Rachel Yeoh

is a former journalist who traded her on-the-go job for a life behind the desk. For the sake of work-life balance, she participates in Penang's performing arts scene after hours.

28 posts

The Muralz: A Movie Animating Solidarity and Hope

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GEORGE TOWN’S MURALS take centre stage in The Muralz, a remarkable animated creation featuring a devoted food delivery driver who befriends Pahlawan Nasi Lemak,...

Jemilah Mahmood: Giving Priority to the Planet's Health

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Professor Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood is an eminent personality in the field of medical science and crisis management. She is also the founder of Mercy Malaysia...

KUMPOOL: A Way to Wean Us Off Our Dependence on Private Transport

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Footnotes:[1] https://www.thesundaily.my/archive/rapid-penang-aims-improve-traffic-through-introduction-hub-and-spoke-model-MUarch526864

Loving Tea - From Bud to Cup

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I LOOKED UP from my laptop screen, tearing my eyes from the pixels drumming on my corneas, reached for my cup of Ching Dragonwell green tea (more commonly known...

Individuals in Business with Books

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THEY ARE THE caretakers of worlds. As most bookshops (especially chains and distributors) move online, indie ones stand as a triumphant testament that bookshops...

What Are the Penang Monthly Editors Reading?

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In between books and wondering what to read next? Here are the books Penang Monthly’s Editor and Assistant Editors are currently reading.Editor, Ooi Kee BengThe...

Interview With Nik Nazmi: Moving Malaysia Towards Renewable Energy

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When Nik Nazmi became the Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC), a ministry with one of the broadest portfolios, he had to hit t...

FREPENCA: A History of Innovative Industrial Support Measures

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PENANG’S industrialisation started when Bayan Lepas, the “rice bowl” of the island, was turned into a Free Industrial Zone (FIZ) in 1972. This first free-trade...

The Penang Lights Choir: Nothing Like Eating and Singing to Dissolve Cultural Differences

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CHATTERING GUESTS WERE silenced by the pounding of the E Major chord on the grand piano, signalling rehearsal time. It was a routine every Thursday night in pre...

How We Now Holiday, Post-Covid-19

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TRAVELLERS ARE SEEING green after the Covid-19 pandemic ‒ no, not green with envy, but in the literal sense with nature. When international borders shut after t...

Revealing Complexities in the Practice of Faith in Malaysia

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Note: This book review contains spoilersFEAR. FATE. FAITH. Depending on your religious or cultural point of view, The Accidental Malay by Karina Robles Bahrin w...

Melati Sarawak Debuts on Stage in Penang

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IT IS SAID that the first modern novel written in Sarawak, and very likely the first in Malaysia, is Melati Sarawak. Written in Jawi and self-published by Muham...