A Fresh Paradigm for Penang
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The Penang Paradigm is a comprehensive development agenda for Penang in the coming decade. Prepared by the Penang Institute, it seeks to strengthen three key pr...
June 2026
Discover Penang Monthly’s June issue: explore the stories behind Penang’s enduring heritage brands, the richness of its multilingual and multicultural heritage, innovative local businesses, community-led initiatives, and the challenges shaping the state’s future. From family enterprises and semiconductor pioneers to traditional food, festivals, education, and environmental sustainability, this issue celebrates Penang’s resilience, identity, and capacity for renewal.
At Home with the Peranakan Chinese
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Hybridity is the essence of cultural development, and it is largely for political and economic reasons that the process of cultural definition is carried, large...
Regional outlook
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Southeast Asia in 2013 and Beyond: Its Global Role and ChallengeKeynote Address: Jusuf Kalla Former Vice President, Republic of IndonesiaEconomic progress r...
(Sun)burning for PSY
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The papers warned of a crowd 60,000 strong, which translated as a massive jam alert. Typical of Penangites, we fretted. In the end, it wasn’t the traffi...
Artists with Pioneering Status
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In 1992, a practising psychiatrist who had been collecting art for only five years produced, out of the blue, a fairly scholarly tome on the genesis of Modern M...
Surviving G4's Crisis Measures
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Policies in G4 countries (the US, Europe, Japan and the UK) are likely to shape economic strategies and the global economic environment for years to come. Their...
Ensuring Growth to Ensure Sustainability
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The Singapore government recently faced public outcry following the release of a white paper on its country’s projected population growth rate. The paper...
Leapfrogging Development with ICT
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In November 2012, two important regional meetings on ICT were held. The first was the Asean ICT Ministers Meeting in the Philippines, which saw the launch of th...
Teeming, Tranquil Hanoi
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When you first wake up in the morning, you might not see Hanoi, but you can definitely hear it. This non-stop beep beep beep of motorbikes and cars accompanies the lifting of the nocturnal veil for this city of 6.4 million people.
How Far can Indonesia's Consumption-Driven Growth Go?
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The economic boom is visible in Jakarta, where construction leads the capital city's entry into a 21st century economy; the drive from the airport into the cent...
Dina Zaman: I am Storyteller
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The first thing I do is tell Dina that her book resonated with me, which is a little strange for an atheist to admit. She laughs and tells me that many other at...
GE 13 can Cement Malaysia's Two-Coalition System
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Voters, you have to decide soon. The 13th general election (GE13) has to be held, at the latest, within two months of April 28, when the current government&rsqu...
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