Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 39)

Lessons for the Education Sector to Learn from Covid-19

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AS OF APRIL 21 – at the height of Covid-19 – schools in 191 countries were forced into mass closure. An estimated 1.5 billion students globally were...

by Ooi Tze Xiong

From a Fascination with Aeronautics to the Production of Lightweight Aluminium Boats

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As a student, Derek Neoh was not keen on studying and homework. “But I had a strict father,” Neoh says, “and he always emphasized the importance of education.”...

by Marcus Dip Silas

Manufacturing Excellence: Fruits of Penang’s Industrialisation

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THE SEMICON SOUTHEAST ASIA event hosted at Setia SPICE Convention Centre from 21 to 23 June 2022 is a part of the ongoing celebration of Penang’s 50th year of m...

by Ong Wooi Leng

Remembering the Eight Pioneers

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ACTING AS a key entrepot for the Far East, Penang in the 19th and early 20th century flourished. The free port system that the British tended to impose in its p...

by Ooi Shinz Jo

The Smartphone and the Elderly

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THE SMARTPHONE BECAME a liberator of sorts for many of us when in-person connection was rendered impossible by lockdown restrictions and social distancing measu...

by Cheah Mi Chelle

Plantdemic: The Rise of Pretentious Rarity

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The plantdemic – an emerging social phenomenon of mass buying exorbitant houseplants for, among other reasons, plain boredom, and parading them on social media in hope of becoming the next “plant-fluencer”.

by Tan Yu Kai

Kampung Selamat: A Resilient Village Inspiring in its Embrace of Economic Change

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KAMPUNG SELAMAT IS one of the few Chinese villages in Seberang Perai Utara. Over the decades, its transformation of economic activities bears witness to the dyn...

by Pan Yi Chieh

Relating Tales of Dislocated Culture

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AUTHOR SOUVANKHAM THAMMAVONGSA’S initially hesitant demeanour over Zoom belies the writing style of her debut short story collection, How to Pronounce Knife. Sh...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Dikir Barat: An Evolving Identity Marker

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A dikir barat ensemble consists of the tok jogho (lead singer), tukang karut (spontaneous verse composer), awak-awak (chorus and clappers) and musicians. It starts with the bertabuh musical prelude, followed by singing led by the tok jogho.

by Izzuddin Ramli

Using Clubhouse for a Good Cause

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REMEMBER THE INVITE-ONLY social audio app, Clubhouse? It was the virtual place to be at the height of Covid in 2020, hosting a dizzying array of conversations,...

by Joel Teh

Chinese Whispers: The Literature and Politics of Nanyang Writers

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“Man is a restless creature, nomadic at heart.” Tash Aw, Map of the Invisible World.NANYANG, the “South Sea” in the Chinese imagination, is rich in stories – th...

by William Tham

Strengthening Water Security in Penang via Self-reliance and Stakeholder Engagement

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MALAYSIA IS RICH in water resources, having 990 Billion Cubic Metres (BCM) of rainfall which translates into a surface runoff (mostly rivers) of 566 BCM. Its pe...

by Dr. Chan Ngai Weng