December 2010 - Penang Monthly

The Regional Span Of Sun Yat Sen’s Republicanism

3 min read

Few dates in East Asia’s recent past act so well as a watershed for the scholar writing on the modern history of the region as October 10, 1911 does. On t...

Gender Parity Still A Distant Dream

6 min read

 Sticky floor, glass ceilingAchieving gender parity in Malaysia seems to be a far-off goal for a conservative Asian society which has traditionally...

The Art Market Is Booming

7 min read

A suit of Andy Warhol’s later series of Campbell Soup silk-screens on display at the Singapore-based Collectors Contemporary boothAll of a sudden, M...

Making Little Changes Matter In Penang

4 min read

From concept to reality, Phase 1 of the Shared Services Centre was realised in 18 months.Popular perception of Penang’s economy had for some time be...

Recognising Penang’s Inherent Cosmopolitanism

3 min read

Penang is a given regional hub. It is located in such a way that it has acted as the cultural and economic centre for not only northern Malaysia but also southe...

A Short History of The Khoo Kongsi

4 min read

The name Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi (LSTKK) means Dragon Mountain Hall Khoo Clan Association. As with most of the early clan associations, the kongsi building i...

Comparing The State Budgets of Penang and Selangor

7 min read

 Amidst the noise and clamour of Malaysia’s politics, it is easy to forget that daily responsibilities continue for governments and bureaucrats...

Transforming Bus Stops To Transform City Living

6 min read

 Traditional urban settlements such as George Town are compact and tightly organised. Buildings cluster together in all forms. Hard spaces alternate...

Let’s Do What’s Needed To Make Penang Clean And Green

5 min read

A playground in Youth Park.The state government has launched a Cleaner Greener Penang Initiative. It is part of the vision of turning Penang into an &ldqu...

Saving Tanjung Tokong

9 min read

  The malay community of Kampung Tanjong Tokong needs to showcase its long history in the area, its peaceful co-existence with the Chinese...

An Old Chung Ling Boy Who Thought Big

5 min read

 Some of us grow up in small towns and dream of bigger and better things in cities far far far away, gleaming of glass and light. In the process, our...

The State of The Economy

10 min read

 Let’s get it right. The Budget is a fiscal plan informing the people how the government intends to raise and spend money in fulfilment of grow...