When Night Falls...
George Town’s nocturnal serenity is captured by Mark Hall who spent a year photographing the city’s heritage by streetlight. Shadows and light cast a magical sp...
Reconsider the Entry Ban
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SENIOR MINISTER DATUK Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob who helms the Security and Defence portfolio announced that the government will impose an entry ban on citizens fr...
George Town Festival 2011
The George Town Festival returned for a second year and was bigger than ever. The month-long festival, held in July, celebrates the city’s listing as a Unesco W...
Malaysia’s High Income Journey in Perspective
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DR PHILIP SCHELLEKENS, senior economist with the East Asia and Pacific Department at the World Bank, gave a presentation at SERI last month, providing the World...
Two Perspectives on Late Colonial Life in Penang
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THE RECENT REPUBLICATION OF The Sara Saga and Hail Penang!, with new introductions and illustrations, marks the beginning of Areca Books’ valuable efforts...
George Town Festival 2011 Highlights
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Peranakan PenangDate: July 1, 2011Time: 8pmVenue: Grand Ballroom, Eastern & Oriental Hotel, Farquhar StreetScheduled to be the Gala Opening fo...
Fishermen of Teluk Bahang
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Sometimes they leave as late as 10am; sometimes at 2am, or even earlier than that. Their boats range from large fishing boats to small two-man sampans.In the sl...
An anthology with exciting internal dynamics
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The average Malaysian non-fiction section in any bookstore looks like a country club photo album that portrays the post-colonial elite, endorsing the viewpoint...