Justices of the Peace: An Institution at Risk of Being Forgotten
by
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng &
Koay Su-Lyn
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Heritage in a Bowl of Bubur Kacang
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In 1945, at the corner of Jalan Dato Koyah, Nagore Merrah set up shop selling teh tarik. Nagore hailed from Kadayanallur, South India, and he started off laboring hard in cargo ships during pre-independence Malaya before moving on to sell the nation’s favorite beverage.
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A Lifeline for the Urban Poor
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