Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 126)

Covid-19 Exclusives: How Wuhan Affects Our Economy

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Wuhan , also known as “Chicago of the East”, is the capital city of Hubei Province in Central China. It has a population of 11 million, a GDP of USD224bil, and as many as 230 Fortune Global 500 firms have a presence there.

by Dato' Seri Lee Kah Choon

Retiring into an Active Cycling Life

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JOSEPH TAN WAS an avid cyclist in his youth. But adulthood, abound with priorities and responsibilities, soon took over, and his passion was promptly forgotten....

by Enzo Sim

Para-athletes Need Support, Not Sympathy

5 min read

“Sad ? Go and buy her tissue lah. She doesn't need your sympathy.” My friend Rizal quips when I told him I felt sad upon learning that the former na...

by Emilia Ismail

Confessions from a Marathon Sweeper Bus

7 min read

FOR THE CREW of the sweeper buses during the Penang Bridge International Marathon (PBIM) last November, work starts a good three hours before flag-off. Statione...

by Andrea Filmer

The Wellness Industry Should Do Well in Penang

6 min read

THE WELLNESS INDUSTRY globally is booming. As evidence mounts surrounding the different ways in which lifestyle affects health, more people are looking at diet,...

by Louise Goss-Custard

Covid-19 Exclusives: What Next for Malaysia?

3 min read

With all the headwinds, the answer to investors’ frequently asked question: “why invest in Malaysia?” is becoming increasingly difficult to address.

by Dato' Seri Lee Kah Choon

Malaysia’s Fight Against Covid-19

6 min read

DISCLAIMER: This article is merely a short summary and by no means a comprehensive guide to Covid-19. Data was updated until March 20.AT THE TIME of wri...

by Melissa Chan

Melissa Chan

Covid-19 Exclusives: Schools May Be Shut, but the Learning Continues

6 min read

“BEEN HOME-SCHOOLING the kids, they aren’t listening and I’m having my 10th meltdown! Hats off to all teachers for teaching our children with...

by Kristina Khoo-Rhodes

Covid-19 Exclusives: Journalists are Also Essential Workers During Times of Crisis

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EVER SINCE THE World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, Zaim Aiman Ibrahim, a Penang-based journalist for The Malaysian Insight, has...

by Izzuddin Ramli

Poor Households Bear the Economic Brunt of Covid-19

5 min read

THE COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the world into unprecedented times of uncertainty and turmoil. As the global numbers of positive cases and deaths continue to...

by Yeong Pey Jung

Expanding the World of the Blind and Visually-impaired

5 min read

FOUNDED IN 1926 the St. Nicholas’ Home for the Blind (SNH) is a pioneer in educational services and training programmes for the Blind and Visually-impaire...

by Aliya Abd Rahim

Aliya Abd Rahim

A Nurturing Environment for Differently-abled Students in Penang

7 min read

EDUCATION IS CONSIDERED by most of us to be a universal right. However, the ability to make use of opportunities, especially at the tertiary education level, do...

by Enzo Sim