December 2022 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Ch'ng Huck Theng: Crafting a Future for the Arts

5 min read

ALTHOUGH THE ART market in Malaysia can be considered relatively young, Penang was a popular destination for artists to visit and sell their works, especially b...

Bringing the Arts into Neighbourhoods

4 min read

Photos courtesy of Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah, Universiti Sains MalaysiaARTS IN THE Park is a community-engagement initiative centred around the Karpal...

Beyond GE15: Political Education and Malaysia’s Democratic Future

5 min read

THE AFTERMATH OF the 15th General Election (GE15) saw former-sworn enemies shaking hands and talking of forming unity governments. This left the overwhelming ma...

PSDC Joins Hands with Lam Research to Remedy Skills Mismatches in Penang

3 min read

THE GAP BETWEEN what we learn in school and its practical application is growing. At the same time, career possibilities in today’s highly digitalised world are...

Physical Needs Set the Standard and Pace for Intercultural Relations

3 min read

THERE ARE CERTAIN aspects to human cultures which are more universal than others – largely by virtue of the fact that they deal with physical needs more than wi...

Obesity on the Rice

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General on the Great Hill: US Civil War Hero Visits Penang – Part 1

9 min read

Enter the GeneralON FRIDAY, March 28, 1879, the 1,615-tonne schooner, S.S. Simla[1] of the British-India Navigation Company (B.I.S.N. Co) – a swift, “pleas...

The Raja Uda Learning Centre Brings Hope to the Refugee Community

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IT ALL BEGAN with the hopes of a few to provide affordable education to the refugee children of Raja Uda. The Raja Uda refugee community, mainly consisting of t...