AI Democratises Access of Tech Software
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IN THE GRAND tapestry of human progress in modern times, IT software has emerged as a thread woven into every aspect of our lives. As has been succinctly put by...
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.
7th Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society Annual Public Lecture and Award Ceremony: Avoiding Human Extinction
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MOTHER EARTH HAS endlessly been warning us that human conduct and activities are causing severe harm to the planet. But we are driving our world towards nothing...
All in the Same Sampan
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THE SUN NEVER set on the British empire, at the height of imperial rule. The British picked up many Oriental words as they colonized eastward, on their long sea...
Insular Yet Global. Is That Not the Essence of Penang?
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GROWING UP IN the foothills of the Penang highlands, the towering heights — ever verdant, ever extant — always acted as the backdrop to my young life. It comfor...
Minden Barracks – A Little-Known Part of USM’s History
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IN 1971, the main campus of Universiti Pulau Pinang, now known as Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), was launched. Envisioned as the premier tertiary institution...
A Sense of Wet Markets in Penang, Now
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Penang Monthly visited a number of wet markets around Penang and found that these, echoing what Tan Ban Ben, the president of the Penang Island Wholesalers Association, said, have been homogenised and standardised.
More Blue Than Green: Revelling in Penang’s Marine Biodiversity
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THIS YEAR, in recognition of the importance of marine biodiversity, Penang will host the 6th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity. The central theme, “Marine...
The Food and Beverage Industry in Numbers
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THE REVENUE FROM the food and beverage (F&B) industry in Malaysia saw an RM6.8 billion growth in the past decade, from RM44 billion in 2012 to RM50.8 billio...
Women Artists Are Flourishing
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Artwork exhibited at RRRAWRRR!!!WHOA! Where do all these women artists come from? So, so many new young and emergent women artists now...
The Weight of the Unspoken
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Everything is okay until it is not. People greet each other pleasantly until they turn to killing the other. Just like that, everything can change.It is the s...
Mothers At Work
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Many mothers are finding creative ways to balance family and work. Through freelancing, part-time jobs or starting their own businesses, they trudge forward to...
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