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 –...
November 2025
This November, Penang Monthly explores language, place and memory. As GTLF returns, we highlight Penang’s multilingual streets and the dialects that keep local history alive.
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...
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...
Need Think Tanks For New Times
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This interview with YB Liew Chin Tong, outgoing executive director of Penang Institute and Member of Parliament for Bukit Bendera, discusses his understanding...
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...
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. “Penang Institute is a modest attempt to provide a platform for new ideas to flourish and bear fruit through implementation in Penang and beyond.''
The GTGP – A Prototype for Urban Regeneration
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Just like Think City, the George Town Grants Programme (GTGP) is unique, and is the first grants programme of its kind in Malaysia. All applicants fill out a...
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...
Using the Arts to Communicate Science
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Today, a much greater diversity of artists and scientists promote the beauty and importance of nature in various ways, engaging audiences on an emotional level and establishing a cultural and environmental awareness.
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...
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...
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.
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