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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The State of Non-Muslims in Penang and Selangor.

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The season for cheer last December was slightly dampened by several events in the months leading up to Christmas. Christmas carollers were thrown into confu...

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Continuing A 125-year-old Internationalisation Strategy

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ErrataIn “Managing Malaysia’s first EMC lab”, published in issue 12.11, the term “technopreneur” was described as “Entre...

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PPSMI:A Different Perspective

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An overviewPengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam Bahasa Inggeris or PPSMI - to teach and learn mathematics and science in English –...

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Housing in Penang

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Average house prices in Penang have increased 50% in the last five years, with even bigger rises seen on the island, particularly in the island’s north-ea...

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Let’s Stop Malaysia Going Greek

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The United Malays National Organisation (Umno) is beyond redemption. At its general assembly in December, the message it sent out was suspicion of others and...

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Building on The Past

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The Socio-Economic & Environmental Research Institute (SERI) has now changed its name to Penang Institute. The launch of the new moniker took place on Dec...

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Penang Institute Begins

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“We are here to ponder the future of the world from Penang,” Penang Institute's executive director Liew Chin Tong explained in his opening remarks....

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Think City Catalyst For Revitalising George Town

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Hamdan Abdul Majeed has reason to celebrate, the day of the interview also marks his fifth year working on what Khazanah Nasional1 has ambitiously dubbed the...

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SMEs in Malaysia and Penang

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 What is the progress of SMEs in Malaysia?Over the years, policies, strategies, initiatives and incentives to promote SME development have been chart...

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The Tale of Two Economies

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Fiat money Welcome to the world of derivatives where nothing is worth a lot!In the old days, money had its equivalent value in gold – the value of an...

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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...

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Small and Medium Enterprises – The Drivers of Change

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Defining SMEs The substantial role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the domestic economy as an agent of growth has generally been recognised througho...

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