After 15 Rousing Years, the Penang Renaissance Still Resonates Clearly

By Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

October 2024 EDITORIAL
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WE ARE AT one of those self-appraising points in time when we—not only Penang Monthly, but also Penang Institute as a whole—stare hard into the rearview mirror in order to orientate our journey forward.In fact, individually, we do that all the time in life. When driving, for example, in order to stay safe and get where we wish to go, we scan our surroundings on all sides. This is all the more necessary when we are on the move, unlike...

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Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His recent books include The Eurasian Core and its Edges: Dialogues with Wang Gungwu on the History of the World (ISEAS 2016). Homepage: wikibeng.com

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