Miri celebrates its city status today following an extravagant proclamation ceremony held last night at the city centre. Miri is Sarawak's third city and Malaysia's tenth. However, Georgetown - historically, officially and legally Malaya's/Malaysia's first ever city since January 1st, 1957 - is still considered just a municipal today although its city status was decreed under Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Charter. What gives?
This will only make Penang (and Georgetown in particular) fall further behind, lacking the funds to improve this historical city. The Penang State Government lacks the foresight to see the importance, pride and urgency of this matter. I can't wait for KTK and his cronies to move up to the federal level or just disappear altogether so that the dropping standards and stagnation of my beloved Penang will finally end.
It took the lose of Penang to then-Opposition party, Gerakan during the 1969 general elections for others to sit up and take notice of Penangites. Do we need a repeat of that to be taken seriously again?
This will only make Penang (and Georgetown in particular) fall further behind, lacking the funds to improve this historical city. The Penang State Government lacks the foresight to see the importance, pride and urgency of this matter. I can't wait for KTK and his cronies to move up to the federal level or just disappear altogether so that the dropping standards and stagnation of my beloved Penang will finally end.
It took the lose of Penang to then-Opposition party, Gerakan during the 1969 general elections for others to sit up and take notice of Penangites. Do we need a repeat of that to be taken seriously again?
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