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.
Penang is deservedly famous for its street food, but street food is not especially famous for being healthy. As obesity and diabetes become more prevalent in th...
Much of Penang’s appeal lies in the myriad types of cuisine available there. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Syrian, Lebanese, Italian, American, German and Fr...
In 1986 a protest against the opening of a McDonald’s near Rome’s Spanish Steps took place. Carlo Petrini led the campaign against the founding of t...
We all remember waking up early in the morning as kids to accompany our mothers to the neighbourhood wet market, treading on slippery floors (especially if you&...
As I spend more time in politics, I find that food features prominently.When I was first elected in 2013, between August and September that year (during the C...
The moment Pak Mat stands up from his chair, fixing his shabby East Coast batik sarong and reaching for his Kelantanese batik lepas headcloth that has been hang...
Yes, Penang has amazing food, be it fusion or hybrid, street or mall, traditional or accidental. And yes, it has amazing desserts too, like the Penang Road te...
consultations.The economic performance of Malaysia and Penang has been strong for past six years, with an average annual growth of 5%. Penang’s gros...
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have increased their projection of Malaysia’s GDP growth this year to 5.2% and 4.8% respectively....
Over the last 45 years, government revenue has registered impressive annual growth rates: in 1970 it hit RM2.4bil; by 2015, it had exceeded RM219bil.In Mala...
Malaysia is among the world’s top fish-consuming countries, putting away 56.9kg per year per person.1 Fish contribute about 44% of the total animal-sour...