Climate Change: A Timeless Concern
CLIMATE CHANGE. The phrase rings with an alliterative charm, yet it evokes a notion that is far from simple. It invites us to consider our relationship with the elements and the forces that govern our world.
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Hussin Hourmain: Embedding Jawi Calligraphy in Contemporary Art
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Images by Core Design Gallery.HUSIN HOURMAIN, a 61-year-old contemporary Malaysian visual artist, is famed for his abstract expressionist works of contemporary...
A Day in the Life of a Blind Person
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TANG HAS BEEN blind since birth. Following his primary and secondary education in Johor and Singapore, he majored in history at the Louisiana Tech University in...
EPF Account 3: Flexibility or Erosion of Retirement Savings?
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IN MAY 2024, Malaysia’s retirement savings fund, the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), restructured contributors’ accounts with the introduction of Account 3, a...
NGOs Striving to Improve Lives
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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOS) in Penang have long served as the backbone of the community. Most, especially those dedicated to welfare and societal well...
Cohu’s VP Seeks to Revolutionise Penang’s Tech Future
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ONE MAN, one job, one company, one vision—this sums up Wai-Kong Chen’s career as an innovator of high-speed digital instrument design. Now, as Vice President of...
PDC: Sights Set On Further Growth For Penang
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PENANG HAS witnessed a remarkable economic transformation over the years, and at the heart of this evolution stands the Penang Development Corporation (PDC). Es...
The Story of Early Juru
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IN LATE APRIL 1845, James Richardson Logan, a Penang lawyer and ethnologist, visited Bukit Tengah and Juru. He noted that land bounded by the Prai and Juru rive...
Facing Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace
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DEPRESSION AMONG MALAYSIANS has been on the rise, with figures escalating from 1.8% in 2011 to 2.3% in 2020. Mental health expert and director of the Internatio...
Pawsitive Connections: Adopting Animal-Assisted Therapy in Malaysia
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OVER THE COURSE of history, our connection with animals has transformed in numerous ways, reflecting the varied cultural, social and economic settings of human...
NGOs in Penang: A Heritage of Passionate Caring
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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOS) are widely recognised as essential components of a thriving society and are often very intricately woven into a society’s...
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