Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 46)

Ko-Tai The City

6 min read

Ko-Tai Penang was the final act in a trilogy of community street performances directed and produced by Ombak Ombak ARTStudio which showcased historical events from Penang and the nation's history from Merdeka to the present day.

by Katharine Chua

Katharine Chua

From 'Malay Town' to Acheen Street (Lebuh Acheh)

8 min read

ON HIS ARRIVAL in 1786, Captain Francis Light, the founder of the British trading post on Penang Island, laid out the original grid of George Town as we know it...

by Abdur-Razzaq Lubis

Abdur-Razzaq Lubis

Think globally, act locally. A blueprint for Penang's transformation

4 min read

WHAT IS HEARTBREAKING about the current economic crisis, caused by the collapse of key financial institutions in the West, is that the culprits are seldom the victims.

by Lim Guan Eng

Lim Guan Eng

The short but significant story of the Khean Guan Insurance Company

3 min read

In 1885, the Chinese-owned Khean Guan Insurance Company was established in Penang. This was in response to the growing number of Western insurance companies operating in the city in the final decades of the 19th century.

by Dr. Wong Yee Tuan

Welcoming The Old and Disabled to Penang

7 min read

For the distant traveler, Penang is unique to the region. It is not like Phuket or Pulau Perhentian where sun, surf and sea are the attractions, or like Kuala Lumpur or Singapore, where urban life pulsates late into the night. Penang is somewhere in-between.

by Khor Hung Teik

Khor Hung Teik

Caught in the Net: The Malaysian Seafood Industry Waits In Vain

7 min read

The Malaysian seafood industry is widely recognised as world-class, with exports valued at RM2.5bil in 2007. However, the situation changed suddenly when Malaysian authorities decided on a self-imposed ban on exports to the EU.

by Rosalind Chua

Rosalind Chua

How industrial is Penang?

5 min read

What is the growth potential of industrial investments?Everybody knows that output can only come with inputs. Factory operations rely not only on labour and r...

by Ong Wooi Leng

Placing Penang in Asia

3 min read

AS A CITY, Penang has gone from being one of Asia’s most important metropolises to being an increasingly insignificant part of Malaysia. In that, it pai...

by Liew Chin Tong

Penang blueprint

2 min read

THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY is at a crossroads; it has stopped being a high growth economy and is no longer a low-cost centre. Furthermore, the global economy is a ve...

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Beating Childhood Learning Difficulties

13 min read

Indeed, helping children with special needs is a battle against time. Early intervention is as important as early diagnosis.

by Ivy Kwek & Yam Phui Yee

Ivy Kwek Yam Phui Yee

The Prince of Wales Island Gazette

13 min read

The central role that Penang played in the early modernisation of South-East Asia is succinctly captured in the fact that it was the place where the region’s press history began. The first newspaper established there was The Prince of Wales Island Gazette.

by Geoff Wade

Geoff Wade

Penang outlook forum 2010

1 min read

THE PENANG OUTLOOK FORUM provides a platform for the assessment of Penang’s past achievements, present capabilities and future growth potential. This ye...

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