The Prince of Wales Island Gazette
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Early 19th century views of Prince of Wales IslandPenang can lay claim to many firsts, but one of the most illustrious is that it was the place where the...
Much has changed, but much remains the same
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Fifteen years or so ago, Malaysia’s Second Industrial Master Plan introduced the strategy of “manufacturing plus-plus” which was fondly descri...
Even for artists, it’s about location, location, location
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Susanna Helena Hernesniemi’s paintings (opposite page) often reflect a sense of disorientation and ambiguity of place.Strange how artists locate to...
Penang outlook forum 2010
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THE PENANG OUTLOOK FORUM provides a platform for the assessment of Penang’s past achievements, present capabilities and future growth potential. This ye...
Human resource for the halal industry
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There are about 1.57 billion Muslims in the world today, and the number is growing. This means that the demand for safe, high-quality halal food will rise ast...
Brain drain, once removed
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Petrina Lin Weilynn was born in Penang in 1986 and bundled to Hong Kong when she was just a few months old. Her father has been working at Hong Kong’s Sou...
Federalism going down the toilet
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Something that Malaysians have had to realise in recent months is that political power in the country has over the years become so centralised that local govern...
Democracy is essentially local
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Both the state governments of Penang and Selangor announced in March this year that they had written separate letters to the Election Commission asking for loca...
In search of good Penang fiction
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Map of the Invisible World by Tash AwWhy has penang not produced a writer of note for more than two decades? The last Penangite who could be considered of...
Earth Hour under the rain tree
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Dr Goh Ban Lee speaking at the 1st Penang Blueprint Roundtable.At precisely 8.30pm the electric lights went out, blanketing the grounds of the Socio-Econo...
Penang pledges to promote green transport
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Representatives at the United Nations Forum on Climate Change Mitigation, Fuel Efficiency and Sustainable Development of Urban Transport.On march 16, 2010...
A forgotten lady philanthropist
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Tan Say Siang Neoh. (Picture courtesy of Mr Teoh Shiau Kuan and Professor Wu Xiaoan.)Records of the arrival of Chinese immigrants in Penang and their econ...