Picking On The Past - Penang Monthly

Biting the Bullet: Globalisation Slowdown as a Necessary Stage in Global Decolonisation

7 min read

Today the Greater Bay Area (GBA) is the world’s most dynamic economic district, and it has been recognised as the most innovative region in the world, ahead of the Greater Tokyo Area, and then US’ Silicon Valley.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Translator of Stories

10 min read

Reprinted from Pulau Pinang Magazine, “Convent Light Street” issue. “As the government of the Straits colonies has officially announced Sundays…

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Silver Chariot Procession

3 min read

First published by Pulau Pinang Magazine, a celebrated bi-monthly magazine that covered the culture, history, traditions and lifestyle of Penang. Edited by Khoo...

by Khoo Salma Nasution

Khoo Salma Nasution

Going Vegetarian

4 min read

First published by Pulau Pinang Magazine, a celebrated bi-monthly magazine that covered the culture, history, traditions and lifestyle of Penang. Edited by Khoo...

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All in the Same Sampan

3 min read

THE SUN NEVER set on the British empire, at the height of imperial rule. The British picked up many Oriental words as they colonized eastward, on their long sea...

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After a Year in Power, Has Pakatan Harapan Learnt Enough to Save Malaysia from Itself?

4 min read

The big debate in Malaysia one year after the change in government on May 9, 2018, concerns the unfolding nature of Pakatan Harapan (PH).No one seriously doub...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The Chariot Processions

5 min read

Pulau Pinang Magazine was a celebrated bi-monthly magazine that covered the culture, history, traditions and lifestyle of Penang. Edited by Khoo Salma, it ran f...

by Khoo Su Nin

Khoo Su Nin

Why the Opposition has a Shot at Toppling the Barisan Nasional with Mahathir at the Helm

5 min read

Malaysia’s Parliament will be dissolved sometime during the first half of 2018. That is a legal certainty.The general election that is to follow within...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Listen Up, Malaysians! You Are Now Individually the Agents of Change

4 min read

One of the greatest challenges that faces a society coming out of a period of authoritarian rule and bad governance is the need to break away from looking to political initiatives and to politicians as the way to fix all national – and even individual – dilemmas.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The Diminishing of Humans through Identity Politics

3 min read

Who am I?A simple question to ask oneself, and yet, no simple answer suggests itself. As long as the issue is about the singular person, it appears to be but...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

We Are Equal Only Through Our Vote

4 min read

Freedom cannot be understood apart from power. Like with all good dichotomies, it is never clear where the one turns into the other, or lives off the other.To...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

In Lieu of Race and Religion

4 min read

One can easily see how southern South-East Asia – being largely maritime, ethnically very diverse and geo-economically a collection of trade routes &ndash...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng