Agents of Change: Chong Eng

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Penang Monthly Book Prize is Launched

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Penang Monthly is now in its ninth year, and we are looking forward to our tenth anniversary next year (it’s called the Tin Anniversary, by the way). Tran...

by Regina Hoo

Tourist Arrivals and Hotel Occupancy in Penang

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Penang’s total number of hotel guests has steadily hovered at around six million since 2008, except in 2013. As can be seen from Figure 1, nearly half of...

by Ng Kar Yong

Ng Kar Yong

Penang – A Rice Bowl State under Threat?

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Paddy field at Bukit Merah, Permatang Pauh.Seberang Perai has undergone much urbanisation over the last decade. This has led to concerns over land use: wa...

by Stephanie Kee

Stephanie Kee

January 2018 Feature

Green is the Agenda!

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Climate change is here. Penang was hit by one of the worst floods in its history on November 4 last year. The 15-hour storm paralysed the state, causing huge...

by Chuah Sue Ann

Chuah Sue Ann

January 2018 Statistics

Penang Economic Indicators

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consultations.The economic performance of Malaysia and Penang has been strong for past six years, with an average annual growth of 5%. Penang’s gros...

by Ng Peng Zui

Ng Peng Zui