Gen Y Homeownership 101
6 min read
Generation Y faces a dilemma – how does one find balance between the tradition of providing for ageing parents, and the modern urge to leave home early an...
Managing Changes in Tanjung Tokong
4 min read
It is one of the oldest villages in Penang. Known as Mukim 18, Tanjung Tokong was already a fishing settlement decades before Francis Light came to Penang.&ld...
The Little Big Hospital on the Hill
5 min read
The Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital (MMCH) in Fettes Park, Tanjung Bungah, gets the “Mount” in its name from the hill it sits on, while “Miriam&r...
Making Penang Their Home – By Cheering Up Others
5 min read
The sweet sounds of a four-part harmony choir fill the halls of orphanages, homes and charitable organisations twice a year whenever the International Women&rsq...
A Museum that Sounds Like No Other
7 min read
I texted Paul Augustin that I would be a little late to our appointment, mainly because Komtar had closed off parking that day for some reason and I had to leav...
Drawing on a Deeper World
5 min read
The Cheahs.Delwin Cheah, 14, is more accomplished than any of his peers. He has received letters of recognition from former US President Barack Obama and...
One More Nyonya Kuih for the Road?
7 min read
Some kuih took a good six years to get right while others took longer. The kuih lapis took about 10 years just to get right. According to Kei Vin, the conception of Li Er Cafe can be traced back to when his mother, Lee Ngau, was a child living in Paya Terubong.
Planting Our Green Future
4 min read
Global warming is real. Human progress over the past centuries has steadily led to the decline of the environment, measured through the quality of water, air and soil, UV exposure, disease, climate change and other direct and indirect impacts on our well-being.
Hin Bus Depot – Derelict No More
5 min read
Once dilapidated, Hin Bus Depot Art Centre has undergone an astounding transformation. Welcome to one of Penang’s most vibrant community spaces.
A Migrant Worker’s Journey of Despair – and Hope
6 min read
Penang Monthly sheds light on the plight of an undocumented Bangladeshi migrant worker as he speaks about his new life in Malaysia and the horrors of human trafficking.
Suukee Nang: What it Means to be Hainanese
6 min read
Apart from the Penang Hainan Association that was established in the 1870s, there are no notable landmarks marking the Hainanese community’s early settlement in Penang. Most Hainanese immigrants hailed from Wanning, a county-level city in the south-east of Hainan Province.
Convent Green Lane Stretches Tall Again
8 min read
Establishing their first school on foreign soil in Malaysia in 1852, the French Catholic religious order of the Infant Jesus Sisters (IJS) grew their base of schools here until World War II, establishing over 50 learning institutions across the nation.
