August 2022

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

7 min read

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

8 min read

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

3 min read

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...

Ong Wooi Leng

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

11 min read

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...

Ong Wooi Leng