August 2020 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Keeping Alive Penang’s Reputation as a Jewellery Design Centre

9 min read

RETURNING CUSTOMERS ARE always welcome, even if they arrive to the little shop at the corner of the KOMTAR Gold and Jewellery Centre with a list of detailed spe...

by William Tham

Music-makers Left to Fend for Themselves Under MCO

4 min read

MUSIC AND THE arts have always been a tricky national affair. It is recognised the world over as a symbol of a developed society capable of celebrating the fine...

by Kelvyn Yeang

Women in the Informal Sector Hit Hard by the MCO

4 min read

NO DOUBT, businesses and employees in the non-essential sectors have suffered from significant income losses. But it is in the informal sector that workers have...

by Yeong Pey Jung

Caring for the Ill and the Dying from A Distance

4 min read

IN 2012 my sister passed away from breast cancer. Days before she passed, my uncle flew back from Perth while my twin sister, who was working in KL at the time,...

by Emilia Ismail

Refining Daily Social Behaviour is How We Individuals Get to Define the New Normal

3 min read

THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS that causes Covid-19 has been going about its deadly business for six months now. To date (July 10, 2020), 12,414,853 people have official...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng