A Special Economic Zone for Sumatra
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Penang Institute was recently invited to the National Conference on North Sumatra’s Government-Industry Coalition, held in light of the region’s cur...
Letting SMEs Grow Penang
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SMEs or small and medium enterprises are defined differently in different countries. In Malaysia, they are defined according to sales turnover and employment....
The MPSP Budget: Another Surplus Year
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A year ago, I wrote in this magazine that a budget is a moral document. It is not just an announcement of the latest goodies. It reflects the priorities of the...
George Town Literary Festival II
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What's new this year and what can audiences look forward too? We noticed that there are a number of returnin...
Renting in Penang
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2012 has passed by with lightning speed and as we approach the year's end, there will be a new round of expatriates arriving in Penang looking to find their ide...
Keeping it Short + Sweet
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Short + Sweet Stand-Up Comedy was introduced in Malaysia in 2012. What is the objective of Short + Sweet in Penang?Short + Sweet is meant to be a pl...
Marks of a Sincere Malaysian Leader
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There is an anecdote told among close acquaintances of the late Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, Malaysia’s feared and respected Deputy Prime Minister and Home...
A prayer for FEATURE WORLD PEACE IN PENANG
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Lesley Gouger , Outside the Tzu Chi Foundation, founded by Master Cheng Yen.Coming to Penang again this summer, I was a little unsettled because I had forgot...
Preventing Youth Suicide
8 min read
Diana (not her real name) was 19 when she attempted suicide by overdosing on sleeping tablets. “You would not have pegged me as the suicidal...
Madagascar Stunningly Unique
6 min read
About a nine-hour flight away from Bangkok on an island 400km east of the African continent, lies a country largely populated and ruled by a French-speaking, non-Muslim Malay ethnic group, also known as the Merina.
Make Walking Our Way of Life Again, Please!
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Three-and-a-half million years ago, our human ancestors began to walk on their hind legs, distinguishing themselves for the first time from quadrupeds. Then, 1....
Penang Properties in 2013
3 min read
Yes, most probably, Penang's property market will come to be affected by the global crisis. That is the simple answer to the question most people are asking; bu...