Events in September
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CARNIVALSSatisfy your taste buds at the St. Nicholas’ Home Food Carnival! This event goes beyond just a gastronomic experience—it is also an endeavour to ensure...
December 2025
Our December issue examines the flavours, practices and foodways that define Malaysian life, from home kitchens and inherited techniques to the diverse cultural influences that shape Penang’s palate.
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Preserving Sacred Traditions: Tow Bu Kong Temple of Hong Kong Street
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WALKING ALONG Hong Kong Street in George Town, I stumbled upon a hidden gem that continues to uphold Chinese traditions among the local Chinese community. The T...
Dare To Dream, Then Comes The Excelling
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EXCELLENCE IS MANIFESTED through our desire to be the best and to achieve perfection. When we were students, we studied hard to get an A+ or to be the top stude...
Letter To The Editor
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I AM HOLIDAYING with my wife in Malaysia and we are staying in Penang for a few days. I found the Penang Monthly in our hotel room and it is particularly intere...
The Delightful Doors at Rifle Range
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THE RIFLE RANGE FLATS, built in 1969 as Penang’s first low-cost flats, consist of nine blocks of 17-storey buildings, housing a total of 3,888 units. They stand...
A Subtly Empowering Tale of a Woman Between Worlds
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Note: This review may contain spoilers.
A Chance to Relive the World of Chinese Opera in Penang
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WHAT WAS ONCE a familiar sight in Penang has now become a hidden treasure. Despite the apparent decline of Chinese opera, the Leong family has managed to preser...
Loving Tea - From Bud to Cup
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I LOOKED UP from my laptop screen, tearing my eyes from the pixels drumming on my corneas, reached for my cup of Ching Dragonwell green tea (more commonly known...
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Are You Reading This?
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In two studies published in 2006 and 2009, Mar et al. found that fiction readers empathise with people, understand them and can see the world from another person’s perspective better.
What Bliss A Hidden Bookstore Brings
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“BOOKSTORES ARE LONELY FORTS, spilling light onto the sidewalk. They civilise their neighbourhoods,” said John Updike. The truth is, they are even lonelier thes...
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