Feature - Penang Monthly (Page 79)

Malaysia’s great – and recent – identity crisis

4 min read

If ever there was a country chronically afflicted by an identity crisis, it would be ours. Debates rage on about how we should define our identities. For exampl...

by Zairil Khir Johari

Staging stories of iconic women

5 min read

It’s hard to believe from the way Sabera Shaik writhes and wriggles on the dance floor that she is 62 years old. Slender, mild-mannered and sharp-eyed, Sa...

by Michelle Leong

Michelle Leong

Romancing Penang’s Ferry

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This August, some bright minds will transform the ferry walkway into a platform connecting the people of Seberang Perai with the island in more ways than one.

by Julia Tan

An avant-garde hotel for Pulau Tikus

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Michael Hanratty.Situated along the bustling Jalan Kelawai, in the heart of Pulau Tikus, is a futuristically designed building called G Hotel Kelawai. Uni...

by Chang Jia Ying

A heritage trail of nostalgia (and food)

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Growing up in one place and walking past the same things every day, you tend not to notice the beauty and uniqueness that are there right in front of you. And s...

by Yeoh Siew Hoon

Highlights of George Town Festival 2015

11 min read

 The Metamorphosis, Android VersionIn France sometime in the near future, as war rages in the background, Gregor wakes up one morning to find that he...

by Jeffrey Hardy Quah

Malaysia’s troubled state

5 min read

Malaysia is currently in crisis. The ringgit seems to be on an inexorable downhill slide, ethnic tensions have deteriorated from uncomfortable simmer to open fl...

by Meredith Weiss

Meredith Weiss

Giving the people a say – it’s their money after all

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Sometime in December last year, at a forum on the state and national budget organised by Lee Khai Loon, the state assemblyman for Machang Bubok, I threw out a c...

by Steven Sim

Making Words Perform Art

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At the George Town Literary Festival 2015, meet this group of people who create imagery and music with words.

by Marco Ferrarese

Doing Heritage Diplomacy in Europe

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Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was recently in the UK and France as the head of a state delegation to talk about Penang as an economic model and as an intelligent city.

by Dr. Lim Kim-Hwa

It’s up Penang Hill for a few days to unwind from the stress of Singapore’s workaholic lifestyle. Blustery weather, with a hint of rain, as I set off for the funicular railway turns into a downpour en route to Claremont Station.

by Christine Khor

Christine Khor

To the summit, anyone?

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If you are planning a trip up Penang Hill, chances are the funicular train will be your preferred mode of transport to the summit. Yet how often do we ever stop to ponder about what makes such a trip possible in the first place?

by Matthew Tan Kiak Hin