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.
“Poverty”, as defined by the World Bank, refers to the minimum level of earnings by a person per day. In 2009, the mean of the national poverty line...
“I received so many calls and texts asking me if I’m for development or whether we want to stunt growth,” said Suraya Ismail, the moderator...
Once when I mentioned Carnarvon Street to a now successful business owner, he looked at me with wonder and asked, “Why Carnarvon Street? There is nothin...
Cebu City, Philippines.With the slowdown of the world economy, many growth estimates across the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) are being...
Not too long ago, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched its 2011 Human Development Report. I am not going to comment on Malaysia’s rank...
This book is a comprehensive documentation of the sordid affairs of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) which began in the early 1990s with a co-operative that comp...
Geopolitical overviewThe geopolitical interests of China and India intersect in Myanmar. For China, Myanmar provides a land route to the Indian Ocean for gas...
Digital Art+Culture (DA+C) was a pioneering event that took place at Suffolk House, and was held in part with the George Town Festival in July 2011. Central to...
The present controversy about Penang Port Sdn Bhd (Penang Port) saw for once members from both sides of the political divide come together in agreement. Penang...
“Urbanized”, a documentary on cities, has been attracting much attention since its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 201...