Cover Story - Penang Monthly (Page 6)

So What Are You Reading Today?

12 min read

In the age of digital technology, the habit of reading jostles hard with live streaming and aimless scrolling on social media. Surprisingly – or not – Penangites seem to prefer old-school print.

by Rebecca Vega

Feeding Penang

16 min read

From international players to small cottage enterprises, our food manufacturing industry is thriving and getting more diverse.

by Regina Hoo & Noorhasyilah Rosli & Julia Tan

RIDING THE TECH TIGER

15 min read

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...

by Jeffrey Hardy Quah

Penang Finance:Strong Roots, Stunted Growth

13 min read

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.

by Ong Wooi Leng & Dr. Suresh Narayanen & Lim Mah Hui

Lim Mah Hui

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.

by Chan Huan Chiang

Chan Huan Chiang

Parenting Penang's pride

17 min read

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.

by Penang Monthly

Penang’s Success is Malaysia’s Success

12 min read

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.

by Rosalind Chua

Rosalind Chua

Taking Tourism To The Next Level

16 min read

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.

by Ong Wooi Leng & Richard Ho & Rosalind Chua

Richard Ho Rosalind Chua

Halal – the next frontier

15 min read

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...

by Rosalind Chua

Rosalind Chua

Nation In A Dilemma

15 min read

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.

by Ivy Kwek

Ivy Kwek

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.

by Francis Hutchinson

Penang's Place in the 10mp

9 min read

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.

by Chan Huan Chiang

Chan Huan Chiang