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Navigating Social Situations With Autism
4 min read
PARENTS OF CHILDREN with autism face many challenges, particularly when managing their behaviour in social situations. Firdaus Fishal, a special needs educator...
Working Mums Struggle to Manage Movement Restrictions
4 min read
OF THE MANY ways Covid-19 has changed the lives of working mothers everywhere, being at home while working, and educating and caring for the children may be the...
How the Medically Ailing Survive the MCO
5 min read
PEOPLE LIVING WITH health anxieties and existing medical conditions had enough to be anxious about without Covid-19, but the Movement Control Order (MCO) brough...
As Able to Work as Anyone Else
7 min read
Apart from her slight limp, Janice Kua is just like any other person. For years, she lived alone in London while pursuing her degree in Music, Media and Events...
Art Heals – and Allows us to be Awed Again by Life
6 min read
Barakah Blue.Sufism may be perceived negatively in Malaysia for its mystical practices, but American rapper and poet Barakah Blue is not afraid to spread...
Healing Penang Hill
6 min read
The railway track was badly affected by the landslide and the funicular train service was suspended.The freak storm on the night of November 4 battered Pe...
Teaching Children to Code
4 min read
Are we shifting our focus from teaching children how to write, to teaching them how to code?“Since technology now dominates our lives learning basic com...
A designer wise to the streets of Pulau Tikus
4 min read
Tell us a bit about your background. You dropped out of school at a young age; how has that experience shaped you?When I was growing up, education was a luxur...
Rasa Sayang’s Cool Lounge
4 min read
It was three days after Christmas in Penang. The weather was erratic and the traffic was mad. All I wanted was some coffee and cake. The timing couldn’t have been better for me, because just down the road from me, Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa had recently launched their F.I.P. Lounge.
Here, There and Everywhere with Thomas Powell
6 min read
How did English artist Thomas Powell's art end up half a world away from home, and what makes him so “Charles Dickens-y”? Penang Monthly catches up with the talented artist.
Sustaining the Dignity of the Dying
6 min read
Cancer is a traumatic and painful experience for both patients and their families. However, with the right care and support, the situation can be very different indeed.
A mother's journey with autism
6 min read
Finding functional space for the autistic person requires patience and dedication… and lots of love.Autism is a condition or disorder that begins in chil...