For whom Malaysia’s highways toll
8 min read
Malaysia has come a long way since its rst tolled expressway or highway, the 33km Tanjung Malim-Slim River route (then known as Federal Route 1) was completed i...
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.
Why Such Fear of Unity?
5 min read
Negara-ku is a movement that, among other things, aims to promote unity, peace and harmony, and oppose racism, hatred, extremism and violence. It wants to restore hope in multiracial, multi-religious, multi-cultural Malaysia.
Making federalism REAL
17 min read
Malaysia Day celebrations.Many West Malaysians will find it mind-boggling for Malaysians one day to celebrate three national days: August 31 as Merdeka Da...
Improving medicine through trial
10 min read
“Do you work in a lab with rats?” is the most common question I get when I tell people I work in clinical research. There is a general misunderstand...
Leaning On No Man
6 min read
Will it ever be possible for a woman to exist on her own terms, or will cultural reinforcement beat that notion down?
Are you buying slavery?
7 min read
Lai (not her real name) paid for her own airfare to get from Ho Chi Minh to KL. After arriving, she was arranged to work in a massage parlour where her employer...
Grooving for animals
3 min read
Bibi Kpoh.What started out three years ago as an effort by the Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) to raise money for its inc...
Putting all into the job
7 min read
It is a dog eat dog world in sales. But whether you’re selling concrete or a destination, the same values ought to be present, such as honesty, perseveran...
No easy task to educate
6 min read
Nothing could have prepared me for school. If I thought having a degree from a US college and a job at a big consulting firm in the city were enough, I was wron...
From China with Love
6 min read
If you spend a few hours in any of KL’s shopping malls (and increasingly, Penang and other major Malaysian cities), you might perchance notice a number of...
South China Sea: What’s at stake?
5 min read
With the discovery of oil in Sarawak in 1910, the foundation of Malaysia’s oil and gas industry was laid and changed its economy forever. Mainly located i...
Highlights of George Town Festival 2014
16 min read
Wrecking Crew Orchestra EL Squad.Shanghai Starlight Acrobatic Troupe.Bunditpatanasilpa Institute.Racehorse Company....
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