Enzo Sim

is a Mass Communications graduate who has an unwavering passion towards international relations, history and regional affairs of Southeast Asia.

59 posts

The Crag Hotel: The Beginning of Penang’s Medical Tourism

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 CONTRARY TO POPULAR belief that regards medical tourism as a product of the modern healthcare system, the beginnings of medical tourism in Penang can be t...

The Japanese Surrender in Penang

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IN LATE 1944 as the Allied forces, spearheaded by British Commonwealth troops, were launching a major offensive against Japanese-occupied Burma, an equally sign...

Building an App for a Crisis

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TO BUILD A properly functioning app for urgent public use is no small feat. Take for example the now defunct Penang Contact Tracer application, or PGCare for sh...

Covid-19 in Penang: Part Two

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JULY 2020July 28The Sivagangga cluster originates from Kubang Pasu, Kedah. It is identified that the index patient of the cluster is an owner of a nasi ka...

Farms in Town to Inspire Green Thinking

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THE UN PROJECTS that by 2050, about 75% of the world population will live in cities; and 90% of this increase will take place in Africa and Asia. Presently, 75%...

Flying into Malaysia during the Pandemic

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FLYING DURING COVID-19 can be an intimidating affair. The overall experience is fraught with uncertainties: what are the odds of catching the virus inflight? Ca...

Light at the End of the Covid Tunnel

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ON FEBRUARY 24, then-premier Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin became the first Malaysian to be inoculated with the Pfizer- BioNTech vaccine; this marked the start of th...

A Brief History of Money in the Malay Peninsula

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BEING A PLACE where the winds meet, the Malayan Peninsula has witnessed the use of many types of currency. For example, the Malacca Sultanate made use of wang p...

The Sarkies Brothers and Their Hotel Empire

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The E&O was founded by the Sarkies brothers. Who were they and what brought them to Penang?

Batu Lanchang Market Food Court Stays Afloat with Digital Ordering and Pick-up Service

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THE BATU LANCHANG Market Food Court may be decades old but the food vendors there are making sure the place does not close down because of the Covid-19 pandemic...

The Steinway – The Jewel in the PPO’s Crown

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THE STEINWAY AND SONS is Penang Philharmonic Orchestra’s (PPO) most prized purchase.A serendipitous meeting with Karina Ridzuan, formerly the CEO of the...

The Way of Kueh

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“I’VE BEEN WITNESSING a detrimental culinary trend taking place in Singapore over the years; our kuehs are slowly being forgotten by the younger gen...