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.
I am a Malaysian living in Melbourne, Australia. My brother, sister and I migrated here in 2004. Our parents came along as well. We applied under the “ind...
In 2009, British artist Kate Hunt found herself producing paintings that featured a herringbone pattern as part of her collection named Uncover.Sometime later...
The few times I’d gone camping had led to mixed results. Once, while trying to spend some quality time with the kids, we went to Pantai Kerachut in Penang...
Compared to average wages in Singapore, the UK and Australia, Malaysia’s wages are lagging far behind. A person of managerial rank in Malaysia, for exam...
Stacking wood that has been chopped, gotong-royong style.As usual, the key was left in the ignition of the motorcycle parked by the side of a lonely road....
Daljit Singh and Sukhveer Kaur.“We’re going to prepare some vegetarian dumplings, fruitcakes and masala chai,” the sprightly Sukhveer Ka...
Cities are now touted as engines of growth. As such, city mayors are going the extra mile to make their cities attractive not only to local residents, but also...
Crowdfunding denotes the raising of funds in small denominations from many people – not just friends and family, but also strangers from afar – and...
As of 2013, 308,833 high-skilled Malaysians are working abroad1.The World Bank defines the brain drain population as those who are 25 years old and above, hol...
“Liberalism is not the fundamentals of a religion but a political idea of how a government should conduct itself,” says Mustafa Akyol, a prominent...
Bitcoin, unlike traditional currencies, is highly decentralised and functions without government regulation or central banks, underpinned by a peer-to-peer comp...
Learning centre named after late Karpal SinghThe Penang state government has named its newly launched Penang Learning Centre in memory of the late Bukit Gelugor...