The Penang Economic Monthly, a think tank magazine that has been around for 11 years, has been overhauled and commercialised. This endeavour is in response to the growing insight among Penangites and Penang lovers that the downward trend in the state’s fortunes cannot be successfully reversed unless they themselves get seriously involved. The goal is to inspire positive action among readers towards attaining a “Penang Renaissance”.
Penang economic monthly
by
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
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The Haj Pilgrimage
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The pilgrimage is the fifth pillar of Islam, and it is the duty of every able-bodied Muslim to perform it at least once in their lifetimes during Eid al-Adha.
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Welcoming the Year of the Tiger
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It was Chinese New Year once again, and with it the traditions that so many of us are familiar with. The days leading up to the festivities, however, involved a great deal of hard work and attention to detail.
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For the pioneer artists, most of whom had their base, or at least their early beginnings, in Penang, it set bench-mark prices for their works of specific series and media.
