November 2014 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Penang’s heritage wealth goes way beyond the Unesco site

8 min read

In May this year, an elegant bungalow on Jalan Macalister was torn down to make way for a new residential tower. e house, a Category 2-listed building designed...

by Soon-Tzu Speechley

The last Siamese village of Penang

5 min read

The sun sets on the Siamese village. The golden pagoda of Wat Chayamangkalaram nearby glimmers in the fading light, its multi-tiered tower dwarfed by the surrou...

by Penang Monthly

The life of a living goddess

2 min read

In Nepal, there is a centuries-old Hindu tradition of worshiping pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of divine female energy. e Kumari Devi, or Kumari, is rev...

by Penang Monthly

Proficient Multilingualism is the future

2 min read

Let’s get serious about global communication.In the Age of Nationalism, which is what we continue to live in, we tend to forget that communication bet...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng