Penang Food Flourishing in Our Twin City Adelaide
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PENANG PEOPLE ARE very proud of their food. As I sat in one of the board rooms awaiting the Lord…
PBAPP Takes on the Difficult Task of Securing Water for the Future
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RECENT WATER SUPPLY disruptions in Penang have left locals shaken, and questions about water security have become the talk of…
Owning the Profound Art of Batik Making
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I HAVE A strong affinity to textiles—probably because when I was a wee girl, I would often wan -…
Write for the Curious Child, Read to the Inquisitive Mind
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OUR BELIEF SYSTEM is formed by what we are taught and our lived experiences, which then influence our decisions and perceptions. What stands in between with one...
Adeeba Kamarulzaman: Fighting Diseases, Addictions and Social Biases
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THE THIRD Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society Award for Leadership in Public Health was awarded this year to Adeeba Kamarulzaman, the Pro Vice-Chancellor and President (Mal...
Hassan Muthalib: A Life Lived in Drawings, Animations and Love of Visual Language
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HE IS THE Father of Malaysian Animation, a title bestowed on him by former Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak. He was also a recipient of the 2018 Merdeka Award u...
Snapshots of Penang Week 1977 in Adelaide
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Photos by courtesy of Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu FoundationA PARTICULAR INTEREST shown to visiting delegates of the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) to Adelaide b...
Witness Collection: The Struggles that Span the Creation of Astonishing Art
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THE BLAME GAME often takes off when multiple stakeholders are involved. Let’s look at Penang’s art industry. One time, I wrote about the media’s role in promoti...
Placemaking is Really about Appreciating the Best that Penang Already Has
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IMAGINE A PENANG where public spaces are amalgamated with greenery, communal spaces, education hubs, lifestyle joints and offices. With these, we would have cre...
Being Funny Gets Serious in Malaysia
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MOVE OVER, Marie Kondo. In the post-pandemic era, it is the stand-up comedy shows (not the art of tidying up) that have become celebrated across Malaysia. Rizal...
Enjoying Extravagant Chicken Rice
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HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE is an often-overlooked Penang hawker delight among its celebrated cousins like Char Koay Teow and Laksa. Chicken rice can be found throug...