May 2023 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

PSDC Collaborates With Inari to Power Up Penang's Semiconductor Future

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THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY has revolutionised communication, created new industries and jobs, and advanced technology in key areas such as medical devices; it a...

EVENTS IN MAY

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COMEDYStand-up comedians Kavin Jay, Kuah Jenhan, Andrew Netto, Phoon Chi Ho, Rizal van Geyzal, and a new addition, their old friend Papi Zak, will be bringing t...

Sports and Recreation Statistics

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Nicol for the Win

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Book Review: The Best of Malaysian Short Fiction in English 2010-2020, Exploring the Faculty of Malaysia’s Fictioneers

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WHAT MAKES A short story successful? In reading The Best of Malaysian Short Fiction in English 2010-2020 (which, as an aside, has a really gorgeous cover), I fo...

FUN on Mount Pleasure: The Life and Times of Uncle Templeton

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ON THE MORNING of 9 September 1940, a Friday, Police Constable (PC) Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Rahman was on duty in front of the Penang Swimming Club. It was the sec...

Critical Shifts Needed in Malaysia’s Economic Thinking

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LABOUR IS FINITE, especially in the context of Malaysia which has not had a demographic dividend since two decades ago. Malaysian employers and policy makers ne...

Liew Chin Tong

“Facing” Abstract Creatures Makes Them Relatable in Penang

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WHEN SCULPTURES COME to mind, one conjures up images of stately marble figures or perhaps the rough-hewn details of a column. Rarely do they take the form of QR...