November 2011 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Alive But Not Well, The State of Penang's SMEs

15 min read

Plenty has been written about Malaysia being locked inside the so called middle income trap. The view is that the country is too expensive to effectively compet...

Some Ways of Increasing Quit Rent Revenue

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I wish to convey my opinion on how the Penang state government can improve its tax revenue collection for the sake of welfare and development projects. One of t...

When Night Falls...

George Town’s nocturnal serenity is captured by Mark Hall who spent a year photographing the city’s heritage by streetlight. Shadows and light cast a magical sp...

Securing Public Space In The Post-Imperial Age

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A history of Public Space in post-colonial countries is long overdue. Such a narrative would be a powerful one indeed if it also adopts the fall of empires as...