July 2015 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Penang: Malaysia’s stepchild or prodigal child?

6 min read

When tabling the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) in Parliament on May 21, the Prime Minister waxed lyrical about the government’s intention of “anchoring...

Zairil Khir Johari

Penang in a nutshell!

6 min read

Who lies and who doesn’t? What do different people do throughout the day? And who identifies himself or herself as homosexual? These are questions that ma...

George Town Festival 2015: An exploration of community and humanity

5 min read

Since its inauguration in 2010, George Town Festival (GTF) has grown into a dynamic month-long event that showcases and highlights a multiplicity of spaces, peo...

Kat Knutson

Profiling Penang as a culture hub

6 min read

Rooftops of George Town.Penang is rejuvenated, undergone a “renaissance”. George Town's streets are vibrant and bustling again, and it's no ex...

Statistics

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Entranced (and possessed) in Sumatra

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Mysticism in Indonesia is at the base of faith and can be largely found in many aspects of everyday life. During a trip to Berastagi, a mountain town at the foo...

A record of Penang’s love of popular music

6 min read

It may be hard to believe, but once upon a time, Malaysia had women with silky, permed hair and short skirts shaking to the rhythms of Western rock ‘n&rsq...

An intercontinental trip a year keeps the psychiatrist away

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 We take global communication as a matter of course today. Not long ago, messages had to be written on physical media to arrive only after being carr...