Enzo Sim - Penang Monthly (Page 3)

Laurence Loh: Raising Consciousness of Penang’s Heritage, Restoration by Restoration

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THE NAME LAURENCE Loh has over the past decades become synonymous to the conservation of cultural heritage, having saved many of Penang’s dilapidated hist...

by Enzo Sim

How Far on Your Digital Journey Have You Come?

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PENANG’S GOAL OF becoming a Smart State is still a nascent one since the concept itself still lacks a single universally acknowledged definition, tending...

by Enzo Sim

The Japanese Conquest of Penang: Part Two

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[IN DECEMBER 2021, Penang Monthly published Part One of The Japanese Conquest of Penang. This issue covers the remainder of the campaign and what came after].Th...

by Enzo Sim

Remembrance Day: A Reminder of the Folly of War

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IT WAS A chilly winter morning on 8 November 1918, in what was then known as the Western Front battlefield in northern France. Among the vast fields of poppy, c...

by Enzo Sim

Doctors Without Borders Working in Penang

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A little Rohingya girl at the entrance of the family home, wearing a T-shirt with the French words C'est la vie.THE SECESSION OF Biafra – a southeas...

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The Holiday Home of the Last King of Setul

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Segara Ninda, the centuries-old Anglo-Malay mansion at the corner of Jalan Penang and Lebuh Farquhar, is a poignant reminder that a Malay king once ruled southe...

by Enzo Sim

Winning Allies to Secure Penang’s Water Supply

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Having safe drinking water is a major concern in many parts of the world. Based on the latest statistics from the World Health Organization, there are...

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A Lifetime Passion for Stamps

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Anthony Chan Guan Fook.Tucked away at Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling is a hidden gem for stamp enthusiasts – or philatelics. L. C. Lee & Co has bee...

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Malaysian History as Told by Stamps

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Other versions of the Merdeka private cover.It was once dubbed the “King of Hobbies”. Stamp collecting was the craze when postal services we...

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Making Woodcraft Grow in Penang

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Originally from Klang, Nick Pereira is among a handful of people who possess a passion for woodworking, and for everything that has to do with wood. He has be...

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The Fish Farmer of Tanjung Piandang

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Tan Wei Kang.Have you ever wondered where the siakap or ang sai that you just ate for lunch or dinner came from? Most of us would think it was caught from...

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Are Our Kids Alright? Youth Trends in Penang

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Penang is home to 481,440 youths.1 It’s a demography with rapidly changing needs and wants. And with fast-evolving technology and the digitalisation of ou...

by Enzo Sim