Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 116)

The Raja Uda Learning Centre Brings Hope to the Refugee Community

4 min read

IT ALL BEGAN with the hopes of a few to provide affordable education to the refugee children of Raja Uda. The Raja Uda refugee community, mainly consisting of t...

by Ahkyin Nar Yint Yint Tun

Imagining and Injecting Malaysiana Into Fantasy Fiction

5 min read

PART OF THE reason many of us desire to visit western countries is because they have been represented to us as magical, wonderful places in literature. The way...

by Anna Tan

Nature Offers Solutions to Man’s Excesses

4 min read

Nature-based solutions are defined as actions to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems, simultaneously providing human wellbeing and biodiversity benefits. In a nutshell, the power of nature itself is harnessed to protect nature.

by Dr. Chee Su Yin & Rhowan Ho

Learning the Intricacies of Chinese Tea Ceremonies

3 min read

STRETCHING AS FAR back as the Tang dynasty in China, tea-drinking is both a pleasurable and communal custom. In Chinese weddings especially, tea-drinking assume...

by Sherra Yeong

A Crash Course in Hosting Your Own Podcast

6 min read

I’D LIKE TO begin this article by saying I’m no expert on podcasts. I trained as a journalist and decided over the last three years to venture into podcasting –...

by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Remembering Penang’s Municipal Band

6 min read

DID YOU KNOW that in the late 1800s, Penang had its very own municipal band? The exact year of its formation remains unclear; newspaper clippings from January 8...

by Kelvyn Yeang & Paul Augustin

Indian Music and Arts in Malaysia Have Many Roots

4 min read

Indian music in Malaya before the 20th century was mainly of the Indian Classical and Carnatic modes, and these were performed in temples for religious celebrations and festivities by classical musicians brought in from India.

by Duraagashini Kathigesu & Paul Augustin

Pottery in Penang Gains Popularity Again

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Potters know that to get a fire started, much depends on the size of the wood used. Small woods get a fire going easily, but it is the larger ones that sustain it for longer and that maintain the overall temperature of the kiln.

by Lim Sok Swan

The Many Names and Traditions of the Hindu New Year

5 min read

HINDUISM AS A religion is interwoven with the practice of Indian astrology and the use of the lunisolar calendar, for prayers, marriages and christenings to be...

by Preveena Balakrishnan

What’s in a Kampung Name?

6 min read

Ever wondered why certain kampungs are so named? Maybe they were named after their founders or an upstanding community member? Or perhaps, they got their names from plantation crops, or the hills and rivers in their immediate environs?

by Dr. Beh May Ting

How to Strengthen Your Financial Health: Part Two

4 min read

LAST WEEKEND, I went out with a young friend. As we wandered through bookstores, bought pastries in bakeries and lunched at kopitiams, I admired his carefree-ne...

by Isaac Ooi & Xia Wa

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No Room for Economic Complacency regarding Ukraine-Russia War

5 min read

ABOUT TWO MONTHS ago, Russia shocked the world by launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, causing horrible human suffering and destruction. In response, the...

by Frederik Paulus