June 2011 - Penang Monthly

Freedom of Political Speech and Social Responsibility in Malaysia

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THE CORE IDEA OF freedom of speech is the freedom to express and communicate ideas and thoughts without fear of the consequences. In political contexts, such...

Reading The Numbers: The Bank Negara Report 2010

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THE BANK NEGARA REPORT on the economic performance of the nation in 2010 was released in March 2011. To date, SERI is the only Malaysian institution that analys...

Malihom–Arty Resort And Affluent Refuge

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Adrian Chan.COME JULY, the bountiful harvest of durians, mangosteens, rambutans and langsats is an epicurean delight for residents of the Malihom eco-reso...

Sao Lim Comes to Penang

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Sek Koh Sum.MANY PENANGITES GREW UP WITH some connection to some martial art. But few realise that there are more than 50 Chinese martial arts schools to...

Penang On The Brink of War,1821

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The Rajah of Ligor sent a hundred war perahus into Penang harbour, and with enemies at the gate, the first ever volunteer corps in Penang was formed by its inha...

Reversing The Brain Drain Requires A Paradigm Shift

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WHEN THE WORLD BANK LAUNCHED its Malaysian Economic Monitor’s “Brain Drain” issue, I received a hurried call from a friend. His contact, the c...

Penang As A Knowledge Hub

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STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT industrial clusters enhance the competitive advantage of states or regions. Clustering of related industries reduces transaction costs,...

George Town Festival 2011 schedule

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ARTHOME COMING: PENANG LALALILATAMPONG UNITES9–15 JUL15, QUEEN STREET, 10200 GEORGE TOWN PENANGTICKETING: FREEThis is a home-calling...

The State Should Repaint All Low Cost Flats

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IT IS WELCOMING NEWS indeed that the Penang state government will be paying 80% of the cost of repainting low cost and low-medium cost flats. The remaining 20%...

Predicting Economic Turning Points

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I DO NOT KNOW about you, but I would like the economy to be just good; stable and rising steadily. But in reality we know that this is not the case.We know al...

Sarawak Election Diary

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I jumped on the bandwagon of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) campaign in Sibu, as I believe in change for good, for the country; as much as I would like to be...

No Easy Answer to Environmental Sustainability

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FREAK WEATHER PATTERNS, environmental disasters and climate-modelling predictions – these are constant reminders of the global urgency to address climate...