Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 35)

Hungry Ghost Celebrations Hugely Downsized

4 min read

THE SEVENTH MONTH of the Lunar calendar is often referred to as the month of the “Hungry Ghost”. Believers hold rituals and ceremonies to pay respec...

by Pan Yi Chieh

Jeju and Penang: Two Islands, But Two So Very Different Bus Rides

7 min read

JEJU, PRESENT DAY: The electronic readout at the chrome and glass sheltered bus stop tells me my bus is two minutes away. The bus stop provides free Wi-Fi, so I...

by Marc de Faoite

Marc de Faoite

Building an App for a Crisis

3 min read

TO BUILD A properly functioning app for urgent public use is no small feat. Take for example the now defunct Penang Contact Tracer application, or PGCare for sh...

by Enzo Sim

Is Penang Truly Inclusive for Persons with Disabilities?

6 min read

Ernest, Jia Hui and their eight-month-old daughter. Photo: Ooi Tze Xiong.LIVEABILITY IS VERY much a layered concept. Since the 1960s, discourse on city pl...

by Ooi Tze Xiong

Penang through the Eyes of Young Resident Foreigners

6 min read

HAILED A RETIREE’S paradise, Penang welcomes expatriates from all over the world to call the state their home. But curiously – and excitingly &ndash...

by Cheah Mi Chelle

Husband and wife Daljit Singh and Sukhveer Kaur, organised a community outreach programme. Volunteers were recruited, and dry rations were purchased and distributed to families of diverse nationalities, including migrant workers, across the state.

by Esther Ping Dominic

Pianist Foo Mei Yi: “Enjoyment of Music Makes the Musician”

4 min read

Foo Mei Yi took to the piano instantly, and as she grew, so did her passion for music. Encouraged by her parents, she enrolled at the Royal College and Royal Academy of Music in London.

by Sarah Daniel Jacob

Will the Pandemic Raise Awareness of Penang’s Need for a Proper Concert Hall?

4 min read

THE PENANG PHILHARMONIC Orchestra (PPO) held its last publicised concert on March 1 before its plans for the year ahead was forced to be on a momentary interlud...

by Cheah Mi Chelle

Penang Needs to Develop Public Appreciation of the Performing Arts

4 min read

Conversations with local performers reveal commonalities in their artistic journeys. In order for practical solutions to be worked out, more light needs to be shed on why the performing arts are floundering in Penang.

by Cher Yee Xin

Peri-urbanisation in Penang: A Potential to Exploit or a Threat to Overcome?

3 min read

PERI-URBANISATION DESCRIBES the transitional process of an area peripheral to urban centres, the end result of which boasts an interesting blend of rural and ur...

by Syafiqah Nazurah Mukhtar

Buying a House in Penang to Retire To

7 min read

I HAVE TO admit, I have not always liked Penang. I had been somewhat fond of it, but this had been more for sentimental reasons; I met my wife there as an under...

by a Future Penangite

a Future Penangite

Being Aged in Penang Today

5 min read

Ray Rozells.PENANG IS OFTEN regaled a paradise for retirees. But conditions differ greatly, as one would expect. Penang Monthly interviews a few aged resi...

by Kelvyn Yeang