Pedal power can set a new benchmark of liveability in Penang


Off to work: Nurses and staff of Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre in Penang cycling to work with Datuk Dr Lim Seh Guan (rear right). Photo: The Star

Calories instead of petrol. A small, tough community in Penang holds fast to that principle.

They see that there are too many cars in the state. They don’t mind sporting a healthy sheen of sweat to get from Point A to Point B.

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