November 2010 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

An anthology with exciting internal dynamics

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The average Malaysian non-fiction section in any bookstore looks like a country club photo album that portrays the post-colonial elite, endorsing the viewpoint...

Life at the top

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Contrary to popular belief, Penang Hill is not a single hill (as its name suggests) but a collection of hills and spurs with suitably exotic names – Gover...

Key facts and figures from the 2011 Budget

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What brain, what drain?

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In the days before nation states, polities in South-East Asia were largely trading ports. These dots constituted the maritime routes along which fortune-seekers...