Madagascar Stunningly Unique
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About a nine-hour flight away from Bangkok on an island 400km east of the African continent, lies a country largely populated and ruled by a French-speaking, no...
The AES in Pakatan Rakyat states
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The Automated Enforcement System (AES) has emerged as another issue which the Pakatan-led states, namely Penang, Selangor, Kedah and Kelantan, have come to a co...
Kicking The Subsidy Habit
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Note: RON or Research Octane Number refers to how resistant the fuel is to detonation or “knocking”, some high performance engines require higher...
Documenting our Damaged Democracy
6 min read
We often hear of electoral fraud and unfair election practices, but what do they really mean? What forms do electoral frauds usually take? What constitutes unfa...
On the Vegetarian Trail
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CoyaLocated in the heart of Pulau Tikus, Coya is a serene, double-storey shophouse, offering some of my favourite lunch bento boxes. Their spicy mapo tofu, bu...
Penang Properties in 2013
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Yes, most probably, Penang's property market will come to be affected by the global crisis. That is the simple answer to the question most people are asking; bu...
Remembering an Early Step Towards Unesco Listing
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Part of George Town, together with part of Malacca town, is now a Unesco World Heritage Site (WHS). The inscription in July 2008 has excited many and has certai...
The Lazy Traveller's Guide to Hoi An
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Slices of local Hoi An are only an alleyway away from the main tourist strips.Stepping into the cool of an empty art gallery on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street one...
State budgets 2013: The Last For Now
6 min read
IT WAS A fairly significant moment when the Selangor and Penang Pakatan state governments tabled and passed their final budgets of their first five-year term in...
Auditor-General Report 2011: Critique of Selected Education Projects
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Water seeping through the cracks of the walls in the school. Oil leaking from the pipe connected to the oil tank. Empty classrooms and abandoned teachers’...
Curious Pak Alam
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Pak Alam’s passion for repairing vintage bicycles started out as a hobby when he was 14, and like all of his other interests, this grew into something app...
Halal Hub in the Making
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The halal industry as a whole has expanded beyond its traditional association with food fit for Muslim consumption. The Penang state government, for example, ha...