March 2018 - Penang Monthly

Why the Opposition has a Shot at Toppling the Barisan Nasional with Mahathir at the Helm

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Malaysia’s Parliament will be dissolved sometime during the first half of 2018. That is a legal certainty.The general election that is to follow within...

Bukit Cendana: A Hike Through History

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Bukit Cendana is a popular hiking area – its peak rises just above 520m from sea level, and there are at least a dozen different ways of getting up there....

The Singapore Nyonya Who Made Penang Her Home

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Annie Lim Liap Kiat.Annie was dressed like a boy during the Japanese Occupation.If you have ever visited the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, you might hav...

Sitiawan: The Promised Land of the Foochows

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Sitiawan gets its name from the tragic tale of two elephants, one of which perished after becoming stuck in mud, while the other drowned as it faithfully clung...

Koay Su-Lyn

Painting in the Footsteps of Monks

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Min Wae Aung keeps up a disciplined daily regime of painting with breaks for food, walks and a de rigeur movie.Flip-flap, flip-flap! You can almost hear t...

Growing Scientific Minds

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Lazer Maze in the Optics gallery.Tech Dome Penang is listed on the top five science museums in Malaysia, along with the Petrosains Science Discovery Centr...

Stuart Lim

Scent of an Island

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Making Scents for a Hundred YearsSheikh Muhammad Badjenid.p>Located at the corner of Lebuh Pantai and Lebuh Chulia, S.M. Badjenid & Son is the co...

The Gutsy Little School by the River

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River Road Tamil School, like most schools, had humble beginnings. Established in 1947 by P. Gopalakrishnan, the state Tamil school coordinator at the time, it...

Jelutong, Home to Hearty Food

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Bukit Dambar.Today, Jelutong is a multifaceted place that is rich in history and peopled by folks of all races and creeds. At the same time, it is transfo...

Malaysia’s Dimensions of Conflict

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A discussion on the deeper dimensions of conflict and other aspects of the upcoming 14th Malaysian general election couldn’t be timelier, with the electio...

Ooi Kok Hin

Feel the Pulse in Jelutong

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A History of a George Town SuburbJelutong is named after the Jelutong tree, or Dyera costulata, which grew in abundance when the modern suburb was just a coas...

A History of Malayalees in Penang: Part One: The First Wave – Traders, Convicts and Builders

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The Malayalees originate from the modernday state of Kerala, on the south-west coast of India, and Malayalam is their mother tongue. Older historical references...

Suresh Narayanan