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27 October 2025 – [Book Talk/Launch] Hong Kong: The Tropical Mixing That Made It

16 October 2025
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6 October 2025 – [Book Launch] The Making of A Feminist

24 September 2025
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13 October 2025 – [GTLF+ Workshop] Becoming a Detective of the Past

20 September 2025
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25 August 2025 – Roundtable on State-Federal Relations

28 August 2025
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2 September 2025 – [Talk] Charting Alternative Paths: How Far Would You Go for Art?”

20 August 2025
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14 August 2025 – [Talk] Empowering Penang: The Case for Greater Decentralisation

4 August 2025
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15 August 2025 – [Talk] Operation Cleeves, SOE’s Forgotten Wartime Tragedy in Thailand

15 July 2025
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31 July 2025 – [Book Launch] Sybil Kathigasu: Eyewitness to History

14 July 2025

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Publications

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Counting Candidates: Towards Minimum 30% Women Representation on the Ballot


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Monographs

Assessing the Impact of Increased SST on Medical Tourists in


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Crafting Employment for Persons with Learning Disabilities is a Sound


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Penang’s Next Economic Leap: Insights from Comparisons with Global Financial


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Deconstructing Trump’s Tariffs: The Impact on Penang’s Trade and Economic


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Monographs

Bridging the Digital Divide in Malaysian Education


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Strengthening Malaysia’s Private Higher Education Sector through a Structural Revamp


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How Tools from the Discipline of History Can Improve Public


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Penang Monthly

Marking the End of Life: Rituals Across Malaysia


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Between the Bookends of Birth and Death


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Relying on the Proximate and the Immediate to Keep Sane


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A Heritage Haven on Penang’s Mainland Nibong Tebal


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Awake in Time for a Terengganu Sunrise


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Bujang Valley Excavations Expose the Peninsula’s Exciting Past


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Celebrating the Kebaya


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Dealing With the Droppings of Daily Life


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Suara Nadi

Ecoprint: Seni Cetakan Alam Semulajadi


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TikTok: Manfaat Besar atau Risiko Tersembunyi?


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Memperkasa Belia: Pulau Pinang ke Arah Masa Depan Digital


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Menjejak Warna Melalui Batik


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Legasi Agung P. Ramlee: Seni Rentas Zaman


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Menuju Status Negeri Mesra Warga Emas Menjelang 2027


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Cinta dalam Masyarakat Seni


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Sejarah dan Penggubalan Dasar


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Podcasts

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[EP 34] 与医生有约:健康与生活中的妥协艺术 – 曾毅克 Eric Zeng

本集节目,因槟城研究院与伍连德学会秘书处的特别缘分,我们非常荣幸能与澳门科大医院普通外科部的曾毅克医生对话。曾医生慷慨带来他为广州电台策划的精彩粤语音频故事,及回顾伍连德医生的贡献,感受他对科学和美好生活的无限盼望与追求。我们的讨论不仅涵盖生活、健康与公共卫生,曾医生也分享了他的人生智慧:如同医疗决策,生活处处是选择,学会妥协的艺术,是我们面对复杂挑战的关键。 Serving as the secretariat for the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society, we recently spoke with Dr. Eric Zeng from the Department of General Surgery at...


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Spill The Teh

[EP 32] From Fragmentation to Framework: Building Penang’s Art Future...

In this episode, Beh May Ting speaks with Lee Khai—distinguished lawyer, cultural advocate, and Chairman of the Penang State Art Gallery. Their conversation explores the...


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[EP34] Buku dan Kedai Buku Bebas, b/sama Nazir Harith Fadzilah

Izzuddin Ramli dan Israr Khalid bersama Nazir Harith Fadzilah, pemilik kedai buku Tintabudi di Kuala Lumpur, meneroka cabaran dan peluang dalam dunia perbukuan di Malaysia,...


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Spill The Teh

[EP 31] Dato’ Loo Lee Lian: The Woman Behind Penang’s...

Hosted by Ong Wooi Leng, this episode explores the minds of leaders shaping our world. We speak with Dato’ Loo Lee Lian, the CEO of InvestPenang,...


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[EP 30] Majorities, Minorities, and Power in Malaysia: Professor Wong...

Yeong Pey Jung hosted Professor Wong Chin Huat in discussing the role of institutions and processes in dictating Malaysia's current political sphere, and how the...


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[EP 29] Layers of the Past: Archaeology and the Many...

History is never one-dimensional — and archaeology reveals just how layered and complex our past really is. In this episode, Dr. Beh May Ting speaks with Dr....


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[EP 33] 台湾设计力前进槟城:永续共创双年展专访徐伟泓(Allen)、周天民(Timmy)

7月,槟城 Coex 的「2025 永续共创双年展」,串联台湾与马来西亚的设计力量。这场跨国盛会由 马来西亚PLab地方创生实验室、台湾的美学聚落和亚洲艺术与文化创意产业发展协会等单位,及其他在地伙伴共同促成。这集,我们有幸在展览期间专访到两位台湾知名设计师 徐伟泓 (Allen) 和 周天民(Timmy),分享本次交流的收获,并探讨各自的设计理念。从保留老屋珍贵记忆的细致介入,到创造兼具美学与尊严的乐龄设计,这场对谈将带我们重新思考,设计如何为生活创造更多可能性。 In this episode, we're honored to speak with two celebrated Taiwanese designers, Allen and Timmy. We...


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[EP33] Kuda dan Alam Melayu, b/sama Azham Afif

Dalam episod ini, Izzuddin Ramli dan hos-bersama Israr Khalid bersama Azham Afif, pengasas JEQMA Academy. Perbualan ini merentasi sejarah, budaya dan cara fikir Melayu tentang...


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Books

淡泊官场: 敦伊斯迈医生和他的时代

Author: Ooi Kee Beng


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The Great Hill: A Short History of Penang Hill

Author: Enzo Sim


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Founders’ Grit: Inspiring Life Stories of Engineering and Technology Entrepreneurs...

Author: Marcus Dip Silas


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Melayu Pulau Pinang – Di Permatang Zaman dan Perubahan

Author: Muhammad Haji Salleh


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From Free Port to Modern Economy: Economic Development and Social...

Authors: Chet Singh, Rajah Rasiah & Wong Yee Tuan


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Month by Month: A collection of editorials

Author: Ooi Kee Beng


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Peaks and Parks: Hiking Trails in Penang

Authors: Louise Goss-Custard and Rexy Prakash Chacko


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Penang In Numbers 2017-2018


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  • Podcasts
    • Creativity In Between Spaces
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