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.
MALAYSIA SUFFERS a voluntary emigration of people of different races and religions who possess talent, skills and knowledge. Their decision to settle in other c...
Active local governance needed more than everThe 10th Malaysia Plan is now announced. Analysts have generally found it wanting in detailed information. More i...
Hungry Ghost FestivalThe Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated on the seventh month of the lunar calendar. During this time, the gates of hell are opened...
IntroductionIt is not customary for Malaysians to see cost and benefit reports for public investments, even though fiscal spending on development projects h...
From september 2010 onwards, Penang can boast an EMC laboratory of its own. This cutting edge technology determines whether or not a new electronic product desi...
Since taking over several state governments, one of the areas the Pakatan Rakyat has had to contend most with is the civil service. A majority of the bureaucrat...
Director Glen Goei.Drama, intrigue, satire and revelations of family secrets await those who are lucky enough to get a chance to watch director Glen Goei&...
The Prangin Canal, Penang.Penang’s history and development has always been linked to the sea. Since the British East India Company sailed into Penan...
I was stunned when a friend called from Penang on June 19 to tell me that Gan Teik Chee had just died. As far as I knew, Teik Chee had been health-conscious, wa...
An intellectually-disabled person working in a retail outlet.Disabled people in the Malaysian workforceMalaysia is signatory to numerous conventions on...
Datuk Tay Hooi Keat, “Weld Quay, Penang”, 1968-80, 60 x 90 cm, oil on canvas.Cecil Rajendra is a pioneering human rights lawyer and acclaimed...
There is a policy document, I am told, that says 40% of Penangites shall, in the near future, be living on the island and the other 60%, on the mainland. One...