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Elizabeth Su
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Still Promoting Art After All These Years
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Syaiful Rachman from Redsea Gallery (Singapore).It isn’t easy to start something and keep it going for 10 years, maintaining more than a modicum of...
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Kampung Melayu – Preserving Tradition amid Change
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Sheikh Omar Basheer Al-Khalidy's house.Deep within Air Itam is a community rich with historic and religious significance – Kampung Melayu. The villa...
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