June 2014 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Bitcoin – Currency with a future or just a fad?

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Bitcoin, unlike traditional currencies, is highly decentralised and functions without government regulation or central banks, underpinned by a peer-to-peer comp...

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Every artist has a story to tell

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Do you think art is elitist?I don’t think so. It’s just that a lot of people feel intimidated by it because they don’t understand it. We t...

by Julia Tan

Chowrasta Market undergoes change

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Call me an Orientalist if you wish, but to hell with Edward Said’s theories. Street markets are one of the most peculiar and colourful realities of life i...

by Marco Ferrarese

Learning centre named after late Karpal Singh

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Learning centre named after late Karpal SinghThe Penang state government has named its newly launched Penang Learning Centre in memory of the late Bukit Gelugor...

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The last parang maker

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Uncle Chan, or Api, has worked at his traditional parang workshop in Kuala Selangor since his youth, inheriting the trade from his late father.Over the years,...

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Trapped multiple times

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This month’s cover is about Malaysia’s brain drain; and what is fascinating is how old – and yet how current – the story reads.Indee...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng