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Health Science and Technology: Transforming How We Keep Fit

9 min read

FITNESS GIZMOS, ranging from smartphone applications (apps) to trackers, are a marvellous invention. For sedentary devotees, these inspire a much-needed behavou...

Penang: A Home for Persons with Disabilities

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THE PENANG STATE government works contemporaneously with the federal government to provide aid and assistance for citizens in need.A top priority category is...

Sarah Daniel Jacob

Get to Know Your Civil Rights

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THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY 2020, Penang Monthly conducted a survey on Penangites’ awareness of their rights as Malaysian citizens. The survey centred around thre...

Melissa Chan

Making Women in Politics a Norm

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A WOMAN’S INITIATION into politics is as crucial as it is demanding. In celebration of International Women’s Day, Penang Monthly sits down over Zoom...

Braema Mathi

Fort Cornwallis: A Symbol of Fortitude More than of Conflict

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Crowds using the fort’s elevated glacis wall to get a better view of the Duke of Edinburgh during his visit to Penang in 1869.FORT CORNWALLIS IS und...

Marcus Langdon

Youths Learn that a Crisis is a Time of Positive and Negative Change

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From colleagues to friends. Farhanah enjoys a morning workout with her colleagues from Vouk Hotel Suites. Photo: Farhanah AzizanFarhanah (second from ri...

Penang Goes Public - Making Space Open and Welcoming

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Public spaces help build a community, diverse as individuals may be, by being areas that are welcoming, safe, relaxing, comforting, social; and encouraging of v...