Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute

29/02/2012

It's 2012 and we're entering a new and exciting chapter in our journey! SERI has changed its name to the Penang Institute to reflect our changing paradigm. Please like our new page for updates on future events and programmes - there's so much more to come.

Penang Institute, founded in 1997, is today one of Malaysia’s major public policy think tanks.

16/11/2011

Announcing the relaunch of the Penang Economic Monthly website; all articles from our November 2011 issue are now available online.

Even in today’s industrial climate, Penang’s SMEs can compete with the multinationals in the innovation arena, provided all the players do what they need to do.

16/11/2011

Annoucing the inauguration of the Penang Institute, featuring a talk by Nobel Prize winner Sir James Mirrlees.

Date: 9 December 2011 (Friday)Time: 8:00am - 5.45pmVenue: MPPP Town Hall, Padang Kota LamaProfessor Sir James Alexander Mirrlees (FRSE, FBA)1996 Noble Prize Winner in Economic SciencesALSO FEATURING:Anwar Ibrahim, MP for Permatang Pauh, Malaysian Opposition LeaderAzis, Iwan Jaya, Professor, Cornell ...

09/09/2011

Media Statement - Penang Institute Logo Design Competition

6 September 2011 The Socio-economic & Environmental Research Institute (SERI) was established by the Penang State Government in 1997 as the state’s think tank, to formulate strategic planning and policy recommendations, aimed at improving the quality of life for its citizens through the principles o...

09/09/2011

Penang Institute Logo Design Competition 2011

The Socio-economic & Environmental Research Institute (SERI) recently changed its name to the Penang Institute. This highlights renewed efforts to develop the Institute into a major think tank in the country and the region. This new name needs a new logo. We are therefore running a Logo Design Compe...

26/08/2011

Roundtable on A Holistic Approach towards Water Demand Management in Penang

According to the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBA), water consumption has increased over the past 10 years by 45.9% to 291 liters per person per day in 2011. With the increase in population and economic investments in Penang, water consumption is expected to continue to rise. In the near future,...

12/08/2011

The World Economy in 2012: Implications for Malaysia by Prof Woo Wing Thye.

Penang-born Prof Datuk Woo Wing Thye, professor at University of California at Davis and chair of California’s international economic advisory panel, was the first speaker at Penang Institute’s Penang in Asia Lecture Series. This took place on July 29, 2011 at the Wawasan Open University.His speech ...

09/08/2011

Clergies Need a Culture of Exchange, by Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat. Report by Marisa Heah.

Born and raised in Damascus, Syria, Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat graduated with a degree in Islamic Studies and Arabic language in 1987 and a degree in Islamic Law in 1988. Being a scholar based in Baltimore, the US, as well as having visited many countries in the Middle East, Imam Arafat has extensiv...

09/08/2011

Malaysia’s high income journey in perspective, by See Pi Yi

Dr Philip Schellekens, senior economist with the East Asia and Pacific Department at the World Bank, gave a presentation at SERI last month, providing the World Bank’s perspective of growth and development in Malaysia, requirements for the country to move forward and the Bank’s assessment of policy ...

04/08/2011

"The World Economy in 2012: Implications for Malaysia" by Prof Woo Wing Thye, held last Friday at Wawasan Open University.

PENANG should look into promoting its tourism and also positioning itself as an education hub, said a prominent foreign-trained academician.

31/07/2011

Preview the August 2011 issue of Penang Economic Monthly, coming soon to all good bookstores and newsagents.

14/07/2011

"The World Economy in 2012: Implications for Malaysia" by Prof Woo Wing Thye.

The 1st Penang In Asia Lecture Series is scheduled onDate: 29 July 2011 (Friday)Time: 4pm - 6pmVenue: Theater 2, Wawasan Open University