September 2026

The September Issue Is Out Now! Penang Monthly’s September issue explores the vibrant world of Penang’s pasar malam, highlighting their food, culture, community, traditions, and evolving role in island life.

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Do You Know What State Assemblymen’s Assistants Do?

4 min read

We speaks to Benji Ang Ming Quan, Special Assistant to the Political Secretary of the Penang Chief Minister, YB Teh Lai Heng, about what state assemblymen and their assistants do.

by Lim Sok Swan

Halal Duck Rice: A Dish to Bridge Cultures

4 min read

THERE IS SOMETHING to be said about cooking with open fire. Imagine hot embers burning meat of different sorts, cooked slow and low in its own juices or seared...

by Izmil Amri

Events in December

4 min read

The Butterworth Fringe Festival 2022 is back! Expect an incredible line-up of programmes to celebrate Penang's diverse arts, culture and food, ranging from ente...

by Penang Monthly

Friendship and Food: Nurturing Communities through Culinary Spaces

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SNUGGED WITHIN THE eateries and businesses that line Beach Street, an unassuming Taiwanese tea house provides an interlude from the chaos of Penang’s undecided...

by Liani MK

Ch'ng Huck Theng: Crafting a Future for the Arts

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ALTHOUGH THE ART market in Malaysia can be considered relatively young, Penang was a popular destination for artists to visit and sell their works, especially b...

by Rachel Yeoh

Bringing the Arts into Neighbourhoods

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Photos courtesy of Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah, Universiti Sains MalaysiaARTS IN THE Park is a community-engagement initiative centred around the Karpal...

by Nicole Chang

Beyond GE15: Political Education and Malaysia’s Democratic Future

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THE AFTERMATH OF the 15th General Election (GE15) saw former-sworn enemies shaking hands and talking of forming unity governments. This left the overwhelming ma...

by Fauwaz Abdul Aziz

PSDC Joins Hands with Lam Research to Remedy Skills Mismatches in Penang

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PSDC started the School-in-Factory Initiative to ensure continued talent supply for businesses. It equips candidates with relevant skill sets for optimal performance in specialised fields. The long-term goal is to contribute towards attaining a balanced ecosystem for the country’s industrial sector.

by Goh Shuan Thing

Physical Needs Set the Standard and Pace for Intercultural Relations

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THERE ARE CERTAIN aspects to human cultures which are more universal than others – largely by virtue of the fact that they deal with physical needs more than wi...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Obesity on the Rice

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by Azmi Hussin

General on the Great Hill: US Civil War Hero Visits Penang – Part 1

9 min read

Enter the GeneralON FRIDAY, March 28, 1879, the 1,615-tonne schooner, S.S. Simla[1] of the British-India Navigation Company (B.I.S.N. Co) – a swift, “pleas...

by Eugene Quah

The Raja Uda Learning Centre Brings Hope to the Refugee Community

4 min read

IT ALL BEGAN with the hopes of a few to provide affordable education to the refugee children of Raja Uda. The Raja Uda refugee community, mainly consisting of t...

by Ahkyin Nar Yint Yint Tun

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