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.
Think Green has been made possible by a number of organisations – the project is driven by Eastern & Oriental Berhad (E&O) under the E&O A.R.T...
It’s 10 in the morning on a golden Sunday, and around 10 people have streamed into Starbucks along Jalan Tanjung Tokong. They've just finished a 47km roun...
We provide the numbers on Malaysia and a comparative analysis between the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) countries on various economic aspects....
I have always thought of our national economy as an apple crumble – it looks nice and solid on the outside, but is in fact soft and gooey on the inside. A...
Springtime in Seoul is glorious. Flowers are abloom, everyone spends long hours outdoors and even the protestors sitting in front of the Hyundai building seem l...
Walking along Gaya Street in Kota Kinabalu recently, I couldn’t help but linger at the shop fronts of establishments such as Chop Teo Seng, which had on d...
Town Hall was buzzing with activity. Music and performances captivated the crowd, many of whom were visiting the various booths, sampling food. Squeals of delig...
More Malays voted for Pakatan at the Kajang by-election held on March 23 than in the General Election in May 2013 (GE13). And in the meantime, according to a re...
Penang Institute held the fifth event in its “Penang in Asia” lecture series on March 17, 2014. The honoured speaker was Prof Kiyohiko Nishimura, wh...
On the eve of the 59th PAS Muktamar in November last year, outside Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam, three guitarists strummed furiously on a stage – one spi...
In Malaysia, we are conditioned to believe that we must have a car, and in many cases, this is largely true. Our public transportation system is not...