Post Tagged with: "culture"

Freedoms we take for granted
November 14, 2011

Freedoms we take for granted

Faith Watson takes a trip from Penang to Bangladesh and discovers that it can be easier to feel at home in one place than another.

October 16, 2011

May we remain tentative when understanding others

Calling a spade a spade is easy enough when you live in a small monolingual and mono-cultural society – such societies are necessarily small.

February 13, 2011

Penang – Cultural Capital

The Unesco’s decision to put Penang jointly with Malacca on its World Heritage List two years ago signified a few fascinating things.

Malay commercial activities in George Town
April 18, 2010

Malay commercial activities in George Town

Penang's historic Malay enclave remains a bustling commercial area.

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