Insular Yet Global. Is That Not the Essence of Penang?
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Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
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Minden Barracks – A Little-Known Part of USM’s History
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IN 1971, the main campus of Universiti Pulau Pinang, now known as Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), was launched. Envisioned as the premier tertiary institution...
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The Benevolent Madam Tan Say Seang: Penang philanthropist par excellence
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ON SATURDAY, 14 December 1907, at 12.30pm, the sentry on duty at the police station in the rustic village of Tanjung Tokong “noticed that one of the buildings i...
Penang Nyonya Recipes: Preserving Our Important Heritage
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DURING MY TALK at Penang Institute on Penang Nyonya Cuisine — Past, Present & Future, I elaborated on our intangible cultural heritage’s characteristics a...
My Home on Chew Jetty
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THE CLAN JETTIES have traditionally been perceived as male-dominant communities. Though the gender divide within the jetties is not as evident as it used to be,...
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