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Dear People of Penang, Let's Support Creativity

7 min read

THE CREATIVE ECONOMY relies heavily on transforming ambitious ideas into marketable products and solutions. In Penang, however, this sector continues to struggl...

On Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Malaysia

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HISTORICALLY, in most traditionally patriarchal societies, very few rights are accorded to women. The first global effort to provide a comprehensive view of gen...

Penang Hill Biosphere Reserve: Many Hearts and Minds Made It Possible

6 min read

IT WAS in October 2016 when the first tentative steps were taken to obtain the Unesco Biosphere Reserve (UBR) status and recognition for Penang Island under Une...

Malaysian Cinema: An Intricate Tale of Pride and Prejudice

12 min read

THE YELLOWING FLYER bears the printed characters 檳城首都戲院. In English, this reads as Penang’s Capitol Theatre. An illustration of a scene from King Solomon’...

Pit Stop on Penang’s Digital Journey

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THE STATE’S DIGITAL arm, Digital Penang (DP), was established last April with the twin missions of capturing opportunities in the new economy and upgrading live...

Campbell Street - Where the Old Shine is Just a Rub Away

12 min read

In 1989, the municipal council of Penang in conjunction with Pulau Pinang magazine organised a “Memory Of Our Streets” essay competition.

Pondering Malaysia’s Socio-economic Pessimism

11 min read

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is supposed to be a joyous celebration, a return to family and one’s roots. This year however, it was strangely sombre. Karim Raslan,...

Ho Yi Jian

Wan Azizah & Nurul Izzah: Rebuilding A Nation Long Divided

21 min read

 By Ooi Kee BengNurul Izzah, Daughter of the Reformasi, and of the jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, was pulled into politics as a young gi...

Tanjung Bungah – More Popular Than Ever

12 min read

“If it hadn’t been for our families back home, I think most of us would have stayed forever.” The simple but poignant words of Tony Birkett, a...

Andrea Filmer

Why Change Has Not Been Possible

19 min read

Mahathir (seated, third from left) with (from left) Parti Amanah Negara deputy president Salahuddin Ayub, PKR vice-president Shamsul Iskandar, PAS MP Mahfuz O...

Zairil Khir Johari

An Arts Agenda for Penang

15 min read

The BeginningsThere have been many art societies in Penang throughout its history. It was as early as 1920, for example, that Penang Impressionists was formed...

Building Penang, Inspiring Malaysia

39 min read

In honour of Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu who passed away in November 2010, Penang Economic Monthly presents in this issue a list of articles on the second chief ministe...