A Nordic experience
3 min read
Situated in sunny Straits Quay in Penang, that northern European region covering Scandinavia, Finland and Iceland was the last thing that came to mind in the...
A chat with a Master
7 min read
In the Mood for Love.Chungking Express.At Roughcut, when Australian cinematographer Christopher Doyle played us the cl...
Tourism and technology
2 min read
The first ever conference on travel technology and hospitality automation launches this November.On November 21 and 22, 2013, Kuching will pla...
Bahasa Indonesia championed by Chinese
6 min read
“People can be very intelligent but if they do not write then they will disappear from society and history. Writing is the making of one’s immortali...
Housing maintenance in Penang
8 min read
A well-managed and maintained housing development can enhance quality of life and wellbeing, promote neighbourliness and strengthen community ties. Poorly maint...
The newsagent on China Street
3 min read
Syed Ibramsha is a very happy and friendly newsagent. His stall is based at the TNB box where China Street meets Beach Street. He is a working-day fixture sel...
Bridging the arts between Malaysia and Singapore
6 min read
City of artGeorge Town never rests. Well into its golden years, it would seem as if this quaint remnant of British Colonia is experiencing its second youth, a...
The men with shaved legs
7 min read
I’m in a support car following a team of seven cyclists on a gruelling challenge to traverse four legendary mountains of the French Alps in a single day....
Asian Financial Crisis Act II?
5 min read
In the mid-1990s, the Renminbi and Yen devalued while rising US interest rates led to a strong US dollar. These, together with the withdrawal of capital from As...
English is vital to Vision 2020
5 min read
In Malaysia today, people are feeling more divided than ever before – by race, religion, political leanings, location, class… and proficiency in En...
Time for a second federation in Malaysia?
13 min read
Syngman Rhee at a welcoming ceremony in Seoul, Korea, October 1945.Queen Elizabeth II.Malaysians tend to have a very rigid notion of nat...
Reviving a state of mind that can save our urban legacy
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One Sunday morning, I got up at the break of dawn to head into the heart of old KL with my parents. I had been hearing about a volunteer group called Rakan KL...