May 2012 - Penang Monthly

Master Photographers: The Professor & The Doctor

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Penang has an uncanny knack for being able to constantly surprise – both in art and Politics – and in Ismail Hashim and Dr Ooi Cheng Ghee, has thr...

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Skilling Future Workers

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The manufacturing sector has been the bastion and catalyst of economic development for Penang for more than four decades now. The state economy continues, nev...

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The Evolution of Penang’s Chinese Associations

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After the establishment of Penang by the British in the late 18th century, a steady flow of Chinese traders and workers came to settle on the island. As a rule,...

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George Town's "Mr Festival"

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Lee WuShu Art (Malaysia).With only RM400,000 from the state and a tight six-week deadline, the first George Town Festival (GTF) was inaugurated in 2010...

by Ooi Kok Chuen

Early Election

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Speculation is rife that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak will call for the 13th General Election this year. Rumours are aplenty on the actual date &...

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Having to Belong Everywhere

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How did you feel about the production by Five Arts Centre-Pocketsize Production of The Sandpit: Womensis?I thought it was fairly faithful. Director Chee Sek...

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A Disturbing Focus on The Man Through His Women

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In the recent production of The Sandpit: Womensis, actor Anne James played Santha, a conservative Hindu woman scorned, not so much by her husband taking another...

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The Economic Transformation Programme Forum

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The Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) was launched on September 21, 2010. It is meant to be a comprehensive plan to drive Malaysia's economy to meet the W...

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A review of the ONE-YEAR-OLD ETP

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In March 2010, the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) was launched by the federal government’s Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) to...

by Ong Wooi Leng

GEORGE TOWN FESTIVAL 2012 Highlights

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 "Mak Yong".SILAT – OUR HERITAGE FOR THE WORLD The gala opening of the festival features the world premier of “Silat – Our Herita...

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The Foreign Minister's Diminished Role

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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosting a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Anifah Haji Aman on May 14, 2009 in Washington,...

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In Search of A New, Competent Foreign Minister

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Source: National Audit Department.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak should take the opportunity of the leaving-but-staying long good bye of Datu...

by Liew Chin Tong