Penang Monthly, by Penang Institute, is the voice of Penang, offering insights on its people, politics, economy, culture, and society, with a focus on local and national issues for curious Malaysians.
“Prosperity” is created with gin, spiced rum, orange, lemon and Orgeat syrup.Magazine 63Dubbed the first “hidden” speakeasy in P...
Half the world’s population live in urban settlements – 54.5% in 2016 to be exact, according to the UN. This figure is expected to rise to 60% by 20...
Major changes are coming. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, the integration of physical and digital technologies, is underway. Within the manufacturing industry...
Mika“I’m a female, but I dress like a male. I do not conform to the typical gender binarism, and that’s why I’ve struggled with findin...
Public transportation in Penang dates back to the 1880s, when the first steam-powered tram, measuring 12.5km, ran from Weld Quay jetty to Air Itam Road, with...
One of the greatest challenges that faces a society coming out of a period of authoritarian rule and bad governance is the need to break away from looking to po...
The Prince of Wales Island Gazatte.Penang’s history of publishing is a remarkable one. In 1806, when it was made a Presidency of India, the first is...
Penang – food haven par excellence. And it goes without saying that its people are a proud lot, fiercely defensive and boastful of their hybrid cuisines....
The first structures to appear on top of Penang Hill were almost certainly a flagstaff for signalling the arrival of shipping, together with a small building to...
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at the T. S. Eliot lecture theatre, Merton College.Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia, with a land size of only 1...
We hardly heard any mention of them 20 years ago, but today it seems that every country, every town, every little village has one: yes, a Starbucks. But I&rsquo...
In the past year or so, the Malaysian economy has been affected by two main external headwinds: the fall in commodities prices dented the country’s financ...