June 2021 - Penang Monthly

The Steinway – The Jewel in the PPO’s Crown

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THE STEINWAY AND SONS is Penang Philharmonic Orchestra’s (PPO) most prized purchase.A serendipitous meeting with Karina Ridzuan, formerly the CEO of the...

Covid-19 Complicates Retirement Plans

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THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL crisis of 2008 had a brief negative impact – through asset values and inflation – on retirement savings, but luckily in Malay...

The Man Who Sets Up Chowrasta Market Every Morning

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*The photos were taken during the Conditional MCO.TAN AH LYE has an unusual profession. Every day, save on Mondays, he wakes just as Penang goes into a slumbe...

Events

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COMPETITIONAre you a short film-maker or aspiring to be one? If so, show us your talent by participating in the Into the Lens: Horror Short Film Competitio...

Portraying a Political Icon and Malaysia’s Torturous Tale

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Theatre Impian “monument” in Bukit Jalil’s Aurora Place shopping mall, a visual art cavalcade of some 100 art gems by 80 of the best contemporary creative minds in the country.

Is Home Still Sweet Home during Covid-19?

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Ee Ling looks for alternatives online to calm her mind.BURNOUTS ARE INEVITABLE these days when families are spending increasing amounts of time indoors....

Living Healthy, Creating Healthy and Selling Healthy

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What a journey it has been. Patie proudly poses with her products.THE IMPORTANCE OF healthy living, clean eating and superfoods cannot be denied. With Cov...

Selling Bread and Being Part of a Charitable Chain

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ROBERT CHEAH IS a familiar face around George Town. On his four-wheel motorcycle, he rides around the city selling baked goods from the Adventist Bakery, from c...

Exploring the Isle of Gedung

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The old Ammunition Depot or Gedung Peluru in Pulau Gedung.The old explosives storage.THE TURQUOISE BLUE waters around Penang are dotted with tiny is...

Suara Nadi, Penang Institute’s New Platform for Short but Serious Discussions in Malay

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A copy of the Chahayah Pulau Pinang newspaper published by Criterion Press in Penang. Photo: National ArchivesTHE HISTORY OF printing began in Penang on M...

Youths Learn that a Crisis is a Time of Positive and Negative Change

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From colleagues to friends. Farhanah enjoys a morning workout with her colleagues from Vouk Hotel Suites. Photo: Farhanah AzizanFarhanah (second from ri...

A Sea Odyssey that Led to a New Home

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Jim, the watermaker repairman, working in small-space conditions under the starboard settee.Asylum's navigation station.IT WAS ALMOST 22 years ago,...