A Pressman’s Progress
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THE STRAITS ECHO WAS Tan Thean Peng’s first employer. He joined as a reporter in 1978 after finishing his A-levels at St Xavier’s Institution only t...
Our Economist At The UN
7 min read
I first met Jomo KS in late 2004. This was also in Singapore, just after I had relocated back to the region from Europe. Having lived almost three decades on th...
Woo, The Lucky Economist
9 min read
Penang used to have exciting libraries which young boys and girls could visit to learn about the outside world. As we know, such institutions can be great cla...
Need Think Tanks For New Times
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This interview with YB Liew Chin Tong, outgoing executive director of Penang Institute and Member of Parliament for Bukit Bendera, discusses his understanding...
The Imam Guide in the Garden
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Raja Mohamad Izan Raja Yusoff takes his job at the Tropical Spice Garden seriously. “Our responsibility is to tell the truth about our plants.” Ther...
Cheah Cheng Hye
11 min read
Cheah Cheng Hye, alumnus of Penang Free School, has been called the Warren Buffett of the East. Although he claims that gives him way too much credit, the reaso...
Curious Pak Alam
5 min read
Pak Alam’s passion for repairing vintage bicycles started out as a hobby when he was 14, and like all of his other interests, this grew into something approaching obsession.
Dina Zaman: I am Storyteller
6 min read
The first thing I do is tell Dina that her book resonated with me, which is a little strange for an atheist to admit. She laughs and tells me that many other at...
Not Being Affraid Anymore - Ksatriya's music demands attention
4 min read
Young, talented and passionate, musician Ksatriya refuses to box himself into a genre. One can easily see why. Beat poet, punk poet and self-proclaimed “r...
No Such Thing As Failure
7 min read
Penang Monthly speaks to artist Boey Chee Ming, who grew up in Johor Bahru.
Up close with Lat
6 min read
"We shouldn’t use the word 'kampung' as a term that reflects backwardness – we are proud kampung people! We were born in the kampung, but we can str...
From Cancer Survivors to Social Champions: A Relay for Hope
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How does one turn the painful and harrowing experience of battling cancer into one that can inspire others and give hope where it seems to be lost? Sukhveer Kaur and Daljit Singh share their stories.
