August 2017 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Penang’s Youth Park: Malaysia’s First Adventure Playground

7 min read

One Monday morning in June 1970, Dr Lim Chong Eu, then Chief Minister of Penang, marched into his office at the top floor of the Tuanku Syed Putra Building in D...

by Dato' Seri Dr. Anwar Fazal

A Portrait of Change: Bayan Lepas

1 min read

Once known as the rice bowl of Penang, not many would have envisioned Bayan Lepas as the vibrant urbanscape that it is today. Sweeping paddy fields dotted by bu...

by Jonathan Lim

Jonathan Lim

One Thing is Certain – Expect More Amendments to the Constitution

3 min read

As with all agreements, consensus and contracts, a Constitution is a hunt for a balance – and a dynamic one at that – between the expressing on on...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng