Let’s globalise wisely
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There is much to worry about in the world today, 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which should give us reason to pause and consider what the long-t...
Growing Old and Staying Young in a Brave New World
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The ICT revolution has been taking place all my adult life: I bought my first home computer in 1990 when I was 35, my first mobile phone a decade later, and t...
The interplay between Form and Flair
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Watching the recent World Cup matches brought to my mind the snug relationship between Form and Flair. Football seen on the TV screen shows clearly how differ...
A Final Quarrel Between a Repentant Grandfather and Old-fashioned Self-absorbed Parents
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As the 14th general election draws near, the sense that Malaysia – and the whole Asia-Pacific region, for that matter – must now leap into a new era...
Xenophobia Signals Crisis
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A clear connection seems to exist between an economy’s health, on the one hand, and that society’s handling of religious and ethnic minorities, on the other.
Building Penang, Inspiring Malaysia
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In honour of Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu who passed away in November 2010, Penang Economic Monthly presents in this issue a list of articles on the second chief ministe...
Trapped Multiple Times
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This month’s cover is about Malaysia’s brain drain; and what is fascinating is how old – and yet how current – the story reads.
Funeral for a true son of Penang
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The morning was soft and cloudy – but only for a while. By 10am, the sun was blazing and having its usual relentless way with Penangites. Perhaps as man...
Retaining the Ability to Enjoy Simple Abilities
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Our machines make us seek more power and more capacity, and in the process we forget to appreciate our most basic skills. So we end up seeking thrills and searching for novel experiences.
Of Yin & Yang, Qi and Immune Systems
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Do you know that we start rotting as soon as we have breathed our last breath? This is a fascinating reminder that decay is the default situation for the human...
The importance of being Inspirable
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It’s always a bit disconcerting when a notion forms in your mind and you cannot find a good word for it. Memory going bad? Mental energy running out? Ba...
The sustaining of social disharmony must end
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We have just entered a new year, so allow me to kick off this magazine’s fifth year in its present form with some observations about the central importa...