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Past Events

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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23 July 2025 – [Talk] From Balik Pulau to Jalan Parlimen: The Life and Architecture

4 July 2025
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22 July 2025 – [TALK] What Penang Can Learn from Albert Winsemius: The Dutch Connection

30 June 2025
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21 July 2025 – [Book Launch] Inner and Oceanic Worlds in the Making of Penang

29 June 2025

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Publications

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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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Combating Scam Syndicates in Malaysia and Southeast Asia


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Protecting Women: An Overview of Women’s Legal Rights in Southeast


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Penang Monthly

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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Defining Penang Exceptionalism Through Its Geography, Its Biology and Its


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Bukit Mertajam: The Mount That Decides Borders


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Suara Nadi

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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Impak Industri Pengurusan Acara Terhadap Sektor Pelancongan Pulau Pinang


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Tradisi Berguru


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Podcasts

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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Bual Nusantara

[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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[EP 32] 守护乔治市世界文化遗产的日常與技藝 : 吴欣怡

[EP 32] 守护乔治市世界文化遗产的日常與技藝 : 吴欣怡 世界文化遗产的管理,是一门牵涉众多知识与关系的艺术。本集,我们将跟随槟城乔治市世界遗产机构的资深文化遗产专员吴欣怡,深入了解遗产管理中不为人知的日常、挑战与细腻工作,以及遗产教育扮演的关键角色。此集录制时,乔治市入遗庆典正热闹筹备中。即使播出时庆典已落幕,欣怡仍将透过深刻分享,带我们回顾幕后精彩故事与无数人的努力——包含珍贵历史建筑导览,以及世遗办公室与在地居民、社团间的细致沟通。乔治市世遗的价值,来自于丰富的物质与非物质文化遗产的交会。听完这集,期待我们对古迹有更深认识,从此能自在走入这些历史场域,与它们的故事建立连结,开创我们与古迹间的独特关系。 In this episode, Penang Institute interviews Ms. Ng Xin Yi, Senior Cultural Heritage Officer at GTWHI. She shares the...


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[EP32] Menghidupkan Kampung di Kota, b/sama Hana Badriah

Dalam episod ini, Izzuddin Ramli dan Israr Khalid berbual bersama Hana Badriah, Pengurus Kanan Bahagian Ketahanan Sosial di Think City Kuala Lumpur, tentang makna sebenar...


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[EP 31] 写生是我们的热爱:速写槟城(Urban Sketchers Penang)15周年

今年是速写槟城成立15周年。每周日早晨,画友们都会带着画具,相约在槟城某处写生。参与速写的成员背景多元,从孩童、上班族到退休人士,都因共同的热爱——绘画而聚集在一起。无形中,每周固定的画聚也成了记录城市建筑变迁的重要方式。在本期节目中,我们邀请到了邱昌仁先生和庄嘉强先生。他们将分享在乔治市的成长与创作经历,以及速写槟城团体创立的缘由、成员组成和现状。两位嘉宾还将讲述速写槟城的成员们如何因为对写生共同的热爱而相聚,并将这份热情一直延续下去。 Urban Sketchers Penang celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Every Sunday morning, members gather at different locations across Penang, sketching freely with their own...


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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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  • About Us
    • The Institute
    • Board of Directors
    • Executive Director’s Office
    • Distinguished Adjunct Researchers
    • Research Programmes
      • Socioeconomics & Statistics Programme
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    • Publicity & Publications
    • Administration
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  • Publications & Resources
    • Penang Monthly
    • Books
    • ISSUES
    • Suara Nadi
    • South Wing Papers
    • Monographs
    • Penang Institute Newsletters
    • Bel Retiro
    • Reports and Papers
    • Surveys
    • Covid-19
    • Penang Institute Chats
    • Penang Studies Resource Centre
    • Back
  • Podcasts
    • Creativity In Between Spaces
    • Spill The Teh (English)
    • The Road Ahead
    • Bual Nusantara (BM)
    • 一盏茶 (Mandarin)
    • Back
  • Key Penang Statistics
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Past Events
    • Back
  • Media
    • News Coverage
    • Photo Gallery
    • Video Gallery
    • Back
  • Opportunities