Catching the wind : Penang in a rising Asia / Penang in a rising Asia. edited by Francis E. Hutchinson & John Saravanamuttu. - Singapore : ISEAS, 2013. - xviii, 218 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Penang studies series. . - Penang studies series. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Situating Penang in Asia and Malaysia / Francis E. Hutchinson -- George Town, Penang : managing a multicultural World Heritage site / Khoo Salma Nasution -- Heritage as knowledge : time, space, and culture in Penang / Goh Beng Lan -- Heritage conservation and Muslims in George Town / Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied -- Investment opportunities in Penang / Lee Kah Choon, Wein Siew Wei and Sherine Loke -- Penang in the new Asian economy : skills development & future human resource challenges / Poh Heem Heem and Tan Yin Hooi -- PBA Holdings Bhd : the road to privatisation, corporisation and beyond / Jaseni Maidinsa -- Penang's technology opportunities / Yoon Chon Leong -- Building a temporary second home : Japanese long-stay retirees in Penang / Mika Toyota and Mayumi Ono -- Medical tourism in Penang : a brief review of the sector / Su-Ann Oh -- Penang's Halal industry / Rosalind Chua.

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World Heritage areas--Malaysia--Pinang.


Pinang--Economic conditions.
Pinang--History.
Pinang--Social life and customs.