Penang Profile - Penang Monthly (Page 3)

Art Heals – and Allows us to be Awed Again by Life

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Barakah Blue.Sufism may be perceived negatively in Malaysia for its mystical practices, but American rapper and poet Barakah Blue is not afraid to spread...

Woman, Yes. Techy, Definitely.

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Nadira Yusoff’s journey as an entrepreneur began at a tender age – at six, to be exact. “When I couldn’t get things from my parents or...

Teh Aik Lum: Jit Sin’s Dedicated Chairman

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Datuk Seri Teh Aik LumCan you briefly tell us about yourself?I was born in 1935 in Guangdong Province, China. I came to Malaya when I was 11 years old....

The Singapore Nyonya Who Made Penang Her Home

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Annie Lim Liap Kiat.Annie was dressed like a boy during the Japanese Occupation.If you have ever visited the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, you might hav...

Peter Soh

Mayor of the World

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Dato' Maimunah Mohd Sharif with the children of Mathare.On December 22, 2017, the mayor of Penang, Dato’ Maimunah Mohd Sharif, was appointed Executi...

Tun Lim Chong Eu: The past is not passé

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ONE easy way of approaching the history of a country is to study the life of a major player in that history. But as time goes on, such players tend to diminis...

Logan's lasting legacy

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Ben WismenYOU MAY NOT notice it driving past the recently refurbished Penang High Courts on Light Street. But look closely and you will spot the memorial...

Stormy weather in Penang

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AT THE TIME of this interview, Kelvyn Yeang was in his Tanjong Bungah home/studio helping a friend fix his electric guitar, the guts of which had spilled out. T...

Meeting a legend that grows and grows

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I had a very long chat with your father, Desmond, a couple of days ago. I was hoping to find out what he considers to be the special elements that make Nicol Da...

Living the poem

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Sitting along a busy Penang street and talking to Cecil Rajendra is taking a serious toll on my self-restraint. It’s hot, noisy and the cold beer in his...

Rising from the ashes

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IT WAS the fire that did it.His entire office was burned to the ground, leaving nothing behind. “I lost everything,” Jimmy Lim said, his usual g...

An eminent Malaysian academic abroad

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Anyone would be intimidated by Professor Aihwa Ong. Although petite and slender, her presence is overwhelming. She speaks emphatically and powerfully, insisti...