Penang Monthly Book Review

An Updated Classic to Remind Us of Malaysia's Cultural Splendour

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THE BABA OF Melaka: Culture and Identity of a Chinese Peranakan Community in Malaysia is an updated edition of a book originally published in 1988, written by M...

Marc de Faoite

An Insider’s Account of Malaysia’s Parliament 2018-2020

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BOOK REVIEW: Parliament, Unexpected: Recollections of Parliament, Politics, and Pandemic in Malaysia (Matahari Books)PARLIAMENT, UNEXPECTED: Recollections of Pa...

Comparing Values Across Space and Time

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912 BATU ROAD is novelist Viji Krishnamoorthy’s literary debut. It tells the harrowing tale of love and loss between two families, the Tans and the Iyers, over...

Crafting Stories Set in Southeast Asia for the World

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WRITER WAN PHING Lim (her preferred name order) was born in Butterworth and lives in KL. Many of the 14 stories in her recently published debut short story coll...

Marc de Faoite

Giving Words to Growing Pains

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Home Groan: A NutMag Anthology Anna Tan.PENANG’S LOCAL WRITING scene is celebrated in Home Groan: A NutMag Anthology, compiled and edited b...

Marc de Faoite

Penang Monthly Book Review

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In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Penang Book Prize, run by Penang Institute since 2017, will not be held this year. Instead, this has inspired Penang Month...

Laotse Sacker