Lim Sok Swan - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Do You Know What State Assemblymen’s Assistants Do?

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PENANG’S State Legislative Assembly was not dissolved in tandem with Parliament for the 15th General Election. This was in accordance with the stance taken by t...

Pottery in Penang Gains Popularity Again

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POTTERY-MAKING IS characterised by the transformation of soil. But this is only one half of the equation, says master potter Ooi Woi Leong of Penang Pottery Cen...

Guar Kepah: Penang's Only Prehistoric Site

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IN 2008, Prof Dato' Dr. Mokhtar Saidin, the director of Universiti Sains Malaysia's (USM) Centre for Global Archaeological Research (CGAR), and his team began d...

The Largest Farmers’ Market in Penang: Tasek Gelugor

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TELLING PEOPLE WHERE Tasek Gelugor is has always been a challenge for me – largely because most assume that it is a neighbourhood in the better-known Gelugor su...

[Penang Walk Zones Project: Phase Two] Ecotourism: A Bright Future Awaits Seberang Perai Utara

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HAVE YOU EVER noticed how different Seberang Perai and Penang Island are even though they are nestled within the same state? The omnipresent rice fields and coc...

How about a Homestay Instead, When You Balik Kampung?

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RURAL FOLKS WHO have moved to the city for job opportunities have always looked forward to the festival seasons to balik kampung and celebrate with their famili...

Dear People of Penang, Let's Support Creativity

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THE CREATIVE ECONOMY relies heavily on transforming ambitious ideas into marketable products and solutions. In Penang, however, this sector continues to struggl...

Walk Zone: Penang Hill - A Cultural and Ecological Treasure Trove

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AS THE FIRST colonial hill station in Malaysia, Penang Hill is an indelible part of The Penang Story. But beyond the administrative function that the station fu...

Multiple Survival Channels for Penang’s F&B Sector

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THE MCO HAS taught Penang’s services industry many lessons, for example pursuing the plethora of available consumer channels, to onboarding digitally and quickl...

Walk Zone: Air Itam - Once the de facto Capital of Penang

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AIR ITAM (Black Waters, a commonplace name throughout the Malay Peninsula) is an inland town in Penang Island. It is located at the northeastern foothills and b...

The Man Who Sets Up Chowrasta Market Every Morning

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*The photos were taken during the Conditional MCO.TAN AH LYE has an unusual profession. Every day, save on Mondays, he wakes just as Penang goes into a slumbe...

The Creative Industries as Cultural and Economic Catalyst

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THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES can be widely defined as activities that are focused on creativity, skill and talent; and that have the potential for wealth and job cre...