RIDING THE TECH TIGER
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Curry Khoo.I meet Curry Khoo for the first time at Starbucks in Auto-City in Juru. It is afternoon and I am actually running late – Google Maps is l...
Penang Finance:Strong Roots, Stunted Growth
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Penang faces economic struggles due to federal control over its finances, relying on federal funds for development. The state must seek greater self-reliance to overcome challenges and thrive independently.
Think People, Not Place
15 min read
Comparing the wealth of nations, given how quickly fortunes can change nowadays, keeps armies of statisticians, economists and bureaucrats busy throughout the year.
Parenting Penang's pride
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There is a mystery about world champions that stems from the inability of common folk to imagine how otherwise normal persons can get to be so special and successful in what they do.
Penang’s Success is Malaysia’s Success
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In an interview with Penang Economic Monthly, Invest Penang’s executive committee chairman, Datuk Lee Kah Choon, elaborates on the organisation’s growing role and how it now offers existing and potential investors value-added services.
Taking Tourism To The Next Level
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From being one of Asia’s leading sun, sea and sand destinations in the 1960s and 1970s, Penang’s tourism industry seemed to wane in the 1990s, in the face of stiff regional competition.
Halal – the next frontier
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Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and Haji Abdul Malik Kassim at mou signing at mihas 2009.The global halal industryInternational experts place the worth of t...
Nation In A Dilemma
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The mere mention of migrant workers is usually greeted with a sneer, and when not, it is because of indifference. Foreign workers are often seen as a wage depressant, and accused of “taking” jobs away from locals.
Good hearing and a light touch
11 min read
From the successful development of Korea’s steel and shipping industries to Israel’s software cluster, and from the US’s semiconductor giants to Japan’s automobile empire, the “visible hand” of government has been involved, and due credit is now being given them.
Penang's Place in the 10mp
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The 10th Malaysia Plan is now announced. Analysts have generally found it wanting in detailed information. More importantly, it marks a break from the past with its greater focus on corridor development.
Priced off Penang: Who can afford an island home?
12 min read
Property prices in Penang have skyrocketed in recent years, particularly in the northeastern region of the island, and young Penangites now face the prospect of renting, or finding a home much further away.
City of birds
10 min read
OVER 200 YEARS have passed since Captain Francis Light of the British East India Company established Penang’s capital city George Town, and it would be fair to say that the city’s character has remained virtually unchanged.