April 2018 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

A History of Malayalees in Penang: Part Two: The Second Wave – White-Collar Workers, Nationalists and Legislators (1920s-1957)

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The early wave of Malayalee immigrants was largely Muslim.While the first wave of Malayalees contributed primarily to the physical and commercial developm...

by Suresh Narayanan

Suresh Narayanan

The November Floods in Numbers

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Of all the natural disasters in Malaysia, floods are the most frequent, accounting for approximately 63% of all disasters and bringing the highest damage annual...

by Penang Monthly

A Final Quarrel Between a Repentant Grandfather and Old-fashioned Self-absorbed Parents

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As the 14th general election draws near, the sense that Malaysia – and the whole Asia-Pacific region, for that matter – must now leap into a new era...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng