June 2024 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

PDC: Sights Set On Further Growth For Penang

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PENANG HAS witnessed a remarkable economic transformation over the years, and at the heart of this evolution stands the Penang Development Corporation (PDC). Es...

by Penang Monthly

The Story of Early Juru

9 min read

IN LATE APRIL 1845, James Richardson Logan, a Penang lawyer and ethnologist, visited Bukit Tengah and Juru. He noted that land bounded by the Prai and Juru rive...

by Eugene Quah

Facing Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace

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DEPRESSION AMONG MALAYSIANS has been on the rise, with figures escalating from 1.8% in 2011 to 2.3% in 2020. Mental health expert and director of the Internatio...

by Dr. Rahida Aini

Pawsitive Connections: Adopting Animal-Assisted Therapy in Malaysia

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OVER THE COURSE of history, our connection with animals has transformed in numerous ways, reflecting the varied cultural, social and economic settings of human...

by Nisha Kumaravel

NGOs in Penang: A Heritage of Passionate Caring

10 min read

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOS) are widely recognised as essential components of a thriving society and are often very intricately woven into a society’s...

by Yeong Pey Jung

Women’s Centre for Change: Protecting and Supporting Victims of Gender-based Violence

4 min read

ACHIEVING SOCIAL CHANGE is impossible through government intervention alone. The scale of contemporary social problems demands the engagement of multiple stakeh...

by Karen Lai

Climate Change: Are We Alleviating or Accelerating the Crisis?

5 min read

An Open Letter by Cecil Rajendra.

by Cecil Rajendra

Cecil Rajendra

Penang Institute as NGO: Growing Beyond Research and Advocacy

3 min read

THE THEME FOR June 2024 is non-government organisations—NGOs. This allows for the publisher of this monthly, i.e. Penang Institute itself, to do some soul-searc...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng