Events
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December1st – 4thPenang Island Jazz FestivalVenue: Bayview Beach ResortContact: +603 2093 4725Email: tccnet@tm.net.my3rd &ndas...
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.
Penang’s Finances Staying Strong
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Since 2008 Penang has experienced fiscal surpluses in its financial account; it achieved as large a sum as RM61.7mil in fiscal surpluses, or 0.1% of Penang’s GDP in 2017.
Making Affordable Housing an Economic Enabler
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Housing is a basic need. However, the Median Multiple approach developed by Demographia International considers houses in Penang to be unaffordable.
Stable Local Indicators amid Challenging Global Economic Outlook
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According to the World Bank’s Global Economic Outlook ( June 2019), global growth in 2019 has continued to weaken and is expected to slowly rise to 2.8% in 2021 from 2.6% in 2019.
A Triumphant Come Back: Cheah Yew Saik
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For art-educationist-artist-activist Cheah Yew Saik @ Chia Ah Yoke, the period around June 2002 was his darkest hour and a life-changing turning point.
The Complex Task of Being Chinese Peranakan
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The Baba-Nyonya (or Chinese Peranakan) remains a subject of fascination. Much has been debated about the different nomenclatures – Peranakan, Straits Chinese, Straits-born Chinese and King’s Chinese.
Penang STEM Reignites Student Interest in the Practical Sciences
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Ask a school kid today what they want to be when they grow up, and the answer might vary vastly from the old answers of “lawyer”, “doctor” or “engineer”. These days, “technopreneur”, “influencer” or “professional gamer” may be the response instead.
Communicating History, Connecting Generations
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The Youth Arts Camp (YAC), well into its fifth year now, attests to the strong intent of inculcating art as a learning tool and further developing a creative-critical approach towards problem-solving among the young.
Stephen Hough: “Penang can make money out of the arts if it does it right”
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Stephen Hough’s talent naturally evolved into a profession – he has been a classical pianist for an astounding three decades now, after having jumpstarted his performing career at 22.
Love in a Time of War
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The Garden of Evening Mists by celebrated Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng is a portal into a time when Malaya was fraught with distress: the Japanese Occupation has ended, but its effects are still keenly felt.
With Sights Set on More Innovation
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Penang Monthly meets up with Datuk Gooi Soon Chai, senior vice president and president (Electronic Industrial Solutions Group) of Keysight Technologies, as he shares his views on Penang’s industrialisation journey, talent upgrading and the importance of STEM education.
Penang’s Fashion Industry Needs A Nudge in the Right Direction
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THE WORLD OF fashion is a vast wonderland sustained by passion, creativity and a wish to transcend normalcy. Fashion is best defined as apparel worn at a partic...
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