Ideas and Actions For A Green State
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Phee Boon PohIN 1992, Malaysia signed the United Nations’ Earth Summit Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Rio de Janerio. This gave r...
2012 Budget Under The Microscope at Penang Institute
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A week after the 2012 Malaysian Budget, the Penang Institute (formerly known as SERI) held its annual flagship event – the Post Budget Dialogue – to...
Penang Philharmonic -Giving A Face to The City
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Today, the orchestra has some 80 members, playing everything from the violin to the oboe to the double bass. Its members consist of the young and the old, rangi...
Penang's Maritime Potential
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Connecting oceansConnecting oceans Location at the entrance to the Straits of Malacca and its long coastline provide Penang with a substantial maritime ad...
Housing in Penang
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Average house prices in Penang have increased 50% in the last five years, with even bigger rises seen on the island, particularly in the island’s north-ea...
Building on The Past
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The Socio-Economic & Environmental Research Institute (SERI) has now changed its name to Penang Institute. The launch of the new moniker took place on Dec...
Penang Institute Begins
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“We are here to ponder the future of the world from Penang,” Penang Institute's executive director Liew Chin Tong explained in his opening remarks. “Penang Institute is a modest attempt to provide a platform for new ideas to flourish and bear fruit through implementation in Penang and beyond.''
The GTGP – A Prototype for Urban Regeneration
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Just like Think City, the George Town Grants Programme (GTGP) is unique, and is the first grants programme of its kind in Malaysia. All applicants fill out a...
Using the Arts to Communicate Science
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Today, a much greater diversity of artists and scientists promote the beauty and importance of nature in various ways, engaging audiences on an emotional level and establishing a cultural and environmental awareness.
Developing The Hill Is An Uphill Climb
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Penang Hill remains one of the state’s more politically sensitive issues today. With renewed development efforts coming under fire from activists and the press, this is not about to change.
Small and Medium Enterprises – The Drivers of Change
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Defining SMEs The substantial role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the domestic economy as an agent of growth has generally been recognised througho...
Saying It With Food: The Culinary Heritage of Penang’s Jawi Peranakan
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What’s culture without cuisine? And what better cuisine than that which developed through the fusion of varied culinary tastes? The dynamic life of the Straits Settlements could not but generate exquisite foods for transcending barriers.