Who lies and who doesn’t? What do different people do throughout the day? And who identifies himself or herself as homosexual? These are questions that ma...
Rooftops of George Town.Penang is rejuvenated, undergone a “renaissance”. George Town's streets are vibrant and bustling again, and it's no ex...
A cultural festival in Butterworth? Sounds swell!There have even been cases of fringe festivals eclipsing the main festival itself (Edinburgh Fringe Festival...
Affluent. Cosmopolitan. Convenient. These are words that are often used to describe Pulau Tikus, a township in Penang that is pretty much located in the middle...
With a writing style that’s thematically similar to Irvine Welsh (and with praise from the man himself on the front sleeve of his book), Malaysian-Austral...
The date is February 27. Stepping into the gazebo of ParkCity Everly Hotel Miri feels like walking through the swinging doors of a Western saloon. Men and women...
Lightning provides firework in the sky: flash, bang. The Bornean rain whips at the audience, but they are not deterred. Instead, the storm appears to invigorate...
It has been 11 years since George Town was listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, and its tourism industry has since then flourished beyond imagination. No lon...
At the MONITOR office, the meeting rooms are named after Swedish sports personalities.Daniel Häggmark, Managing Director of MONITOR ERP, is responsib...
Arts festivals and fairs are born with some pomp. They then grow, peak and, in some cases, fade away – the celebrated and long-running Penang Island Jazz...