April 2023 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Growing a Nurturing Ecosystem for Penang’s Creative Economy

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THE EXPONENTIAL RISE of creative industries worldwide in recent years has seen them drive substantial economic growth and provided extensive employment opportun...

A Tale of Two Creative Cities: Reflections for Penang

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THOUGH THE WORD “creative city” might be in vogue, the term was already coined back in the late 1980s as a viable urban development strategy, particularly for p...

Dr. Khoo Suet Leng

More Than Meets the Eye

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Using the Arts to Communicate Science

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SCIENTIFIC WRITING IS often so full of acronyms, jargons and language so specific that it is only comprehensible to a handful of experts and academicians in the...

The Creative Economy Appears Devised for Penang

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THE TERM “Creative Economy” sometimes sounds like an oxymoron in that human creativity is more often than not associated with the arts, executed more for passio...

Events in April

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ACTIVITIESGather ‘round your little ones for a fun Easter outing at Hin Market! There are plenty of fun family-friendly activities from the easter egg hunt to p...

Content Creators and Influencers Play Key Roles in Digital Marketing

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CONTENT CREATION HAS become an essential part of digital marketing. To grow and maintain brand visibility, content creators, popularised by the rise of social m...