June 2014 - Penang Monthly

Go Ridesharing and Reduce Traffic Instantly!

3 min read

While waiting for the public transport system and road networks to improve, ridesharing, or carpooling, promises to be a quicker way to reduce traffic and save cost.

by Shaun Lim

Shaun Lim

Four Lakes and A Tent

7 min read

A road trip through Europe need not be expensive. All you need is a car, good camping gear and an adventurous spirit.

by Bram Tan

Brain Drain in Numbers

4 min read

We provide you the stark figures on the brain drain phenomenon that is going on in Malaysia.

by Penang Monthly

Juniors with Big Dreams

4 min read

What does a bunch of 14-year-olds have in common with Michael Jackson, K-Pop bands and a human in a fox suit? Well, for one thing, they all dance very well.

by Julia Tan

Valley of Art

7 min read

In bad times, good art flourishes. Is this what we are seeing in the Klang Valley?

by Ooi Kok Chuen

Where Money Doesn’t Talk (Not Much, Anyway)

4 min read

Cleaning a drain or chopping wood may not be that much fun, but a gotong-royong spirit does help to build a community that’s nicer to live in.

by Cynthia Hoo

Cynthia Hoo

From Cancer Survivors to Social Champions: A Relay for Hope

6 min read

How does one turn the painful and harrowing experience of battling cancer into one that can inspire others and give hope where it seems to be lost? Sukhveer Kaur and Daljit Singh share their stories.

by Daniel Lee

Bringing City Planning Up to Date

4 min read

Creative cities attract creative people. But without creative people with innovative ideas in the first place, how is a city to become creative?

by Datuk Dr. Goh Ban Lee

Crowdfunding: Leveraging the Power of People, the Internet and Social Media

6 min read

Crowdfunding is not a new concept, but with the Internet and social media, it has gained traction as a powerful tool.

by P. S. Yeoh

P. S. Yeoh

Exporting Grey Matter: What is the Brain Drain Costing Us?

15 min read

Can there really be any benefits to the persistent brain drain out of Malaysia? The numbers seem to say so. But knowledge and skills are intangible commodities that are the basis of innovation – commodities that we are rapidly losing as more and more high-skilled Malaysians emigrate.

by Dr. Lim Kim-Hwa & Yap Jo-yee

Mustafa Akyol: A Muslim Case For Liberty

10 min read

While Akyol accepts that the debate tends to put liberalism at loggerheads with Islam, in particular with conservatives, he strongly disagrees that they are incompatible.

by Altaf Deviyati

Mastering Medicine Requires the Immersion Method

8 min read

One cannot learn medicine only from textbooks, stressed president and dean of Penang Medical College (PMC) Prof Amir S Khir when Penang Monthly caught up with him recently.

by Julia Tan