September 2020 - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Absorbing the Ambience of the Peninsular North by Train

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THERE IS SOMETHING romantic about railways. In Penangite Wan Phing Lim’s essay, Slowly, Slowly into the Night, she documented her journey from Johor to Bu...

Putrajaya and Labuan recorded the highest online shopping rate in 2018?

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Reconsider the Entry Ban

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SENIOR MINISTER DATUK Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob who helms the Security and Defence portfolio announced that the government will impose an entry ban on citizens fr...

Diagnosing Covid-19’s Impact on Malaysia’s Medical Tourism

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OVER THE PAST two years, medical tourism has witnessed exponential growth, facilitated by the dissolution of travel barriers, the spread of internet usage, and...

Covid-19 or Not, Life Continues for These Heritage Traders

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1. Ng Kee Cake Shop (1900s)AT 120 YEARS old, Ng Kee Cake Shop is one of the oldest traditional Chinese bakeries in George Town. Its decadent bakes include kay...

Penang Enhances Governance and Prepares for Socio-economic Recovery (Sept-Dec 2020)

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Penang2030, C4: Accelerating programme delivery and institutional reformsThe Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect the world. The situation in Wuhan, China sh...

Giving Due Recognition to Personalities who are Our Cultural Treasures

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THE LIVING HERITAGE Treasures Awards (LHTA), created four years prior to George Town’s inscription onto the Unesco World Heritage List in 2008, identifies...

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Can “The New Normal” be “The New Age”?

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AS EXAMPLES INCREASE of countries getting new spikes in Covid-19 cases, and as some sustained green zones in Malaysia, like Penang, start turning yellow, it is...