The rise of the Internet and social media has changed the media landscape as well as how people consume news and information. More Malaysians are seen to be shi...
MORE OFTEN THAN not, a nation’s state of progress and development is measured by the metrics of gross domestic product (GDP), gross national product (GNP), volu...
MALAYSIA’S FILM INDUSTRY has great economic potential. Between 2012 and 2019, the total gross collection for both local and foreign movies shown at local cinema...
WITH THE TWIN blessings of geography and demography, Penang has been able to enjoy a deeply-etched history as a trading hub; first as a free port and then a Fre...
THE PERCENTAGE SHARE of the agriculture sector to Penang’s GDP dropped slightly from 2.7% in 2015 to 2.2% in 2019 (Figure 1). The sector recorded a positi...
RAPID URBANISATION, economic development, population growth, limited land area and industrial expansion all pose significant environmental challenges for Penang...
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES as defined by the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) are “those industries which have their origin in individual...