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...

by Iylia De Silva

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...

by Penang Monthly

Sports and Recreation Statistics

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by Azmil Akil

Azmil Akil

Nicol for the Win

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by Azmi Hussin

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...

by Yee Heng Yeh

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...

by Eugene Quah

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...

by 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...

by Yong-Yu Huang