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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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Migrant Workers Face an Ever More Challenging Present, and an Ever More Uncertain Future

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THE MONTH OF May witnessed a string of raids targeting migrant workers in specific areas around KL. The actions took place, almost in catch-up mode, to ring-fen...

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Covid-19 in Numbers

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WITHIN ASEAN, the top six countries for confirmed Covid-19 cases are Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei. Compared to the other...

Getting Back on Our Feet, and with Back Held Straight

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DISASTERS – natural or manmade – tend to affect a limited geographical area.A typhoon cutting across the Philippines, like Typhoon Vongfong in May...

EVENTS IN OCTOBER

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THEATREThe 1950s was an era when men were the head of the family and women must honour their decisions, support them and raise their children. Lim's Grand Court...

Enhancing Media and Information Literacy: From TechCamp to UNESCO

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MELINDA QUIÑONES FROM the Philippines and Wong Lai Cheng from Malaysia were strangers when they participated in TechCamp Malaysia 2020, the first online Te...

Social Publishing: An Alternative Model for Aspiring Authors

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A LITERATE and learned society relies on a supply of active local authors, a dynamic publishing sector and a strong culture of readership, all of which Malaysia...

The Many Shades of Deepavali, the Festival of Lights

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NOT MANY OUTSIDE the ethnic group is aware of the heterogeneity of Indian communities in Penang. The truth is, the different Indian communities here weave a ric...

Cosmopolitanism in Malaysian Education – How Are We Faring?

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IF MALAYSIAN national schools had implemented two mediums of instruction – English and Bahasa Malaysia, Rina* would not be at the “crossroads”, figuring out whi...

The Penang Lights Choir: Nothing Like Eating and Singing to Dissolve Cultural Differences

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CHATTERING GUESTS WERE silenced by the pounding of the E Major chord on the grand piano, signalling rehearsal time. It was a routine every Thursday night in pre...

Penang’s Armenian Connection

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VISITORS TO PENANG often throng Armenian Street thanks to the numerous street art and cafés located in the vicinity. Lined with Straits Eclectic shophouses, the...

Buddhist Schools of Thought Converge in Penang

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WHILE GEORGE TOWN may not have the enduring history of ancient entrepôts in the Malay Archipelago, it has nevertheless grown into a cosmopolitan centre in just...

Used Goods From Japan Find Eager Customers in Penang

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ACCORDING TO THE Observatory for Economic Complexity, which tracks international trade, Malaysia’s import of used clothing in 2019 totalled USD 105mil – the maj...

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