Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 12)

Cameron Highlands: The Making of Malaysia’s Largest Hill Station

7 min read

IN 1884, the British administration in Malaya became interested in developing a hill station in the Titiwangsa mountain range. Sir William Cameron, a government...

Enzo Sim

The Dying Art of Nyonya Kebaya

8 min read

THE KEBAYA—a traditional blouse worn by women in Southeast Asia— has been jointly nominated in April 2023 by Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand...

Peter Soh

Halal—A Promising Industry for Penang that Needs Some Strategic Pushing

4 min read

HALAL, AN ARABIC term meaning “permissible” or “lawful”, encompasses various aspects of Muslim life, including food, safety, animal welfare, social justice and...

An Outcome-Based Budget in Line With Penang2030

5 min read

THE 2024 PENANG STATE BUDGET, presented by the Chief Minister in November 2023, amounts to RM1.42bil, RM1.05bil of which are allocated for operating expenses an...

Ong Wooi Leng

An Award-winning Calligrapher Continues to Inspire with Ink and Harmony

3 min read

THE FOUR TREASURES OF THE STUDY—brush, ink, paper and inkstone—are not just essential tools in Chinese brush paintings and calligraphy; they embody the scholar’...

Iylia De Silva

On the Proposed Progressive Wage Model in Malaysia

5 min read

FOR YEARS, Malaysia has implemented a minimum wage policy. While this policy has undoubtedly provided some relief, rising costs of living have often outpaced wa...

Azmil Akil

Coaching Makes Effective Leaders

3 min read

IN THE CORPORATE world, the traditional authoritarian leadership model has given way to more collaborative and people-centric approaches, and requires that lead...

Menu Rahmah Has Been Helpful, But What’s Next?

3 min read

A NOURISHING MEAL might appear routine for most people in Malaysia, but not so for marginalised individuals. With the Poverty Line Income (PLI) in the country s...

Humaira Shafril

Breaking Down Budget 2024: Malaysia’s Path to Fiscal Consolidation, Economic Growth and Social Wellbeing

9 min read

BUDGET 2024, presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in parliament on 13 October 2023, and subsequently passed at the policy stage on 2 November 20...

Let’s Talk About Men’s Mental Health

5 min read

“AFTER I WAS diagnosed, I felt insecure, and I worried about what people would think of me; my employees, my colleagues, my investors… I had all these doubts an...

Kristina Khoo-Rhodes

Notional Treasures Hidden in Oral Traditions

5 min read

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH poetry has always been mercurial, fluctuating and ambivalent. I do not indulge in it as religiously as I do in essays, personal stories and...

Mohd Izzuddin Ramli

George Town and Adelaide Come Together Again

3 min read

IN THE ANNALS of modern Penang are a number of exceptional legacies left behind by the late Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu, such as the Bayan Lepas Free Trade Industrial...