Penang’s Eurasians – Too Important to Be Ignored
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Known to locals as “Serani” – a contraction of the Malay word “nasrani”, meaning Christi...
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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Standing Out, Fitting In, Rising Above
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Fatin Amilin, 24, is more comfortable eating with a pair of chopsticks. She celebrates both Chinese New Year and Hari Raya, and enjoys eating Chinese delicacies...
Women Changemakers in Penang's Industry: Breaking Barriers and Driving Innovation
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WE KNOW THAT women have often been changemakers – but without much fanfare. This widespread underestimation of half of humanity clearly manifests in most indust...
Nature Breathes Better as Covid-19 Keeps Humans Indoors
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THE YEAR 2020 started off with a bang and with the promise of many good things to come. But in January bushfires ravaged Australia and concomitantly, Covid-19 w...
Working Mums Struggle to Manage Movement Restrictions
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OF THE MANY ways Covid-19 has changed the lives of working mothers everywhere, being at home while working, and educating and caring for the children may be the...
Data Privacy and Digital Trust
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THE DILEMMA OF limiting personal data privacy for the need to share information in the interest of public safety has heightened awareness of the issues involved...
Testaments of Their Times
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Jubilee Clock Tower in George Town, Penang.It is easy to tell the time today – you have it on your wrist, or in your pocket, or on your desk, o...
Rejoicing in George Town’s Diverse Rituals
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Kuah Li Feng.This year, the George Town Heritage Celebrations, held from July 6-8, highlights the rituals and festive events of the various...
Malaya’s Ceylonese Connection
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The relationship between Malaya and Ceylon was established long before East India Company days through trade in spices, tin, elephants and peacocks.When exact...
Keepers of Heritage
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Suffolk House, the Carpenters’ Guild Loo Pun Hong, Han Jiang Ancestral Temple… the Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) has been a bastion for Penang&r...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Heritage
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It’s the word du jour, “heritage”. International organisations vote to acknowledge and list it (for protection purposes, among...
Handling the Intangibles: Heritage Management in George Town
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The road to becoming a World Heritage site was not easy for George Town and Melaka – the paperwork, inventorying, filing and so on all require...
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