Spotlight on Indian Malaysian Artists
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WHY ARE THERE so few artists of Indian (including Singhalese) descent in Malaysia?
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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The Unique Wonders of Penang’s Marine Garden
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WHAT ARE SEAGRASS meadows? These are natural marine habitats found in shallow waters that support a large diversity of living communities, the most prominent of which is the seagrass.
A Market that Reeks of History
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Is there a need to choose between the heritage and day-to-day market life, or the option of a new building like that of nearby Chowrasta Market, or to transform into a decidedly upmarket venue?
Old George Town’s Transportation in Numbers
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The Municipality continued to license cars until 1940 but lost control of them after World War II to the Federal Government when vehicle registration was taken over by the Road Transport Department in 1948.
What Makes A Street Memorable?
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Let us start by exploring the urban landscape of Penang – the streets, the public places and the buildings there.
The Sarkies Brothers and Their Hotel Empire
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The E&O was founded by the Sarkies brothers. Who were they and what brought them to Penang?
Traces of Penang's Role in the Age to Revolution
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LEBUH ARMENIAN AND Lebuh Acheen meet at Lebuh Carnarvon. I used to walk along either one of them each day on the way to work, picking the sense of history that...
Batu Lanchang Market Food Court Stays Afloat with Digital Ordering and Pick-up Service
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THE BATU LANCHANG Market Food Court may be decades old but the food vendors there are making sure the place does not close down because of the Covid-19 pandemic...
Designing Solutions for Social Change
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LEARN. IMBIBE. REGURGITATE. These are hallmarks of rote learning and its derivatives are wide-ranging, from the attrition of critical and creative thinking to a...
Online Schooling: A Necessity that is Not Yet a Virtue
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CAN ONLINE CLASSROOMS reap the equalising benefits of Education that previously eluded traditional learning? Or will it share the same fate? Whether it was read...
National History Based on Half-truths Undermines the Critical Spirit of the Young
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A NATIONAL HISTORY is never fixed and instead, tends to take on chameleon-like characteristics. Malaysian history is no different. Under colonial rule, the popu...
Pottery in Penang: A Folk Art with a Future
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TO MAKE POTTERY, one must understand the nature of Earth, of clay, more fundamentally. It starts with sourcing the right body from five main clay types: earthen...
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