Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng - Penang Monthly (Page 25)

A defensive psyche is colonialism’s legacy

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Continental conditions create polities and mindsets that vary remarkably from those found in maritime and riverine areas. In modern day Malaysia, the underlying socio-economic structure and primary acculturating forces instigated by our archipelagic geography shine through quite clearly.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The age of cities is at hand

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Penang is a unique city with a unique history. How would it fare in an age of urbanisation?

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Remember Penang

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The revamped Penang Economic Monthly marks the beginning of reawakening Penang's potential. It’s about remembering its past, rethinking its future, and rebuilding a vibrant, innovative Penang.

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The Future of Work Will Include Clubbing

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IN THE FIRST decade or two following Covid-19, which parts of our daily life will go back to the way they were, and which will not?It’s anyone’s g...

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Pandemic or Not, there is No Such Thing as “De-globalisation”

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WHILE THE COVID-19 pandemic is sometimes portrayed as globalisation hitting a wall, it has at the same time raised public consciousness that globalisation as a...

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A Synergic Platform is Something Penang Almost Already Has to Build Back Better

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THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has obliged us to rethink the personal, the present and the proximate.Shaken by the arresting of our ambitions, stirred by disruptions t...

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Fairness is the Virtue that Can Reset the World

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THE THINGS THAT split members of a society come in all shapes and sizes; but they all boil down to a play on the human sense of fairness. This sense can be indi...

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Anwar Fazal: Seeing New Possibilities for Social Activism Post-Pandemic [PART ONE]

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A HEALTH PANDEMIC lays bare the bones of human society. So, if Covid-19 has not riled up your interest in how the world works, in how that world will now change...

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Amused at Fort Cornwallis

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AT THE WATER’s edge, my soul sighs. This has something to do with the sound of waves. Things may seem serene, but I cannot forget the power the sea withho...

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To Live and Let Live, You Need Sustainability Thinking

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THERE IS A persistent trend in the thinking of the people of Penang which is not easily named, but discerning it helps explain why civil society activism is so...

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The SXI Spirit: Hard Work as Second Nature

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Editorial-cum-book review: Francis Loh Kok Wah, Cecilia Ng and Anthony Rogers: The Xaverian Journey: The Story of a Lasallian School in Penang, Malaysia 1787-20...

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Can “The New Normal” be “The New Age”?

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AS EXAMPLES INCREASE of countries getting new spikes in Covid-19 cases, and as some sustained green zones in Malaysia, like Penang, start turning yellow, it is...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng