December 2012 - Penang Monthly

‘Tis the season to be merry at Shangri-La

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2012 has passed by with lightning speed and as we approach the year's end, there will be a new round of expatriates arriving in Penang looking to find their ide...

Renting in Penang

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2012 has passed by with lightning speed and as we approach the year's end, there will be a new round of expatriates arriving in Penang looking to find their ide...

Inhabitants of Penang, 1803

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The 38-page typewritten volume was conceived more as a report to the East India Company and the British Government in London than as a public document. Certain...

More Art Acquisitions for Penang

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Zulkifli Yusoff, "Rest a while" Steel sculpture Donated by Datuk Dr Tan Chee Khuan.The figure stands at an impressive 578. This is the number of art piece...

Keeping it Short + Sweet

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 Short + Sweet Stand-Up Comedy was introduced in Malaysia in 2012. What is the objective of Short + Sweet in Penang?Short + Sweet is meant to be a pl...

Short and Sweet comes to Penang

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Jackie Ashkin in Drive All Night.Something unique was taking place in Straits Quay over the weekends of September 5-8 and 12-15. Penangpac hosted some of...

Marks of a Sincere Malaysian Leader

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There is an anecdote told among close acquaintances of the late Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, Malaysia’s feared and respected Deputy Prime Minister and Home...

A prayer for FEATURE WORLD PEACE IN PENANG

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Lesley Gouger , Outside the Tzu Chi Foundation, founded by Master Cheng Yen.Coming to Penang again this summer, I was a little unsettled because I had forgot...

Preventing Youth Suicide

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Diana (not her real name) was 19 when she attempted suicide by overdosing on sleeping tablets. “You would not have pegged me as the suicidal...

Madagascar Stunningly Unique

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About a nine-hour flight away from Bangkok on an island 400km east of the African continent, lies a country largely populated and ruled by a French-speaking, no...

The AES in Pakatan Rakyat states

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The Automated Enforcement System (AES) has emerged as another issue which the Pakatan-led states, namely Penang, Selangor, Kedah and Kelantan, have come to a co...

Kicking The Subsidy Habit

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Note: RON or Research Octane Number refers to how resistant the fuel is to detonation or “knocking”, some high performance engines require higher...