Editorial - Penang Monthly (Page 7)

The Hokkien Vernacular

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In lieu of a normal editorial, and in keeping with this month’s cover story being about Penang Hokkien, I am providing here in a somewhat truncated form, the Introductory from The Hokkien Vernacular.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

On Sexism, Racism, Ageism and other Bigotries

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A racist act is the conscious effort by one group identity to effectively reduce the social status and the security, the rights and the privileges, and the in...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

My Smartphone is My Sword

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Culture, if you ask me, is the joint expression of the interpersonal behaviours of a particular society over time. Within that, we find comfort and orientation...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Learning Mutual Respect May Be Easier Than We Think

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How does one show respect? How does one show tolerance? How does one show acceptance? These are important questions to answer when the ethnic and religi...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Should We Beware Humanity’s Collective Capacity Reaching Critical Mass?

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Man’s discoveries and inventions revolutionise him. That is a truismThe conquest of fire altered how and what we eat; the invention of the wheel chang...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Stay Young, Stay Spontaneous

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Much of youth is definitely wasted on the young, and this is because the young as a rule are not aware enough of what it means to be old.They are not burdened...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Capitalism is the Exercise of the Power of Excess

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This morning (June 20, 2016), my 12-year-old daughter asked me “what is Capitalism?”Since the Cold War is over, this is actually a harder question...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The Point of Competitive Sports is to Cultivate Sportsmanship

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Being a late-bloomer, I seldom took part in sports when I was in school. They felt too physical, too competitive and too regimenting. That did not stop me thoug...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The Future is in Our Own Hands

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Let’s be upfront about it. Anyone concerned about the survival of the planet has to struggle with the deduction that the greatest threat to the environm...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The Family Reunion – An Annual Pilgrimage

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So it’s that time of year again. The Lunar New Year arrives, and we witness the happy congregation of dispersed Chinese at the home of their family elders...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

New Modes of Learning for a New Century

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The essence of a nation-building or state-building model is best perceived through its education policies. This is after all the key area within which the government strategises its own survival.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The Hills ‘r’ Us

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Natural resources are always good to have. If rightly used, they are the basis not only for an economy’s path of growth, but also for its international identity.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng