Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 108)

Covid-19 Caretakers’ Fatigue: When Caretaking Crushes Family Members

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AT THE PEAK of the health crisis, the news media were saturated with reports about medical professionals suffering from burnout and compassionate fatigue. The p...

by Chan Xin Ying

Palliative Care’s Meandering Path

6 min read

There comes a time in a very ill person’s life when they (and their caregivers) will inevitably ask, ‘How do I continue to make the best out of life with my ser...

by Catherine Ooi

How to Stem the Deluge of Waste We Ourselves Generate?

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MALAYSIA’S LANDFILL SITES occupy an area of nearly 1,200ha, about the size of 2,000 football fields. More worryingly, open dumps are double that, covering the...

by Goh Chun Sheng

InvestPenang on the Past, Present and Future of Penang’s Industrialisation

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Dr Beh May Ting of Penang Institute spoke to Dato’ Seri Lee Kah Choon, Special Investment Advisor to the Chief Minister of Penang and Dato’ Loo Lee Lian, Chief Executive Officer of InvestPenang, to discuss the State’s investment trends and the economic outlook for Penang in the coming years.

by Dr. Beh May Ting

The Evolution of Food Discourses in Malaysia

8 min read

SOME LESSONS MAY be gleaned from the past at a time when we have become more conscious about food security, self-sufficiency and sustainability, even while traw...

by William Tham & Chin Kar Yern

Snapshots of Chinese Women in Penang Educated in the Post-WWII Period

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THE FIGURE ABOVE is an article that appeared in Nanyang Siang Pau on 23 October 1930, advocating for women’s liberation in Penang. The title reads:Women! Becaus...

by Dr. Kuah Li Feng

Ramli Ibrahim: The Doyen of Odissi

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“DID YOU KNOW that Rukmini Devi would actually try to catch a glimpse of me cycling to Adyar K. Lakshman’s class from her car?” I was green with envy at the tho...

by Preveena Balakrishnan

Penang Potters Showcase Works Inspired by Life on the Island

5 min read

Dao Shang Shao島上焼: Earthly Investigations 2022 格物, a pottery art exhibition which has been delayed due to MCO since last July was finally held at Penang In...

by Nicole Chang

Mount Erskine: Penang’s Forgotten Flagstaff Hill – Part 1

10 min read

TANJUNG BUNGAH, an affluent suburb on the North Coast of Penang Island, is known for its international schools, well-established neighbourhoods, mid-range beach...

by Eugene Quah

Politics is a Game: Keeping Tab on Malaysian MPs

5 min read

LET’S FACE IT, practically every day now, the competency of leaders all over the world is being questioned, what with the threat of World War III, soaring infla...

by Alexander Fernandez

The Future of Journalism Depends on the Ideals of the Next Generation

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Journalism, as it is promoted to eager mass communication students in university, is of noble ambition. Lecturers boast: ‘The press is the Fourth Estate in a de...

by Rachel Yeoh

Rising above the Constraining Environment for Data Journalism

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THE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT in Malaysia is not conducive for data journalism. Accessible open data being limited to Malaysian journalists makes it challenging for the...

by Khairil Yusof