August 2022 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

InvestPenang on the Past, Present and Future of Penang’s Industrialisation

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IN CONJUNCTION WITH the 50th anniversary of Penang’s industrialisation, InvestPenang is hosting a year-long event around 13 focused themes to demonstrate Penang...

The Evolution of Food Discourses in Malaysia

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SOME LESSONS MAY be gleaned from the past at a time when we have become more conscious about food security, self-sufficiency and sustainability, even while traw...

Industrialisation in Numbers

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As the second smallest state in Malaysia, Penang contributed the second-largest manufacturing output to Malaysia’s GDP. This accounts for about 13.9% of the cou...

After 50 Years: No Slowing Down in Penang’s Industrialisation

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THE PLAN TO establish Penang as a manufacturing hub was initiated in the early ’60s under the first Chief Minister of Penang, Wong Pow Nee, following the recomm...

Bukit Payong: A Sneak Peek Into Penang’s War-Time History

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THE SOUTHERN COAST of Penang Island is shaped roughly like a crescent, flanked by undulating hills in the background and long sun-kissed beaches at the fore. Th...

A Wild Amalgam at Art Biennial for the Young

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FINALLY, painting is dead, at least in the hugely prestigious Bakat Muda Sezaman (BMS, Young Contemporary Artists) 2021/2022 competition for young artists, some...

Same old, same old

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