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Space for Penang’s local artists
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Fact is, Penang is no longer just about its colonial history and street food. Since its listing as a Unesco World Heritage Site seven years ago, its art scene...
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Chang Jia Ying
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A city of cafes
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A lot has changed in George Town in a few short years. Food of all sorts can now be found around the clock. Cafes of all sorts and sizes have popped up, turning...
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Andrea Filmer
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In Malaysia, every year is a year of festivals
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Timing is everything, and for local writer Keith Hockton to have released his book, Festivals of Malaysia, this year, well, one might have thought he had inside...
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