April 2022 - Penang Monthly

Using Clubhouse for a Good Cause

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REMEMBER THE INVITE-ONLY social audio app, Clubhouse? It was the virtual place to be at the height of Covid in 2020, hosting a dizzying array of conversations,...

“Listeners Calling”: Radio Enters its Second Century in Malaysia

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IMAGINE BEING ON the lookout for new music in the prewar days, and you had already exhausted the collection of the local S. Moutrie and Co. Ltd., local agents o...

A Crash Course in Hosting Your Own Podcast

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I’D LIKE TO begin this article by saying I’m no expert on podcasts. I trained as a journalist and decided over the last three years to venture into podcasting –...

Remembering Penang’s Municipal Band

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DID YOU KNOW that in the late 1800s, Penang had its very own municipal band? The exact year of its formation remains unclear; newspaper clippings from January 8...

Indian Music and Arts in Malaysia Have Many Roots

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INDIAN MUSIC IN Malaya before the 20th century was mainly of the Indian Classical and Carnatic modes, and these were performed in temples for religious celebrat...

Pottery in Penang Gains Popularity Again

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POTTERY-MAKING IS characterised by the transformation of soil. But this is only one half of the equation, says master potter Ooi Woi Leong of Penang Pottery Cen...

A Digital Revolution in Healthcare Has Arrived in Malaysia

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On March 12, 2022, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Noor Hisham bin Abdullah, Director-General of Health for Malaysia, was awarded the inaugural Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Award for...

The Many Names and Traditions of the Hindu New Year

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HINDUISM AS A religion is interwoven with the practice of Indian astrology and the use of the lunisolar calendar, for prayers, marriages and christenings to be...

Radio and Podcasts in Numbers

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MALAYSIA’S BROADCASTING SECTOR is mainly led by three service providers. These are Astro, Media Prima and Star Media. Of the RM5.4bil in revenue the sector made...

PSDC Celebrates Penang’s Golden Jubilee of Industrialisation

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IN 1972, PENANG was in economic distress; unemployment rose sharply as its maritime trade floundered. The situation was dismal and so, the tide had to turn…Over...

The Podcast – Relief for the Distracted

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THE RADIO WAS the key vehicle for the spread of popular music during my generation. In Penang, where would all those who were in their teens have listened to go...

Events

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CHARITYSpin For Charity is a fun spin ride session where participants ride on a SPIN bike for 30 minutes led by a Spin Cycle Star to raise monetary aid for Pena...