Freeing education from politics
by
Zairil Khir Johari
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The miracle of Penang Jazz
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PENANG'S JAZZ FESTIVAL is a small miracle. I say “small miracle” partly because “jazz” is not the most userfriendly word in the dictiona...
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All that Rozz-matazz
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WHO DID PEOPLE WATCH Before Rozz (BR)? Where did we go out at night? The answers are lost in a hazy mist; it’s hard to imagine a time when Penang had a ha...
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