Emilia Ismail - Penang Monthly (Page 3)

Using Books to Connect Cultures

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Zubedy Ideahouse is the publicity, communications and creative arm of Zubedy Sdn Bhd. Its primary responsibilities include Zubedy’s communications projects such as their full-page festive ads, book publications and Unity products.

by Emilia Ismail & Tho Mun Yi

Ensuring Teochew Opera Has A Future

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Ling Goh was born into a family of Teochew puppets and opera performers. Her great-grandparents, Yang Bing Jin and Li Yu Feng, were performers in China who came to Penang to continue the trade with their son, Yang Qing Ying, Goh’s grandfather.

by Emilia Ismail

A Mualaf Celebrates Chinese New Year

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For the millions of ethnic Chinese in Malaysia, Chinese New Year is a huge occasion – hundreds or even thousands of ringgit are set aside for angpao, hous...

by Emilia Ismail

Evolution in Skills Upgrading for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Muhamed Ali Hajah Mydin.Parking attendants are being replaced with autopay systems. Similarly, supermarkets are increasingly introducing self-checkout mac...

by Emilia Ismail

Mothers – Queens of Our Hearts

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The saying goes that being a mother is the hardest job in the world – there are no sick days, no rest and no pay. Penang Monthly takes a look at three ins...

by Emilia Ismail

Raya at Home... and Away

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(From right) Anom Ahmad with her mother and sister.Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations are about kinship, strengthening ties – and food! Three childho...

by Emilia Ismail

Celebrating Hari Raya as a Mualaf

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Chinese-Muslim convert Muhammad Shamel Mirza Lam Abdullah shares how he celebrates Hari Raya Aidilfitri, and his deep-rooted love for his multiracial, multicult...

by Emilia Ismail

A Festival at Your Doorstep

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George Town Festival's various shows.It’s a bonanza of local and international acts as George Town Festival (GTF) returns for its...

by Emilia Ismail

Bringing Excess Food Back from the Brink

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Calvin Chan Yi Xuan was barely 20 years old when he won the Penang Green Idol, an annual competition organised by the Penang Green Council to reward and encoura...

by Emilia Ismail

Letting A Teen Think Like An Entrepreneur

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It was not an easy competition to start with – beginning at the school level, it proceeded to the state level, and then national and international. Each c...

by Emilia Ismail

“I Am Home”: Putting Social Harmony on Show

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FOR GENERATIONS, people from around the globe have come to Penang to make a better life for themselves and their families. Today, the descendants of these early...

by Emilia Ismail

Batu Aceh – A Heritage in Need of Protection

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MORE THAN JUST a final resting place, the old Muslim graveyards in Penang are home to  gravestones known as Batu Aceh. These ornamented grave-markers are c...

by Emilia Ismail