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation. That’s a bad environmental impact. Investing in public transport...

NURTURE YOUR CHILD’S STRENGTHS

Lai Cheng May 28, 2024 0 Comments

Children learn what they live and live what they learn. Inspire values in your child by example. Showing – not just telling – instils positive, true values in children that they will carry with them throughout their lives. Your parenting wisdom will draw out your child’s immense inner resources. That’s the message in this classic poem by Dorothy Law Nolte (a parent educator, family...

LIVE A LIFE THAT MATTERS

Lai Cheng May 27, 2024 0 Comments

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A Good Wisdom Story

Lai Cheng May 24, 2024 0 Comments

GANDHI’S SHOES As Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped off and landed on the track. He was unable to retrieve it as the train started moving. To the amazement of his companions, Gandhi calmly took off his other shoe and threw it back along the track to land close to the first shoe. Asked by a fellow passenger why he did that, Gandhi replied, “The poor man who finds...

PROTECT CHILDREN FROM E-CIGARETTES

Lai Cheng May 23, 2024 0 Comments

When e-cigarettes are designed to look like school supplies or taste like candy, it’s obvious that the tobacco industry is directly targeting young people. The industry targets youth for a lifetime of profits, creating a new wave of addiction. Children are using e-cigarettes at rates higher than adults in all regions and globally an estimated 37 million youths aged 13-15 years use tobacco....

MAKE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS PUBLIC FOR SAKE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE

Lai Cheng May 21, 2024 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia calls on the federal government and relevant agencies to make public, impact assessments such as social impact assessments (SIA), traffic impact assessments (TIA) and radiological impact assessments (RIA), and seek feedback prior to their approval. An SIA and TIA are required for relevant development projects prior to the grant of planning permission under the Town and...

Penang LRT: An unwise use of public funds?

Lai Cheng May 15, 2024 0 Comments

By Rosli Khan The projected passenger numbers, ranging from 5 million to 42 million, are unrealistic. FMT’s recent Penang LRT piece was very interesting to me in several ways. But let me comment on just one fundamental error, the passenger demand study, which stood out like a sore thumb. To my mind, the projected ridership numbers for the Penang LRT, ranging from five million to a staggering...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CHILDREN’S IMAGINATIVE PLAY?

Lai Cheng May 15, 2024 0 Comments

Healthy outdoor games used to be the norm for children. They mingled with kids in the neighbourhood and kept themselves occupied in simple, joyful games, some of which can be played indoors too. And they would often make up their own games. But many imaginative children’s games are now a thing of the past. If before, kids used to run around and play with just a simple box, today kids spend...

Parking in Penang is ‘Out of Control’

Lai Cheng May 14, 2024 0 Comments

The Consumers’ Association of Penang strongly urges the MBPP and the Traffic Police to promptly address the issue of motorists who disregard parking laws, including parking in no-parking zones and haphazard locations. Our recent survey conducted across various roads in Penang, notably Jalan Utama, Jalan Residency, Jalan Logan, Penang Road, Market Street, Penang Street, Beach Street, and...

ARE YOU IN A CIRCLE OR A CAGE?

Lai Cheng May 10, 2024 0 Comments

Is your circle of friends, or those you regularly hang out with, a cage? The people you surround yourself with matter more than you know. Whether it’s your friends, colleagues or people you frequently spend time with, your circle determines your growth. “The people we surround ourselves with, the charities we volunteer for, the organisations we serve, and those we spend our time with should...

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