To The Streets
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Excitement and anxiety were in the air on April 28, as thousands clad in yellow (and a smattering of green) marched and staged the third Bersih protest rally to demand electoral reforms.
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.
Can Penangites Discover Penang?
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I am sure it has not escaped anyone’s notice. Even at a long distance away, it cannot be ignored.Penang is buzzing – more and more.And this ye...
“HEAL MALAYSIA” – A Slogan for the Elections
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We can read books on Malaysia’s history by scholars of various persuasions all we want. In the end, the solution to the ills suffered by the country ove...
Decentralisation in Malaysia
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A roundtable on “Decentralisation in Malaysia” was held in the Penang Legislative Assembly Hall on February 24 to discuss the contentious issue of decentralisation of governance in the country.
Of Female Liberation and Suppression
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For all movements of liberation, the key to successful initiatives lies in identifying what the means of sustained suppression are, and to know which area is...
Print Media in Numbers
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Penang’s public libraries experienced an annual increase of 7.9% in its overall membership from 2011-2017 (Figure 1). With the exception of Sabah and Sara...
Malaysian Envelopment
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How concepts relate to each other is always revealing. A close look at them always arouses new ways of thinking. The same goes for discovering the lost origin...
Tun Lim Chong Eu: The Past is Not Passé
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Tun Lim Chong Eu's reflections on history and politics show that, while we may be shaped by our past, we are not prisoners of it. Penang’s future hinges on learning from history to innovate and adapt.
Literature in the Digital Age
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They say a picture paints a thousand words. This may be true, but I also think that a thousand words paint a better picture. In order to put my claim to test, I...
Through the Fog
PM contributing photographer Ernest Zacharevic was recently laid low by a case of Dengue fever. This inspired him to capture the eerie aftermath of fogging, a f...
Feel Better, Be Bilingual
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Why is it so important to scientists to discover extra-terrestrial life forms? They know the odds are astronomically small.Well, they are hoping against hop...
A Monthly Dose of Penangiana
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It has now been two years since this magazine, Penang Economic Monthly, was revamped into a new colourful product meant for wider circulation and sale.The r...
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