Penang’s vanished spot on the pilgrim route
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Kapal Haji, or pilgrim ships of the Blue Funnel Line.IN THE FIRST hundred years of Penang’s history as a British trading settlement, Muslim pil...
City of birds
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George Town, the far-flung outpostOVER 200 YEARS have passed since Captain Francis Light of the British East India Company established Penang’s capital...
Structural changes needed in the way we use our human resource
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Market sensitive labour demand is a skills gap When 2009 rolled in there were genuine concerns over the impending retraction of Malaysia's economy. Jobs, especi...
Keeping Applied Engineering certification alive
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Applied engineering students specialise in a technical area of study and blend handson process experience with theory. At the rudimentary level, they are traine...
Captain of the channel
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The metal ladder in the ferry beckoned, and for a moment I was a young boy again, wondering what treasures were hidden up there. I felt a childlike giddiness as...
We can’t afford bad waste management
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Whilst the words "green" and "sustainable" have been gaining popularity in both the public and private sectors in Malaysia, it is worrying that problems associa...
Seri Talks
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PENANG'S LABOUR SHORTAGEPenang's efforts to move towards a high-income economy are experiencing a host of deep-rooted problems. Among these are the high turno...
Days of wine and Adelaide
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I was very pleased to hear that the Penang state government has recently proposed a revival of Adelaide Week in Penang, and Penang Week in Adelaide. The last on...
Stories to stir the soul
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" People are waking up to the power of storytelling. It was something that was always there, but got buried for a while in our rush towards modernity."...
Penang’s neglected industry
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The gold and jewellery industry in Penang was established almost 200 years ago by guilds founded by the Chinese, the Indians and the Indian Muslims.The state...
Pluck, luck and a practical mind
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On his early days…"I grew up and was educated in Penang, I went to Chung Ling. I came from a poor family and was the youngest of five kids. I understand...
Returning power to the people
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MALAYSIA'S FEDERALISM - A GOOD THING GOING TO WASTEBy Francis HutchinsonAt a time when rising economic giants such as China and India are discovering the bene...