After 15 Rousing Years, The Penang Renaissance Still Resonates Clearly
We are at one of those self-appraising points in time when we—not only Penang Monthly, but also Penang Institute as a whole—stare hard into the rearview mirror in order to orientate our journey forward.
LATE IN 2019, I received a text message from Pauline Fan, the director of the George Town Literary Festival (GTLF), Malaysia’s largest literary festival. She ha...
I’M NOT A Penangite (much to my own detriment, I know). However, in April, my wife and I were lucky enough to travel to Penang for a vacation, choosing to stay...
THE CLAN JETTIES have traditionally been perceived as male-dominant communities. Though the gender divide within the jetties is not as evident as it used to be,...
SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY is a particular interest of mine, especially in the 1970s when I was, perhaps, the only amateur photographer in Penang focused on...
CHINESE FOLK RELIGIONS are diverse and rich, encompassing objects of worship ranging from forces of nature and historical figures to ghosts and spir - its. As e...
THE BRUCH+TONE POEMS concert by the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) was recently held at Dewan Sri Pinang, featuring guest conductor, Datuk Mustafa Fuzer Na...
UNDERNEATH THE GLITZ and the glamour of the fashion industry lies a dark underbelly. The textile and garment sector alone contributes 10% of humanity’s carbon e...
AT ANY OF the Clan Jetties, what is striking is the lack of younger residents. When asked, jetty residents themselves find it difficult to name young adults who...
WHEN I ARRIVED at the Portuguese Settlement, also known as St. John’s village, in Ujong Pasir, Melaka on a weekday morning, the streets were dead quiet and ther...
FESTIVALSThe annual George Town Heritage Celebrations return to commemorate the 15th anniversary of George Town’s inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. T...
ALIGHTING AT WELD QUAY, you can be forgiven for thinking that you are far from the sea, but that is not the case at all. Here, at the easternmost point of Penan...