Ong Wooi Leng - Penang Monthly (Page 3)

Baiting a Billion-Ringgit Aquaculture Industry

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Asia’s fisheries sector has been thriving since 1980, and the main source of growth has been aquaculture. Since the 1990s, the aquaculture sector has been...

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Wanted: Employees!

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More Jobs in the Market Hiring activity recorded a steep improvement in the first three months of 2016. The Monster Employment Index, generated by global on...

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A Budget with Dubious Benefits

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The Prime Minister announced the 2017 Budget on October 17, 2016 in parliament. The Budget Speech can be seen as a strategic plan for the upcoming year and alwa...

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Penang’s Manufacturing Sector Grows, Despite Some Headwinds

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Penang’s manufacturing sector has been the backbone of job creation and income generation in Malaysia since the 1970s. Its activities have evolved...

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Low Unemployment in Penang for Now

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Penang’s labour market is expected to remain buoyant in the second half of 2017. The labour force participation rate moderated to 69% in 2016, up from 69....

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Malaysia’s Demographic Shift Poses Big Challenge

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People are having fewer babies today. There has been a steady decline in fertility rates worldwide since 1950. Live births have shrunk by half, from five babies...

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Penang’s Villages in Numbers

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VILLAGES IN Malaysia are classified into eight groups: Arranged villages, planned villages, new villages, traditional villages, fishing villages, floating villa...

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Industrialisation in Numbers

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As the second smallest state in Malaysia, Penang contributed the second-largest manufacturing output to Malaysia’s GDP. This accounts for about 13.9% of the cou...

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After 50 Years: No Slowing Down in Penang’s Industrialisation

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THE PLAN TO establish Penang as a manufacturing hub was initiated in the early ’60s under the first Chief Minister of Penang, Wong Pow Nee, following the recomm...

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Penang Poised to Grow Despite General Uncertainties

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PENANG’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY is estimated to remain cautiously buoyant, with the reopening of economic activities, continued external demand especially for semico...

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How are House Prices in Penang Performing during the Pandemic?

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MALAYSIA’S PROPERTY MARKET is expected to continue to be sluggish throughout 2021. As Covid-19 cases continue to hit record-breaking highs, many potential homeb...

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Penang’s economy in 2015: Growth continues, but more slowly

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Penang’s GDP has been growing over the last five years. Following the recent release of data on Malaysia’s GDP growth for 2014 by Bank Negara Mala...

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