May 2022 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Appealing Lifestyles on Offer in Seberang Perai

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A CONURBATION IS an extended urban region where several towns, cities and urban areas have merged through physical expansion and population growth. Penang, a po...

Hong Seng Estate: The Urban Kampung by the Hill

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JALAN MOUNT ERSKINE, the busy thoroughfare beyond the western-most end of Jalan Burmah, cuts through vast tracks of Chinese cemeteries and links together the su...

Keeping the Local Tamil Literary Ecosystem Vibrant

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WRITER M. NAVIN was a contradictory character growing up. At school, he challenged the wits of both the discipline teacher and the school principal, swiftly bec...

Penang’s Villages in Numbers

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VILLAGES IN Malaysia are classified into eight groups: Arranged villages, planned villages, new villages, traditional villages, fishing villages, floating villa...

A Row of Fairs Clearing the Air in the Art World

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ALL’S FAIR WITH art fairs as a modicum of normalcy returns to the art scene after two years of Covid-19 pandemic cryonics on public life.Dusting the cobwebs fro...

How about a Homestay Instead, When You Balik Kampung?

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RURAL FOLKS WHO have moved to the city for job opportunities have always looked forward to the festival seasons to balik kampung and celebrate with their famili...

On Urbanity and Wealth, and the Future of the Countryside

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URBANISATION IS AN oft-cited sign of radical socio-economic changes in a country.The process at some point could be one of necessity, where the agricultural sec...

A Time to Thrive: Promoting and Sustaining Rural Community Tourism

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WITH COVID-19, the idea of travel became unthinkable for most of us. So when state borders finally opened, travel-starved Malaysians began exploring their own b...

Rebecca Ducke-Wilkinson

Events in May

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RUNCelebrate National Youth Day this May with Youth Run! Slated to be held at Stadium Pulau Pinang in Batu Kawan, the 5km fun run is part of the Penang Communit...

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