George Town – From city to municipality to culture centre
by
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
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The bookman who embraced Penang
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Flesh-eating zombies, teenage drugrunners, cannibal condoms from outer space. On the other hand, there’s also Jemaah Islamiyah-affiliated terrorists on th...
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Manufacturing in Penang: onwards and upwards
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In 2013, Penang's share of the manufacturing sector to the overall GDP of the state was almost equal to that of the service sector, at 47.8%. Penang shows that...
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