From Free Port to Modern Economy. Economic Development and Social Change in Penang, 1969 to 1990
by
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
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The Smartphone and the Elderly
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THE SMARTPHONE BECAME a liberator of sorts for many of us when in-person connection was rendered impossible by lockdown restrictions and social distancing measu...
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E&E and E&E: Penang’s Two Economic Legs Showing Strong Muscles
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As with Singapore three decades later, Penang, on being taken over by the British in 1786, immediately depended on the benefits of being a free port. The contin...
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From a Fascination with Aeronautics to the Production of Lightweight Aluminium Boats
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Manufacturing Excellence: Fruits of Penang’s Industrialisation
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THE SEMICON SOUTHEAST ASIA event hosted at Setia SPICE Convention Centre from 21 to 23 June 2022 is a part of the ongoing celebration of Penang’s 50th year of m...
Remembering the Eight Pioneers
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ACTING AS a key entrepot for the Far East, Penang in the 19th and early 20th century flourished. The free port system that the British tended to impose in its p...
