Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 53)

Can Budget 2016 Strengthen Malaysia Against External Economic Headwinds?

5 min read

Budget 2016 has been touted as a people’s budget. We decided to examine if it is capable of weathering external economic headwinds.

by Dr. Lim Kim-Hwa

A Right Time for Novel Fashion, Retail and Architecture

8 min read

Situated along Jalan Kelawai is a breathtaking piece of structural design. Two blocks of 43-storey residential units and a 10-storey office tower rise over a futuristic mall, which houses a secret: a century-old heritage building within the mall itself.

by Julia Tan

A balanced society? The planning must start now

13 min read

Malaysia follows a plan-led development system, with top-down multilevel plans ranging from the National Physical Plan to State Structure Plans and Local Plans;...

by Stuart Macdonald

Novel businesses on the block

5 min read

There has been a steady sprouting up of new businesses in Pulau Tikus – from bakeries to boutiques. But behind the scenes, there is a radical transformati...

by Chang Jia Ying

Penang People Are More Diverse Than You Think…

10 min read

Pulau Tikus is known for its Burmese and Siamese communities that settled there almost two centuries ago. But one should not forget its colourful Eurasian community either; it has sadly all but disappeared from the confines of Pulau Tikus.

by Julia Tan & Emily Ismail

PARK(ing) Day: Reclaiming urban space, one bay at a time

3 min read

Fancy a game of 4v4 football? (PARK)ing Day in Dallas, US.It began in 2005 when Rebar, an art and design studio, converted a single-metered parking space...

by Stuart Macdonald

Election fever! Memories of a by-election gone by

5 min read

In the true style of festive Malaysian élan, the Permatang Pauh by-election campaign that went on from the end of April through to early May this year pa...

by James Springer

Saintly relics for Penang church

6 min read

“What have you been waiting for?”The question was vague and certainly not what Fr Martin Arlando was expecting when he answered a late morning cal...

by Andrea Filmer

P. Ramlee: A Penang superstar

7 min read

The Penang air was hot and dusty, and the corrugated iron roof of his house was no help. Seeking relief from boredom and the heat, a skinny boy zipped down the...

by Yap Jo-yee

A Day in the Life of a Tutor

5 min read

Connie Koay, a self-employed tutor in Penang, reflects on 35 years of tutoring. She highlights the challenges of maintaining discipline, balancing parents' expectations, and the changing role of tutors in modern education.

by Chee Kai Bin

Chee Kai Bin

Keeping Penang delightfully impure

10 min read

THE FIRST TIME Penang appeared on my radar wasn't while I was watching a “Malaysia Truly Asia” commercial or a show on the Travel Channel. It wasn't...

by Lucy Friedland

Lucy Friedland

Studying others and staying unique

11 min read

Does Penang have what it takes to uphold its World Heritage status?

by Penang Monthly