In traffic-blighted Penang, transport upgrade plans raise hopes and fears

Mongabay
May 3, 2019, 9:56 am141 pts
Traffic is a decades-old problem in Penang, a common complaint shared across class, race and political lines in this Malaysian state. When it’s brought up, Siti Fadhilah, a 31-year-old selling roti flatbread in Penang’s Paya Terubong town, grows exasperated: taking her young son to school can take up to an…

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