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Halal—A Promising Industry for Penang that Needs Some Strategic Pushing

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HALAL, AN ARABIC term meaning “permissible” or “lawful”, encompasses various aspects of Muslim life, including food, safety, animal welfare, social justice and...

An Outcome-Based Budget in Line With Penang2030

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THE 2024 PENANG STATE BUDGET, presented by the Chief Minister in November 2023, amounts to RM1.42bil, RM1.05bil of which are allocated for operating expenses an...

Ong Wooi Leng

An Award-winning Calligrapher Continues to Inspire with Ink and Harmony

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THE FOUR TREASURES OF THE STUDY—brush, ink, paper and inkstone—are not just essential tools in Chinese brush paintings and calligraphy; they embody the scholar’...

Iylia De Silva

Year in Review: Penang Key Economic Statistics

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Optimism Permeates Penang’s Economic Ecosystems

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PENANG’S ECONOMY IS influenced by diverse elements, such as the global economic situation and its industrial foundation. The fifth largest economy among Malaysi...

On the Proposed Progressive Wage Model in Malaysia

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FOR YEARS, Malaysia has implemented a minimum wage policy. While this policy has undoubtedly provided some relief, rising costs of living have often outpaced wa...

Azmil Akil

Penang Institute Pushes for Economic Ecosystems Development

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SINCE THE THEME for January 2024 is Penang’s Economic Development, it seems appropriate that I present in somewhat truncated form the document produced in March...

Price Driven

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Coaching Makes Effective Leaders

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IN THE CORPORATE world, the traditional authoritarian leadership model has given way to more collaborative and people-centric approaches, and requires that lead...

Menu Rahmah Has Been Helpful, But What’s Next?

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A NOURISHING MEAL might appear routine for most people in Malaysia, but not so for marginalised individuals. With the Poverty Line Income (PLI) in the country s...

Humaira Shafril

The Post-Covid Crisis: Rising Food Prices

10 min read

I CANNOT RECALL the first time I cooked something entirely on my own, but it must have been when I was quite young. By the time I was 17, I had gotten myself em...

Fight for Your Man Caves and Your Comfort Foods

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YOU HAVE YOUR favourite places to be in. Favourite rooms within whose walls you feel safe, where you feel at home. There, you relax. The knot in your stomach lo...

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