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| Penang Makes It To Top 10 Liveable Cities List |
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| PENANG: Penang has been ranked the 10th most liveable city in Asia in a survey of 254 cities. |
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| While the state showed an improvement from 12th place five years ago, Kuala Lumpur dropped two notches to ninth. |
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| The yearly survey by Employment Conditions Abroad Limited, a human resource consultant agency, is based on weather, air quality, infrastructure, health services, housing, security and politics. |
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| Singapore leads in the survey followed by Kobe with Tokyo and Osaka tied in third position. |
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| The other cities are Hong Kong (fifth), Macao (sixth), Taipei (seventh) and Bangkok (eighth). |
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| The non-liveable cities in Asia are Karachi, Pyongyang, Islamabad, Dhaka and Dili. |
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| Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said: “Five years ago, Penang was ranked 12th while Kuala Lumpur was seventh. |
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| “I hope Penang will continue to improve its ranking, not only for the expatriates but the locals as well.” |
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| Penang had long been known for its quality living, he said when opening the three-day Penang International Property Expo 2007 yesterday. |
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| The expo features RM5bil worth of properties and 60 exhibitors comprising housing developers, banks and government agencies from as far as Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. |
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