September 2025

This September, we explore Seberang Perai Selatan. Our stories cover Nibong Tebal’s Teochew heritage and sugar legacy, Batu Kawan’s evolution into a township, Penang’s waste challenges at Pulau Burung, the brackish rivers of the south, and the communities that shape the district today.

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Exploring the Twin Islets We Know as Pulau Betong

5 min read

SOUTHWEST OF Balik Pulau lies the little settlement of Pulau Betong, surrounded by hills colonised by durian plantations and a flat plain dominated by lush padd...

by Rexy Prakash Chacko

Patongko! Is Definitely Not a Swear Word

3 min read

SOMETIMES, WHEN I have nothing better to do, I wonder about how things are discovered. For instance, who was the first person who picked up an egg and thought,...

by Izmil Amri

Mari Meme-ngundi: Taking a Look at Political Memes During Malaysia’s GE15

5 min read

ONE DOES NOT simply change the way politics is viewed in Malaysia. Unless you are a meme. In which case you would look something like this: Odd, odd times...

by Farhan Shahmi Abdullah

How the Young View Work

10 min read

MILLENNIALS AND GEN Zs are the largest age cohorts in the workforce; according to Statista, they now make up approximately 75% of Malaysia’s labour force.[1]Giv...

by Sheryl Teoh

EVENTS IN JANUARY

3 min read

RUNGet ready to ring in the Lunar New Year with friends and family at the MBSP CNY Run 2023 organised by MBSP! The 5-km run aims to promote healthy habits and f...

by Penang Monthly

General on the Great Hill: US Civil War Hero Visits Penang – Part Two

7 min read

IN PART ONE, the 18th President of the United States of America, Ulysses S. Grant, arrived at Penang and was hosted to a dinner at Government House on Flagstaff...

by Eugene Quah

The TVET Landscape and Its Development in Malaysia

4 min read

TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL Education and Training (TVET) is the main driving force for the socio-economic development of the country, helping ease youth unemploym...

by Ong Wooi Leng

Happy Accidents that Bred Academic Impact and Excellence: Ooi Kee Beng in conversation with Danny Quah (Part One)

9 min read

One of the most influential academics and economists in the world today is Penang boy, Danny Quah. A citation impact study done in 2020 by Stanford University p...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The Dubious Development of International Trade: The Case of Tea

4 min read

TEA AND TITTLE-TATTLE is a match akin to popcorn and movies. To be sure, the former accompaniment presents much more added value by heightening attention and im...

by Sherra Yeong

Malaysia’s TVET Ecosystem in Need of All-of-Society Engagement

5 min read

TVET IN MALAYSIA originated from the colonial and early post-colonial governments’ need for trained and skilled manpower to run state agencies and projects. Ove...

by Fauwaz Abdul Aziz & Nadya Subramaniam

Thriving Businesses That Rely on Upgrading Knowledge and Skills

5 min read

Penang is a city of small businesses, and whatever living heritage George Town continues to exude relies heavily on craftsmen offering a surprising range of ser...

by Morana Lefilliatre

Penang’s Key Economic Indicators

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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