PENANG’S MAGAZINES PRESERVE THE PAST AND SHAPE THE FUTURE
By Eugene Quah
October 2024 FEATURE
IN EARLY 1989, Ganesh Kolandaveloo, a Form 5 student at St. Xavier’s Institution, would visit his grand uncle’s newsstand on Prangin Road after school. Located at a bustling intersection, it was here that he first encountered a new publication. The new magazine featured a simple design with three artfully taken photographs of youths in traditional costumes against a light brown background. The title was equally unpretentious and to the point, Pulau Pinang. The subtitle, “A Guide to the Local Way...
Eugene Quah
is an independent researcher and writer who is working on a book tentatively called “Illustrated Guide to the North Coast of Penang”. He rediscovered the joys of writing after moving back to Penang from abroad.
