A Special Economic Zone for Sumatra
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Penang Institute was recently invited to the National Conference on North Sumatra’s Government-Industry Coalition, held in light of the region’s cur...
Letting SMEs Grow Penang
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SMEs or small and medium enterprises are defined differently in different countries. In Malaysia, they are defined according to sales turnover and employment....
Change of Mayor Too High-Handed to Ignore
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The issue of federalism and the need for decentralisation of government control emerged yet again during the recent Selangor fiasco of its MBPJ mayor’s...
George Town Literary Festival II
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What's new this year and what can audiences look forward too? We noticed that there are a number of returnin...
Why Not go for the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize?
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George Town is now 226 years old, and of course, it has gone through its share of trials and tribulations. The question is, is it a better city in which to stay...
Budget 2013: PUSHING THE LIMIT
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In Malaysia’s final national budget before the impending 13th General Election, the federal government is pushing its fiscal limits, aiming to satisfy i...
Penang news
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Airport to see growth in passenger trafficPenang International Airport is expecting to see passenger traffic grow by four to five per cent in 2012, due to s...
‘Tis the season to be merry at Shangri-La
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2012 has passed by with lightning speed and as we approach the year's end, there will be a new round of expatriates arriving in Penang looking to find their ide...
Renting in Penang
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2012 has passed by with lightning speed and as we approach the year's end, there will be a new round of expatriates arriving in Penang looking to find their ide...
Keeping it Short + Sweet
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Short + Sweet Stand-Up Comedy was introduced in Malaysia in 2012. What is the objective of Short + Sweet in Penang?Short + Sweet is meant to be a pl...
Short and Sweet comes to Penang
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Jackie Ashkin in Drive All Night.Something unique was taking place in Straits Quay over the weekends of September 5-8 and 12-15. Penangpac hosted some of...
A prayer for FEATURE WORLD PEACE IN PENANG
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Lesley Gouger , Outside the Tzu Chi Foundation, founded by Master Cheng Yen.Coming to Penang again this summer, I was a little unsettled because I had forgot...