April 2022 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

The Invasion of Ukraine: Coping at a Distance

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War cuts deeper than flesh wounds. Weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Penang Monthly speaks to a Ukrainian and a Russian based in Malaysia, on how “home”...

Batu Aceh – A Heritage in Need of Protection

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MORE THAN JUST a final resting place, the old Muslim graveyards in Penang are home to  gravestones known as Batu Aceh. These ornamented grave-markers are c...

This is Progress

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Radio Telescopes: Seeing through Clouds

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GLOOMY SKIES. There is a disappointment condensing out of the air as the stargazers stare at the blank clouds. Months of anticipation, marking the calendar, ask...

Radio Request Cards: A Blast from the Past

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ONE FEELS A sense of enveloping nostalgia, reading through the collection of old radio request cards; the words acting as a portal into the distant past when le...

As Covid Retreats, Malaysian Art Gets Ready to Flourish

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THE BAKAT MUDA Sezaman ’21 (Young Contemporary Artists, BMS), with its new format of satellite zoning and Art On Site (Seni Di Lokasi) nucleus, should be a game...

Comparing Values Across Space and Time

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912 BATU ROAD is novelist Viji Krishnamoorthy’s literary debut. It tells the harrowing tale of love and loss between two families, the Tans and the Iyers, over...

Crafting Voices: An Interview with BFM’s Lee Chwi Lynn and Sharmilla Ganesan

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MANY YEARS AGO, an unnamed German programme director, in conversation with Walter Benjamin, recalled how his first foray into broadcasting did not quite go acco...

How to Strengthen Your Financial Health

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Disclaimer: This article is a discussion of good practices and not official advice by a financial advisor.“MONEY IS NOT about finances, it’s about emotions”[1],...

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