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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Relau House: A Sino-Venetian Bungalow That Still Exudes Pride of Its Time and Place

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Relau, once an agricultural area in the south-western district of Penang Island, is today a large modern residential estate. Vestiges of its past linger on though, most notably in the almost century-old Relau House.

by Dr. Wong Yee Tuan

Losing the Religion that is Social Media

5 min read

Religious Elegance.City of Many Tales.It’s a tech-warped world we’re operating in today. The increasing number of social med...

by Regina Hoo

Where Did Patriarchy Come From – And Does It Have Anywhere to Go?

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Late last year, Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Hannah Yeoh received a public comment on her Facebook profile asking her to wear lips...

by Rahula Loh

Homemaking Fathers

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David* was working in a management consultancy when his first child, a daughter, was born. “My wife and I believed that we needed at least one parent at h...

by Regina Hoo

Mothers – Queens of Our Hearts

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The saying goes that being a mother is the hardest job in the world – there are no sick days, no rest and no pay. Penang Monthly takes a look at three ins...

by Emilia Ismail

Women in Numbers

5 min read

Political representation Malaysia’s 14th general election saw an unprecedented representation of female-elected politicians. However, the overall percen...

by Yeong Pey Jung

The Value of Loving Care

13 min read

Homemakers run various roles and tasks such as taking care of the children, sending them to school, planning the household budget based on the given allowance, cooking, cleaning, shopping, planning timetables, organizing family get-togethers and planning recreation.

by Braema Mathi

Braema Mathi

Opening Worlds through Translation

5 min read

It was, for the most part, translations that brought me to become a keen social and cultural observer, and a full-time fanatic of modern classic English literat...

by Izzuddin Ramli

A Trade Fair for Metalworking and Machinery

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Businesses eager to make a progressive shift toward Industry 4.0 and move up the value chain will not want to miss the highly anticipated METALTECH 2019, Malays...

by Penang Monthly

Ride-sharing: Not Everyone’s Grabbing It

5 min read

Azri.In 2014, MyTeksi was launched in Penang. The company aimed to improve the safety and convenience of taxi rides, and by partnering with...

by Noorhasyilah Rosli

The Digital Journey Begins for Many Industries

7 min read

The digital wave of innovations has compelled industries across the board to digitise their operations and services to not only remain modern and rele...

by Regina Hoo

ICT and e-Commerce in Numbers

4 min read

Data on Penang and the nation’s information communication and technology (ICT) and e-commerce usage shows an increasing trend of ICT adoption. Putraj...

by Lee Siu Ming

Lee Siu Ming

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