Penang Profile - Penang Monthly (Page 3)

Briskly Walking With Hannah Yeoh Towards a Sporting Nation

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ON 6 MARCH, exactly 100 days since Hannah Yeoh took over the Ministry of Youth and Sports portfolio, Penang Monthly spoke to her in her office in the House of P...

by Sheryl Teoh

A Great New Way to Blast Machines Clean

4 min read

When Shivonne Lew decided to change careers after nearly a decade in the financial services sector, she took a leap of faith into a field she ha...

by Elizabeth Su

Art Heals – and Allows us to be Awed Again by Life

6 min read

Barakah Blue.Sufism may be perceived negatively in Malaysia for its mystical practices, but American rapper and poet Barakah Blue is not afraid to spread...

by Emilia Ismail

Woman, Yes. Techy, Definitely.

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Nadira Yusoff’s journey as an entrepreneur began at a tender age – at six, to be exact. “When I couldn’t get things from my parents or...

by Lynette Low

Teh Aik Lum: Jit Sin’s Dedicated Chairman

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Datuk Seri Teh Aik LumCan you briefly tell us about yourself?I was born in 1935 in Guangdong Province, China. I came to Malaya when I was 11 years old....

by Noorhasyilah Rosli

The Singapore Nyonya Who Made Penang Her Home

6 min read

Annie Lim Liap Kiat.Annie was dressed like a boy during the Japanese Occupation.If you have ever visited the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, you might hav...

by Peter Soh

Mayor of the World

8 min read

Dato' Maimunah Mohd Sharif with the children of Mathare.On December 22, 2017, the mayor of Penang, Dato’ Maimunah Mohd Sharif, was appointed Executi...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Tun Lim Chong Eu: The Past Is Not Passé

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Tun Lim Chong Eu's reflections on history and politics show that, while we may be shaped by our past, we are not prisoners of it. Penang’s future hinges on learning from history to innovate and adapt.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Logan's lasting legacy

4 min read

Ben Wismen YOU MAY NOT notice it driving past the recently refurbished Penang High Courts on Light Street. But look closely and you will spot the memorial...

by Shakila Rajendra

Shakila Rajendra

Stormy Weather in Penang

8 min read

Penang has long produced some of the best musicians in the country. Yet despite all the talent, recognition is getting harder and harder to come by.

by Jeffrey Hardy Quah & Daniel Lee

Meeting a legend that grows and grows

12 min read

Champions don't grow on trees, especially champions like Nicol David, who has been world No.1 in women's squash since August 2006. Ooi Kee Beng tries to find out what makes her tick, and tick so consistently and impressively.

by Penang Monthly

Living the poem

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Malaysia’s best-known poet has been raising the hackles of the establishment for over four decades with his outspoken work. Politicians find Cecil Rajendra subversive, academics believe he is a “propagandist troublemaker”, and the legal fraternity scathingly refers to him as a “part-time” lawyer.

by Rosalind Chua

Rosalind Chua