Penang Economic Outlook 2015
by
Lim Kim-Hwa
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Ripples from global events threaten local economy
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The economy of Malaysia – and of Penang – depends to a significant degree on global trends, since both are highly exposed to externalities nowadays....
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Making Malaysia’s literary capital work
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Umapagan Ampikaipakan is no stranger to organising festivals. Having directed Cooler Lumpur – South-East Asia’s first festival of ideas – for...
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