September 2022 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

The Hungry Ghost Festival – A Symbol of Community Solidarity

5 min read

The Hungry Ghost Festival, which takes place annually throughout the seventh month of the lunar calendar (which falls around August this year), is when many from the Chinese community would give offerings to wandering ghosts.

by Alexander Fernandez & Lim Sok Swan

Covid-19 Caretakers’ Fatigue: When Caretaking Crushes Family Members

4 min read

AT THE PEAK of the health crisis, the news media were saturated with reports about medical professionals suffering from burnout and compassionate fatigue. The p...

by Chan Xin Ying

Palliative Care’s Meandering Path

6 min read

There comes a time in a very ill person’s life when they (and their caregivers) will inevitably ask, ‘How do I continue to make the best out of life with my ser...

by Catherine Ooi

How to Stem the Deluge of Waste We Ourselves Generate?

4 min read

MALAYSIA’S LANDFILL SITES occupy an area of nearly 1,200ha, about the size of 2,000 football fields. More worryingly, open dumps are double that, covering the...

by Goh Chun Sheng

PSDC’s Innovation Conference is Back

3 min read

INNOVATION HAS BECOME an even more highly prized commodity since Industrial Revolution 4.0. As the premier skills development institute in Penang, the Penang Sk...

by Ooi Tze Xiong

How the Tables Have Turned

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by Azmi Hussin

The Care Industry in Numbers

4 min read

The Care Industry in Numbers by: Yeong Pey JungTHE CARE INDUSTRY covers all aspects of care provided to a country’s population, and this includes healthcare, ch...

by Yeong Pey Jung

Dropping Poetry Art on Unsuspecting Readers

4 min read

AGAINST A SHEET of peeling yellow paint and brick wall, bared to the elements, bold letters stand stark:FOR DEATH IS THE DESTINY OF EVERY MAN SO DARLING WH...

by Yong-Yu Huang

A Good State is an Inclusive and Caring State

3 min read

DEAR CITIZEN, who cares for you?Or more succinctly, who should care for you?When we talk about the Care Industry (as we are doing in this month’s magazine), we...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng