Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 24)

If You Love Eating Bamboo Shoots, Try Ones You Forage Yourself

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While our Hakka neighbours value bamboo shoots for their sweet, aromatic and crunchy texture, my family likes them spicy. The bamboo shoots served in my home are often paired with dried shrimp and chilli, perhaps influenced by our great-grandmother, a Nyonya.

by Ong Ke Shin

The Festival's Current Reads

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By The GTLF Team.

by Penang Monthly

Does Artificial Intelligence Threaten the Future of Humankind?

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THE TERM “Artificial Intelligence” was first coined in 1956 by John McCarthy, an American computer scientist. Now considered one of the founding figures in the...

by Prof. Dato' Dr. Zulfigar Yasin

Some Notes on AI Use in Education, Fishery and Medicine

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THE NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROADMAP, also known as AI-Rmap, was released during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. It came at a time when millions of compa...

by Rachel Yeoh

A Speech On Unity Written For Anwar Ibrahim

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by Dato Dr. Ooi Kee Beng & ChatGPT

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Navigating Social Situations With Autism

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PARENTS OF CHILDREN with autism face many challenges, particularly when managing their behaviour in social situations. Firdaus Fishal, a special needs educator...

by Emilia Ismail

The Rise and Rise of Generative AI

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THE ERA OF artificial intelligence (AI) is well underway, with increasingly more AI features becoming an integral part of our daily lives. “Generative AI is per...

by Ooi Tze Xiong

Raising The FLAG To Make Leadership A Common Concern

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PENANG INSTITUTE is in the process of launching its Forum for Leadership And Governance (FLAG) Project. The venue for its series of initiatives will be the newl...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Early Days of Motor Buses in Penang

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It is often thought that the first motor buses, four Thornycrofts, were introduced in Penang in 1921 by the municipality. While Ric Francis and Colin Ganley cov...

by Eugene Quah

Cultivating A Future For Skateboarding In Penang

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HARD SLAMS REVERBERATE from the morning all through the night at Youth Park — echos of wheels meeting asphalt and ramps. While I nurse my spine and sense my mus...

by Liani MK

Crisis in the School Bus Ecosystem

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WALKING ALONG Jalan Gottlieb on a balmy Wednesday evening, I could not help but be struck by the sheer amount of vehicles on the road. Traffic was at a crawl, w...

by Nischal Ranjinath Muniandy

KUMPOOL: A Way to Wean Us Off Our Dependence on Private Transport

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Footnotes:[1] https://www.thesundaily.my/archive/rapid-penang-aims-improve-traffic-through-introduction-hub-and-spoke-model-MUarch526864

by Rachel Yeoh