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What brain, what drain?
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In the days before nation states, polities in South-East Asia were largely trading ports. These dots constituted the maritime routes along which fortune-seekers...
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The Haj pilgrimage
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This November, millions of Muslims from around the world will converge in Mecca in holy pilgrimage. The pilgrimage is the fifth pillar of Islam, and it is the d...
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Parables, Prophets & Pillocks
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Datuk Tay Hooi Keat, “Weld Quay, Penang”, 1968-80, 60 x 90 cm, oil on canvas.Cecil Rajendra is a pioneering human rights lawyer and acclaimed...
A matrix to predict Penang’s population distribution
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There is a policy document, I am told, that says 40% of Penangites shall, in the near future, be living on the island and the other 60%, on the mainland. One...
New life for old masters?
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Abdullah Ariff , “After the storm”, 1956, 38 x 56cm, watercolour.At the first Henry Butcher (HB) Art Auction Malaysia, the profile of pioneer...
