Penang Monthly

Penang Monthly, by Penang Institute, is the voice of Penang, offering insights on its people, politics, economy, culture, and society, with a focus on local and national issues for curious Malaysians.

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No liveable city without good coastal access

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Penangites are a lucky lot. Besides luxuriant hills, a city centre worthy of being classed a Unesco World Heritage Site and endless tasty street foods, they get...

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What’s up with Penang properties?

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What Are The Key Factors that are bringing investors into the property market in Penang?There have been some recent significant changes, as can be seen in how...

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Penang girl Judy heads UN Peacebuilders

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When UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Penang girl Judy Cheng-Hopkins as Assistant Secretary- General for Peacebuilding Support (PBSO) on April 17, 200...

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Penang’s vanished spot on the pilgrim route

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Kapal Haji, or pilgrim ships of the Blue Funnel Line.IN THE FIRST hundred years of Penang’s history as a British trading settlement, Muslim pil...

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City of birds

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George Town, the far-flung outpostOVER 200 YEARS have passed since Captain Francis Light of the British East India Company established Penang’s capital...

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Structural changes needed in the way we use our human resource

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Market sensitive labour demand is a skills gap When 2009 rolled in there were genuine concerns over the impending retraction of Malaysia's economy. Jobs, especi...

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Keeping Applied Engineering certification alive

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Applied engineering students specialise in a technical area of study and blend handson process experience with theory. At the rudimentary level, they are traine...

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Captain of the channel

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The metal ladder in the ferry beckoned, and for a moment I was a young boy again, wondering what treasures were hidden up there. I felt a childlike giddiness as...

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We can’t afford bad waste management

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Whilst the words "green" and "sustainable" have been gaining popularity in both the public and private sectors in Malaysia, it is worrying that problems associa...

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Seri Talks

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PENANG'S LABOUR SHORTAGEPenang's efforts to move towards a high-income economy are experiencing a host of deep-rooted problems. Among these are the high turno...

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Days of wine and Adelaide

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I was very pleased to hear that the Penang state government has recently proposed a revival of Adelaide Week in Penang, and Penang Week in Adelaide. The last on...

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Stories to stir the soul

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 " People are waking up to the power of storytelling. It was something that was always there, but got buried for a while in our rush towards modernity."...

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