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.
Climate change is a change of climate attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere, in addition...
THE MALAYSIAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT (MetMalaysia) has issued a Level 1 heatwave alert as scorching heat continues creeping northwards on the peninsula.(The...
IT’S TAX SEASON. While many begrudgingly file their details obediently, paying taxes is more than a duty; it is a vital contribution to the nation’s development...
I HAVE FOND memories of Milo ice cream in cups from childhood—its flavour made complete by the taste of the wooden spatula that came with it. But how did ice cr...
“THE WATERFALL GARDEN occupies the lower slopes of a valley leading into the hills, whose forest covered slopes enclose it on all sides. At the head is the wate...
“IT’S GOOD THAT you’re back, it’s better to be home,” my grandmother said, as I told her about my time in the UK.Her words came from a place of love, after not...
ACCESS TO JUSTICE is a fundamental human right. It can also be elusive. We often think of the law as inherently neutral or fair, but what one considers a “good...
POVERTY HAS INHIBITED children in low-income homes from getting adequate education. The pandemic worsened the situation to such an extent that the United Nation...
SIGNIFICANT STRIDES HAVE been made over time in advancing gender equality—with women assuming more prominent roles as decision-makers both in the workforce and...
THEATREFa Abdul and Big Nose Productions celebrate a belated Valentine’s Day with Her Story | His Story, a collection of six insightful monologues that explores...
CONCERT Usher in the Year of the Dragon with a jubilant recital by Rondo Chamber Fellow 2024, SYNC Quartet in Strings of Prosperity. The chamber ensemble will pr...