September 2010 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Priced off Penang: Who can afford an island home?

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Property prices in Penang have skyrocketed in recent years, particularly in the northeastern region of the island, and young Penangites now face the prospect of...

George Town Festival

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In July, the Penang state government held the inaugural George Town Festival, in celebration of its listing as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Initially a one-day...

How will nationalism evolve?

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The biggest trick that the nation-state concept has pulled on modern man is the proposal that there is an essential line between the external and the internal...