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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.

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Mangroves: Useful Protectors of Our Coasts!

Mangroves: Useful Protectors of Our Coasts!

4 min read
The greatest mangrove diversity in the world can be found in South-east Asia, with one third of this in Malaysia alone. Mangroves provide refuge, and act as nurseries and feeding grounds for entire food chains, from commercially important fish to wading birds, monitor lizards and even crocodiles.
by Dr. Chee Su Yin &  Danielle Carey
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