Penang Sets Its Sights On Science
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It’s been 40 years since multinational corporations (MNCs) first set up factories in Penang. The technological innovations involved have undergone seismic...
The Common Good in Penang's Progress
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Is development good or bad?Private development, we are seeing with increased intensity in Penang, is actually a deal made between private business and its cus...
An Overview of Women’s Organisations in Penang
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WOMEN’S CENTRE FOR CHANGE PENANGThe Women’s Centre for Change Penang (formerly the Women’s Crisis Centre), better known as WCC, was register...
Hooking The Young on Heritage
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George Town’s heritage built environment played a significant role in its listing as a Unesco World Heritage Site and the city boasts the largest concentr...
Should Men Still Hold The Door Open for Women?
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NO, says Chung HosannaEven in heels, I tend to walk ahead of my companions. Chances are I’ll reach the door first, even before a tall man whose stride f...
Of Menstrual Blood and Chicken Rice
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A play called “Vagina Warriors” in Malaysia? I didn’t know what to expect. The classic play by Eve Ensler, “Vagina Monologues”, wa...
Gender Equality and The Millennium Development Goals
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Malaysia: The Millennium Development Goals at 2010 paints a general but holistic picture of the status of Malaysia since the midterm review in 2005. I was impre...
Women: Economy and Employment
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The 2009 International Labour Organization (ILO) report on Global Employment Trends for Women warned that, with the deepening of the recession in 2009, the glob...
Opting Out – Choice or Circumstance ?
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When a woman opts out of the workforce, is it choice or circumstance?In both cases, the catalyst to this situation is motherhood which affects women at all le...
Empowering Selangor Women
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The Selangor Women’s Affairs portfolio is led by YB Rodziah Ismail. Under the previous Barisan Nasional-led state government, it was possible for the stat...
PWDC - A Snapshot
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Today, four months down the road PWDC is set with nine fulltime and part-time staff on the go. Headed by chief executive officer (CEO) Sri Husnaini Sofjan who w...
Right Time, Right Place and Some Luck
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On January 2, 2012 a new state-initiated body emerged – the Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC) – as the result of the Chief Ministe...