Editorial - Penang Monthly (Page 5)

A Good State is an Inclusive and Caring State

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DEAR CITIZEN, who cares for you?Or more succinctly, who should care for you?When we talk about the Care Industry (as we are doing in this month’s magazine), we...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Trusting Remains a Process that Takes Time in the Information Age

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ONCE UPON A time, information was generated slowly and carefully. The time and distance between thought, expression, dissemination and reception were substantia...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

What Do Straits Do—Separate or Connect? [Part One]

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DOES THE PENANG Strait separate Seberang Perai from Penang Island or does it connect one to the other?This question is not as glib as it may sound at first read...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

On Urbanity and Wealth, and the Future of the Countryside

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URBANISATION IS AN oft-cited sign of radical socio-economic changes in a country.The process at some point could be one of necessity, where the agricultural sec...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The Podcast – Relief for the Distracted

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THE RADIO WAS the key vehicle for the spread of popular music during my generation. In Penang, where would all those who were in their teens have listened to go...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Respect All Persons, and Gender and Other Equalities Will Follow

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IT IS UNFORTUNATE that in most minds, the term “Feminism” more often than not, merely raises issues regarding the relatively-disadvantaged status of women as me...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Journalism's past and Penang's future

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At a time when journalism – as a social activity more than a salaried profession – is booming beyond measure in Malaysia, a fact proven by heighte...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Is Man’s Ultimate Success His Ultimate Failure?

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THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY of life, all life forms have had to adapt to environmental conditions beyond their control as best they can. Where environmental changes...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Revealing the Wonderful World of Biodiversity

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FOR ONCE IN my life, let me quote from The Bible to make a weighty point of contrast. In Genesis 7:9, it is stated: "There went in two and two unto Noah into th...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The B-Movie – A Welcomed Mental Asylum

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I DON'T LOVE them; I don’t hate them. But I think they are indispensable. They are very much a necessary by-product of the film industry, the way any form of ar...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

The Intriguing Invention of “Zero” and “One”

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ZEROES AND ONES fill our world today. The binary code that powers our computers could of course have been signified by other, even arbitrary, symbols, but they...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Having had So Much Time to Think Recently, We Should Now Be Able to Act Smarter

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WISDOM COMES MOST easily to the recluse; that’s a process long been recognised and advocated throughout human history, and in most societies and civilisations....

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng