Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 72)

Mustafa Akyol: A Muslim Case For Liberty

10 min read

While Akyol accepts that the debate tends to put liberalism at loggerheads with Islam, in particular with conservatives, he strongly disagrees that they are incompatible.

by Altaf Deviyati

Every Artist Has A Story to Tell

7 min read

Art collecting need not be something only for the higher echelons of society. According to Lim Wei-Ling, founder and director of Wei-Ling Gallery, art collecting can start small, and it is something anybody with an interest can partake in.

by Julia Tan

Chowrasta Market Undergoes Change

7 min read

The Penang state government is upgrading the iconic Chowrasta Market in George Town’s heritage zone into a beautified indoor affair. Opinions among stallholders diverge greatly. Some welcome the transformation while others are apprehensive.

by Marco Ferrarese

Social Entrepreneurs: Just Who Are They?

6 min read

The perennial phrase “give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” does not capture all the essentials where social entrepreneurs are concerned. In effect, these seek to revolutionise the entire fishing industry through innovative thought.

by P. S. Yeoh

P. S. Yeoh

Penang – A Future Centre for Classical Music in Asia?

6 min read

At the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra’s (PPO) new venue on Lebuh Pitt, young musicians calmly practice their shiny instruments. In a few hours, they will be playing "Beethoven's First", the first of a cycle of Beethoven symphonies the orchestra will be performing this year.

by Jeffrey Hardy Quah

No Country A Contemporary Art Exhibition Without Borders

8 min read

The Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative is a five-year programme which stretches across three regions: South and South-East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa.

by Julia Tan

Keeping Silambam Spinning

5 min read

On Penang Island, a small group of dedicated Tamils fights the odds to ensure that an ancient martial art stays alive.

by Marco Ferrarese & Chan Kit Yeng

As Travellers Get Smart, Hoteliers Have to Get Smarter

4 min read

The travel business has been revolutionized, bringing pressures and opportunities to hoteliers and travelers alike. WIT, a travel news portal supported by Penang Global Tourism, will try to bring Penang’s hoteliers up to date at a workshop in July at China House.

by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Aiming for Developed Yet Healthy Cities

7 min read

Anthony Capon’s first trip to Penang was as a medical student in 1981, and 30-odd years later, he is stunned by how much Penang has changed.

by Jeffrey Hardy Quah

107.6FM – Finally A Radio Station for Women in Penang

7 min read

It is Malaysia’s only English radio station for women, and in March this year, Capital FM, which has 121,000 listeners weekly, ventured north to Penang (previously it could only be heard in the Klang Valley). But what exactly does a radio station for women broadcast?

by Julia Tan

Hai Ki Xin Lor: Acknowledging Penang Hokkien

5 min read

This August, the George Town Festival will close with an original play that celebrates the Penang tongue.

by Julia Tan

It begins with the narrative...

7 min read

When Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak invented the phrase "human rights-ism" in May to denounce humanism, secularism and liberalism as ideological thre...

by Penang Monthly