November 2015 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Marina Mahathir: Malaysia is my colour movie

11 min read

Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir is the keynote speaker at the fifth George Town Literary Festival (GTLF), which takes place on November 27-29 . On a daily basis, M...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Making words perform art

5 min read

On November 27-29, the George Town Literary Festival will once again be back in town to colour Penang with the monochromatic black-and-white grandeur of the pri...

by Marco Ferrarese

Taking Penang Chinese cuisine abroad

6 min read

At 51, Andy Leong is currently the executive Chinese chef at the exclusive Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok, the latest position in a long, eventful culinary career...

by Jeffrey Hardy Quah

PARK(ing) Day: A recap

1 min read

Every year in September, cities across the world celebrate PARK(ing) Day, an event initiated in 2005 when a metered parking space was transformed into a tempora...

by Tan Lii Inn

Literary festivals – More momentous than you may imagine

3 min read

Now when Penang is holding its George Town Literary Festival again – and I have no doubt that it will be an even greater success than before – let...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng