Penang Economic Indicators
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consultations.The economic performance of Malaysia and Penang has been strong for past six years, with an average annual growth of 5%. Penang’s gros...
Tourist Arrivals and Hotel Occupancy in Penang
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Penang’s total number of hotel guests has steadily hovered at around six million since 2008, except in 2013. As can be seen from Figure 1, nearly half of...
Public and Affordable Housing in Numbers
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The Penang state government places much emphasis on the development of public and affordable housing, aspiring to make owning a home possible for all househol...
Numbers on the Penang Economy and Labour Force
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Penang’s gross domestic product (GDP) and per capita GDP have been growing steadily from 2012 to 2017, with average annual growth rates of 5.9% and 6.1% r...
Seberang Perai in Numbers
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Seberang Perai is divided into three districts: Seberang Perai North (SPU), Seberang Perai Central (SPT) and Seberang Perai South (SPS). It constitutes three...
How Well is Penang Complying with the SDGs?
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There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the UN. Penang Monthly extracts data relevant to some of the SDGs that are most pertinent to Penan...
Women in Numbers
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Political representation Malaysia’s 14th general election saw an unprecedented representation of female-elected politicians. However, the overall percen...
ICT and e-Commerce in Numbers
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Data on Penang and the nation’s information communication and technology (ICT) and e-commerce usage shows an increasing trend of ICT adoption. Putraj...
Heritage in Numbers
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The George Town World Heritage site (WHS) stretches over an area of 259.42ha, with the core and buffer zones consisting 42.2% (109.38 hectares) and 57.8% (...
Penang’s Fisheries Industry in Numbers
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For many years, the fisheries sector in Penang has played an important role in poverty reduction, as well as in achieving food security. Although fisheries cont...
Youths in Numbers
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Youth PopulationThe share of Penang’s youth population has been decreasing since 2015. Nevertheless, the decrease over the years is considered minute, a...
Brain Drain in Numbers
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This article first appeared in our June 2014 issue. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we put together for you in this issue some of our most memorable art...