Living Of Knowledge, Memories And Things
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HAVE YOU EVER found anyone without a collection? I find it difficult to do so. Even at home, my two…
Managing the Times: Businesses Evolved to Thrive
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Penang’s heritage businesses survive not by resisting change, but by evolving without losing their identity. Across generations, trust, craftsmanship and adaptability remain the foundations of their enduring relevance.
The Growth of Artificial Intelligence
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The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is driven by a diverse ecosystem of players, from full-stack platforms and industry-specified vendors to open-source innovators and cloud-native providers.
AI Complicates Ownership of Intellectual Properties
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Advancement in generative AI over the last few years has disrupted not only the tech scene, but knocked businesses, entrepreneurs and professionals off-balance… with new opportunities and also threats.
Two-Wheeled Electric Vehicles: The Best Option For Penang
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Compared to cities like KL, proximity within Penang and its narrow streets result in a high number of two-wheelers. If done well, 2WEVs could be used for last-mile connectivity, bridging the gap between public transport and final destinations.
How Much Energy Are We Consuming?
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The National Energy Policy aims to establish a sustainable, secure and affordable energy future by outlining progressive goals across multiple phrases.
Water Security is Everyone’s Responsibility
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Why can’t water security issues be solved by the government or the water distributor? This may seem like an easy problem to address—but no. In fact, it involves everyone, and we, the consumers, are wasting precious processed potable water.
Developing The Hill Is An Uphill Climb
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Penang Hill remains one of the state’s more politically sensitive issues today. With renewed development efforts coming under fire from activists and the press, this is not about to change.
Safeguarding Penang’s Water Supply
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We live in an age of swirling crises - economic crisis, energy crisis, food security crisis. What are the chances of a water crisis in the near future? And are we prepared to make the tough choices?
Getting Malaysia’s First LEO Satellite into Orbit
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Ong Siou Woon, Chief Operating Officer of Penang Institute, spoke to Dato’ Dr. Sean Seah, Co-founder of Angkasa-X, a company investing in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, on how Malaysia can progress in this area.
Datuk Seri Lim Chong Keat – Relentless Champion of Penang’s Botanical Heritage
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Datuk Seri Lim Chong Keat shared his journey in botanical research and taxonomy. When asked what inspired him to venture into botany studies, as an auto-didactic amateur, he says, “One’s curiosity about the natural sciences has to be self-motivated. To be educated is to know what you don’t know.”
Decentralisation in Malaysia
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A roundtable on “Decentralisation in Malaysia” was held in the Penang Legislative Assembly Hall on February 24 to discuss the contentious issue of decentralisation of governance in the country.