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.
" People are waking up to the power of storytelling. It was something that was always there, but got buried for a while in our rush towards modernity."...
The gold and jewellery industry in Penang was established almost 200 years ago by guilds founded by the Chinese, the Indians and the Indian Muslims.The state...
On his early days…"I grew up and was educated in Penang, I went to Chung Ling. I came from a poor family and was the youngest of five kids. I understand...
MALAYSIA'S FEDERALISM - A GOOD THING GOING TO WASTEBy Francis HutchinsonAt a time when rising economic giants such as China and India are discovering the bene...
Few dates in East Asia’s recent past act so well as a watershed for the scholar writing on the modern history of the region as October 10, 1911 does. On t...
Sticky floor, glass ceilingAchieving gender parity in Malaysia seems to be a far-off goal for a conservative Asian society which has traditionally...
A suit of Andy Warhol’s later series of Campbell Soup silk-screens on display at the Singapore-based Collectors Contemporary boothAll of a sudden, M...
From concept to reality, Phase 1 of the Shared Services Centre was realised in 18 months.Popular perception of Penang’s economy had for some time be...
Penang is a given regional hub. It is located in such a way that it has acted as the cultural and economic centre for not only northern Malaysia but also southe...
The name Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi (LSTKK) means Dragon Mountain Hall Khoo Clan Association. As with most of the early clan associations, the kongsi building i...
Amidst the noise and clamour of Malaysia’s politics, it is easy to forget that daily responsibilities continue for governments and bureaucrats...
Traditional urban settlements such as George Town are compact and tightly organised. Buildings cluster together in all forms. Hard spaces alternate...