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Improving medicine through trial

10 min read

“Do you work in a lab with rats?” is the most common question I get when I tell people I work in clinical research. There is a general misunderstand...

by Ch’ng Chin Chin

Ch’ng Chin Chin

Are you buying slavery?

7 min read

Lai (not her real name) paid for her own airfare to get from Ho Chi Minh to KL. After arriving, she was arranged to work in a massage parlour where her employer...

by Ch’ng Chin Chin

Ch’ng Chin Chin

The numbers on human trafficking

6 min read

Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery. It is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Nonetheless, there are thousands of men, women and...

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September 2014 Penang Palette

Musical wizard returns to the promise of paint

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It is a wonder that Datuk M. Nasir chose to stage his first solo painting exhibition on August 9, a month a er turning 57. Nasir is a poet and the Consummate Ar...

by Ooi Kok Chuen

September 2014 Footprints

Gentrification-but with the right twist

4 min read

The old Hin Bus Depot on Jalan Gurdwara may have lost many of its walls and part of its roof, but this has only served to turn it into one of the most atmospher...

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