Fun and games and the environment. That’s definitely a welcome combination when it comes to efforts to raise awareness of environmental issues across the country and around the planet. And the Penang Green Council will aim to do just that for two days in mid-September: combine fun and environmentalism. Young…

Ask environmentalists and opposition politicians in Penang, and the island state’s environment is in a parlous state and under constant threat from development. Ask local government officials, however, and Penang is a paragon of environmental protection in Malaysia. To wit: Dominic Lau Hoe Chai, vice-president of the Malaysian People’s Movement…