Their primary mission is to care for community health.

For young Malaysians, it is not so hard to imagine a united society.

The Constitution today is no longer what it was. To fix Malaysia, we need to fix its laws.

The inspirational story of the South African former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Councils show the way towards gender equality.

A plucky entrepreneur returns post-12th General Elections to shake up the indie movement.

It is a welcome alternative to mainstream education.

Women representation in positions of power in Malaysia is still dismal. Would gender quotas help eliminate this stagnation?

Instead of celebrating diversity and allowing for societal hybridisation to flow freely, Malaysia is unhealthily obsessed with the notion of unity.

The doggedness of Penang NGOs, from classic Chinese kongsi and Indian leagues to contemporary consumers' associations and heritage trusts, in devoting themselves to their individual causes, gives rise to a robust civil society that sets the city apart.

Penang's art galleries are spilling out onto its streets as its first international street art festival, Urban Xchange, defies tradition.

Ubiquitous in many Malaysian cities and towns, the Tamil barbershop is where folks of all races gather for their haircuts,
and a piece of life.

Malaysia recently slipped down to Tier 3 on the US Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report. How much do you know about this crime, and are you inadvertently buying slavery?

Gender responsive participatory budgeting, an amalgamation of participatory budgeting and gender budgeting, has taken off in Penang to much positive feedback.

We divulge Thailand's unique community development projects headed by Mr Condom, Mechai Viravaidya.

The deadline for the Millennium Development Goals is 2015. What has been accomplished so far?

A look into the lives of financially independent women in the cottage industry.

Jalinan Warisan Kraf Orang Asal, an initiative that seeks to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between women’s groups active in craft making throughout Malaysia.

A look at changes brought about by GE13.

An analysis of the promises given by the Penang and Selangor state governments in their respective manifestos.

Malaysia’s Reformasi movement has been brewing for a long time now and has led to the highly competitive GE13.

A global movement to end genderbased violence through dance, the most expressive form of communication.

Over the last five years Malaysia has seen much change, including a new two-party system. Ooi Kee Beng explores how social activism is changing the face of politics in the country.

A report card on the Selangor and Penang Pakatan state governments’ final budgets of their first five-year term in power.

Time Magazine called him one of the 100 most influential people in 2004. We chat with Tariq Ramadan on Islam in the 21st century, and the importance of education and individual dignity in empowering societies.

Penang Institute hosts the inaugural Conference of the Asean Coalition for Clean Governance.

PWDC in the making.

In the spirit of International Women's Day, Penang Monthly is featuring 16 exceptional women who have had a profound impact on the community around them.

Tricia Yeoh highlights the many women's development programmes currently being funded in Selangor.