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.
Who was right – Hang Tuah or Hang Jebat? Which one is the true hero?This was a question posed to a journalist when he was called to the police headquart...
It all started with some trees.One morning, the residents of Taman Weng Lock woke up to see some old shady trees in their neighbourhood being chopped down. No...
Social entrepreneurship has been likened to double or triple-bottomline business operations, doublebottom- line because these combine profit-making with a socia...
A lot of us want to do something to help the environment. Maybe we’re concerned about what’s in our food, toiletries or cosmetics. Malaysians, as re...
4,000 high income jobs for Penang in three yearsThe Penang state government plans to turn Bayan Baru into an international outsourcing hub to attract more sha...
Penang is geographically divided into two sections, Penang Island and Seberang Perai (SP). The two sections are then further subdivided into five dist...
It’s been two months since the byelection in Teluk Intan, a semi-urban seat in Perak, dealt the opposition Pakatan alliance a shock defeat. It had not rea...
When Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak invented the phrase "human rights-ism" in May to denounce humanism, secularism and liberalism as ideological thre...
Law professor Dr Azmi Sharom at the forum on "Colloquium on Freedom of Religion".In June, the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) and the Selangor I...
The Penang state government is seeking city status for Penang Island. It has appealed to the federal government to upgrade Penang Island from being a municipali...
Much emphasis is placed on George Town’s historic buildings. Their architectural styles, unique features and building techniques are the subject of many...
Regina Frey, head of the Gender Bureau, Berlin, Germany.The “People Oriented Model” of Gender Responsive Participatory Budgeting (GRPB), conce...