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.
Almost RM48,000 in donations have been raised since June.LAST JULY, the PenangPac warmly welcomed back its patrons for its first post-pandemic live show,...
Teochew Puppet and Opera House is a long-time performer for GTF.PENANG WOULD HAVE been a hive of activity last July, with preparations in full swing for t...
2020 WAS SUPPOSED to be a robust year for the Malaysian book trade, but that is not to be. The Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (KLIBF) was postponed by sev...
FINGERPRINTS ARE INIMITABLE identity markers. In forensic science, the ridges forming the lines on the human finger leave impressions that are fairly unique, un...
PEOPLE LIVING WITH health anxieties and existing medical conditions had enough to be anxious about without Covid-19, but the Movement Control Order (MCO) brough...
THE PANDEMIC HAS been a bewildering time for most of us; and some have also experienced a decline in mental health. In response to this new crisis, mental healt...
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND the change in behaviour and mind-sets of Penangites during the Covid-19 pandemic, Penang Monthly conducted an online survey involving a tot...
Tea kadai at Little India back in the day.PENANG WAS A colonial port on the margins of the East India Company’s sphere of influence, and a magnet fo...
AN END. The global population is anxious for a resolution to what has been a nightmare of a year so far. But as much as we look forward to a medical ending, i.e...
A VIRUS, often measuring one nanometre in size, is invisible under a common light microscope, to say nothing of the naked eye.Each virus is unique but relie...
IN LATE 1944 as the Allied forces, spearheaded by British Commonwealth troops, were launching a major offensive against Japanese-occupied Burma, an equally sign...
RETURNING CUSTOMERS ARE always welcome, even if they arrive to the little shop at the corner of the KOMTAR Gold and Jewellery Centre with a list of detailed spe...