WorldFish: Helping to Supply Proteins to a Hungry and Wasteful World
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THOSE RESIDING IN Penang may not be aware of international institutions operating in the state outside the presence of multinational…
April 2026
Our latest issue explores efforts to preserve and innovate local traditions, support creative industries, and promote sustainable growth in small towns across Malaysia.
A Story About Coping, Co-Dependency and Community
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A book review of Deplorable Conversations With Cats and Other Distractions by Yeoh Jo-Ann.
THE WEEK COCONUT, his late sister’…
PerspeXtif: Redefining Museum Visiting Experiences Through Innovative Collaborative Curation
4 min read
MUZIUM & GALERI TUANKU FAUZIAH (MGTF) began approximately 50 years ago after Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) introduced the Fine Arts…
Events in September
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RUN
Lace up your sneakers for a good cause at the Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital Charity Run! With the theme…
Events in August
3 min read
HEALTH
The Malaysian Breast Cancer Summit 2024 aims to empower breast cancer patients, survivors and caregivers with the tools to…
Forkbeard’s Odyssey Lands in Penang
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TRAGEDY, COMEDY, LOVE and adventure. The musical, Forkbeard, set in 11th-century Scandinavia, contains all the ingredients for an epic historical…
National Heroes to Remember and Reward
5 min read
THE LAST TIME Malaysians experienced a full-scale conflict in their homeland was probably more than 35 years ago, before the…
Bukit Langkap: A Modest Hill With a Splendid View
5 min read
SLIGHTLY NORTH OF Bukit Mertajam is a low cluster of peaks, including Bukit Gua Gempas and Bukit Langkap, with the…
Joachim Bergström: On Using Universal Values to Drive Diplomacy
12 min read
As his tenure comes to an end, Penang Monthly sits down with Joachim Bergström to talk about his team’s efforts in introducing these universal values to the country, and how these can strengthen the bilateral relationship between Sweden and Malaysia.
Families Hard at Work at Pulau Tikus Market
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PULAU TIKUS MARKET, located along Jalan Pasar between Jalan Cantonment and Solok Moulmein, first opened in the 1950s. The wet…
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