Published: Monday April 23, 2012 MYT 3:09:00 PM
Updated: Monday April 23, 2012 MYT 5:29:33 PM
By ANDREA FILMER
GEORGE TOWN: Penang has been named as the country's most liveable city for two consecutive years, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said.
Quoting the annual ECA Location Ratings research, Lim said Penang had maintained its position as Asia's eighth most liveable city, while Kuala Lumpur had dropped from ninth to 10th.
"If we only beat them once, people may say it's a fluke. But we have repeated the feat this year.
"It's not a fluke, it's a fact," Lim told a press conference in Komtar here Monday.
He said listed criteria for the ranking included quality of living, climate, health service, isolation, social network and leisure facilities, infrastructure and political tensions.
According to the survey, Singapore maintained its grip on the top spot and also retained its global ranking as the number one most liveable city in the world.
Kobe, Japan stayed at the second spot of Asia's most liveable cities, followed by Hong Kong, Tokyo and Yokohama (tied at fourth), Taipei and Macau.
Seoul, that was ranked as Asia's 10th most liveable city in 2011, edged Kuala Lumpur to tie with George Town in this year's ranking.
ECA International, which carries out the location rating annually, is an international consulting firm that specialises in providing and developing solutions for the management and assignment of employees around the world.
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Updated: Monday April 23, 2012 MYT 5:29:33 PM
By ANDREA FILMER
GEORGE TOWN: Penang has been named as the country's most liveable city for two consecutive years, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said.
Quoting the annual ECA Location Ratings research, Lim said Penang had maintained its position as Asia's eighth most liveable city, while Kuala Lumpur had dropped from ninth to 10th.
"If we only beat them once, people may say it's a fluke. But we have repeated the feat this year.
"It's not a fluke, it's a fact," Lim told a press conference in Komtar here Monday.
He said listed criteria for the ranking included quality of living, climate, health service, isolation, social network and leisure facilities, infrastructure and political tensions.
According to the survey, Singapore maintained its grip on the top spot and also retained its global ranking as the number one most liveable city in the world.
Kobe, Japan stayed at the second spot of Asia's most liveable cities, followed by Hong Kong, Tokyo and Yokohama (tied at fourth), Taipei and Macau.
Seoul, that was ranked as Asia's 10th most liveable city in 2011, edged Kuala Lumpur to tie with George Town in this year's ranking.
ECA International, which carries out the location rating annually, is an international consulting firm that specialises in providing and developing solutions for the management and assignment of employees around the world.
Source reference link: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/23/nation/20120423152457&sec=nation
Back to Main Page: www.VulcanInternational.blogspot.com
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