January 2014 - Penang Monthly

An internationalised Renminbi will help stabilise global finances

4 min read

China is increasingly debating whether or not the Renminbi should be internationalised, possibly joining the US Dollar and the Euro as an international vehicle...

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Earning the business in the airline business

8 min read

As Malaysia Airlines (Mas) senior vice president for global sales and distribution Duncan Bureau gave his presentation at the inaugural Asia Pacific Tourism, Ho...

by Jeffrey Hardy Quah

Art goes far beyond simple imaging

6 min read

Chinese New Year (acrylic on canvas, 2005).Tan Chiang Kiong, better known as C.K. Tan, is an artist with a very low profile, although his career started o...

by Ooi Kok Chuen

Transforming transport the earlier the better

7 min read

Transport in Penang (and all around the world for that matter) relies on non-renewable sources of energy. Think 20 cars with one person in each vehicle, versu...

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Porous borders, vibrant cultures

4 min read

Lines on the map frequently don’t correspond with life on the ground, and this is particularly true in Borneo, which has a very long and complex history....

by Carolyn Hong

Carolyn Hong

Are we ready to become an "advanced nation"?

5 min read

As we begin the new year and realise that we are only six years away from the magical 2020 when – as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has promise...

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Letting Penang nurture creativity

4 min read

Let’s go back to your roots as a photographer. How do you envision photography contributing to society? Photography has been doing that for a long time, s...

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The internet cloud-y future

5 min read

There comes a point in life when you finally have enough pieces of the puzzle to see the bigger picture. For Gary Thompson, this happened in 2009 when his wife,...

by Ch’ng Chin Chin

Ch’ng Chin Chin

No such thing as failure

7 min read

You grew up in Johor Bahru. How did that influence you?Growing up in Johor Bahru was difficult only because I went to school in Singapore. Every day, you ha...

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The sustaining of social disharmony must end

2 min read

We have just entered a new year, so allow me to kick off this magazine’s fifth year in its present form with some observations about the central importa...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Human Development Indicators

3 min read

Malaysia’s human development index (HDI) has been rising in steady increments from 2010 till 2012. Life expectancy has risen by 0.5 years, whereas gross...

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Women's work

1 min read

According to a recent Grant Thornton International Business Report, 40% of Malaysia's women are in the workforce, apparently the highest in Asean1 . From the ge...

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