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Claiming Right of Place in Malaysian Cinema for Indigenous Stories

6 min read

NADIRA ILANA IS doing it all. This Sabahan filmmaker, film programmer and activist of mixed-Dusun heritage, recalls in memory snippets her first encounters with...

by Yong-Yu Huang

A Very Brief Note on Entertainment Magazines in Malaysia

2 min read

FROM 1940s THROUGH to the 1980s, magazines were a promotional tool for the film industry in this part of the world. The Shaw Organisation dominated the movie ma...

by Paul Augustin

Malaysian Cinema: An Intricate Tale of Pride and Prejudice

12 min read

THE YELLOWING FLYER bears the printed characters 檳城首都戲院. In English, this reads as Penang’s Capitol Theatre. An illustration of a scene from King Solomon’...

by Yong-Yu Huang

Walk Zone: Penang Hill - A Cultural and Ecological Treasure Trove

6 min read

The most popular way to ascent Penang Hill is through its funicular railway system, the only one of its kind in Malaysia. The Lower Station is located at the top end of Jalan Bukit Bendera (formerly Hill Railway Road).

by Lim Sok Swan

Pit Stop on Penang’s Digital Journey

6 min read

THE STATE’S DIGITAL arm, Digital Penang (DP), was established last April with the twin missions of capturing opportunities in the new economy and upgrading live...

by Penang Monthly

Future-proofing Talents for the Digital World

3 min read

WITH THE TAGLINE “Think Tomorrow”, Wawasan Open University (WOU) is embarking on an exciting new way of future-proofing talents, with its newly introduced Schoo...

by Penang Monthly

Events

4 min read

FESTIVALThemed “Mikro-cosmos”, the 11th edition of George Town Literary Festival (GTLF) will feature mostly online conversations, exploring the spirit of cosmop...

by Penang Monthly

Strong Need for Religious Literacy in Malaysia

3 min read

RELIGIOUSLY DIVERSE AS Malaysia is, its people are strangely monolithic in literacy of the faiths of their fellow countrymen. Thaipusam, for example, takes on t...

by Nadine Faisal

IoT Analytics and Its Application in Marine Aquaculture

4 min read

USING IoT ANALYTICS, the Schools of Computer Sciences and Chemical Engineering at Universiti Sains Malaysia are working together with the fish farming community...

by Assoc. Prof Dr. Nurul Hashimah Ahamed Hassain Malim

Assoc. Prof Dr. Nurul Hashimah Ahamed Hassain Malim

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by Azmi Hussin

Multiple Survival Channels for Penang’s F&B Sector

4 min read

The MCO has taught Penang’s services industry many lessons, for example pursuing the plethora of available consumer channels, to onboarding digitally and quickly for survival.

by Lim Sok Swan

Crafting Stories Set in Southeast Asia for the World

4 min read

WRITER WAN PHING Lim (her preferred name order) was born in Butterworth and lives in KL. Many of the 14 stories in her recently published debut short story coll...

by Marc de Faoite

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