PDC Repurposes and Enhances Urban Spaces
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WHILE RENOWNED FOR creating industrial parks, townships and residential developments, Penang Development Corporation (PDC), since its inception in 1969, has…
Facts, Anecdotes and speculations: A Review of 63-65 Notes From A Separation
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The Present
AN ALTERNATIVE PRESENT haunts Boo Junfeng’s “Happy and Free”, a speculative karaoke video commemorating “a Malaysian Singapore…
The Langur Project: Penang Bridges Urbanisation With Wildlife Wellbeing
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BEING BORN IN the year of the Monkey, I am often reminded of my connection to them. As soon as…
WorldFish: Helping to Supply Proteins to a Hungry and Wasteful World
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THOSE RESIDING IN Penang may not be aware of international institutions operating in the state outside the presence of multinational…
National Heroes to Remember and Reward
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THE LAST TIME Malaysians experienced a full-scale conflict in their homeland was probably more than 35 years ago, before the…
Encouraging Sisterhood in Entrepreneurship in Penang
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THE PANDEMIC HIT businesses hard. Yet, for one woman, it was an opportune time for her to realise her dream.…
From The Ground Up: PDC in Property and Infrastructural Development
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AT THE HEART of Penang’s transformation as a thriving socio-economic and developmental hub lies the Penang Development Corporation (PDC)…
Mapping Islamic Education in Penang
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THE ROOTS OF Islamic education in Malaysia date back to the 13th century, with the arrival of Islam through trade…
Financial Literacy: A Missing Link in Education
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I GREW UP in Sungai Petani, Kedah, son to a lumberjack and a housewife who successfully raised four children. My…
Normalising Period Talks—For All Our Sakes
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MENSTRUATION CONTINUES TO be an uncomfortable topic of discussion today, especially in relatively conservative parts of the world. Akin to…
Regaining the Right to Enjoy Education
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Malaysia’s education system faces a dual challenge: the issue of school dropouts on the one hand, and an overly exam-oriented mindset among students on the other. These two phenomena, though seemingly distinct, stem from the same cause: an education system that places undue emphasis on examinations.
How SXI Keeps Enrolment High
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THE ENROLMENT RATE among Penang’s public high schools is declining,[1] but not in St. Xavier’s Institution (SXI)…
