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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Wayang Kulit: Surviving Beyond the Shadows

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THERE WERE AROUND 40 people that night. Some of them had arrived from the nearby kampung and the town, and had settled comfortably on the mengkuang mats scatter...

Mohd Izzuddin Ramli

The Steinway – The Jewel in the PPO’s Crown

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THE STEINWAY AND SONS is Penang Philharmonic Orchestra’s (PPO) most prized purchase.A serendipitous meeting with Karina Ridzuan, formerly the CEO of the...

Covid-19 Complicates Retirement Plans

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THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL crisis of 2008 had a brief negative impact – through asset values and inflation – on retirement savings, but luckily in Malay...

Parenting in a Pandemic: Tension, Stress and Guilt

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NO INSTRUCTION MANUALS nor guide books were available on “How to parent under lockdown”, especially not in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic....

The Way of Kueh

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“I’VE BEEN WITNESSING a detrimental culinary trend taking place in Singapore over the years; our kuehs are slowly being forgotten by the younger gen...

Confessions of a Framer of Art

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WOULD YOU BLOW a couple of hundred Ringgit to frame just a small piece of tissue paper?This was one of the curious incidents in the 38 years of arty framing b...

Laurence Loh: Raising Consciousness of Penang’s Heritage, Restoration by Restoration

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THE NAME LAURENCE Loh has over the past decades become synonymous to the conservation of cultural heritage, having saved many of Penang’s dilapidated hist...

A Rocky Road to Economic Recovery

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DISCUSSIONS AT THE Penang Economic Outlook 2021 webinar organised by Penang Institute on January 27, 2021 made it clear that industrialists and think tankers ar...

Malaysian Artists Invade the Web

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ZAS visit to Prof Madya Ramlan Abdullah’s studio-workshop in Shah Alam.Session with Anniketyni Madian and Maxine Xie Xian Xin.IDLE TIME AND re...

From Engineering to Art, From Sarawak to Scotland

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Iona explains "A Cross to Bear”, an artwork based on paternal influence. Photo: Esther Ping DominicAS A CHILD, Iona Danald would watch her maternal...

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Getting Women into Politics Takes Effort from Above and Below

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THE TWO-DAY WORKSHOP Sidang Wanita is the outcome of the 2016 Gender Electoral Forum. Held last October, the workshop was organised by the Penang Women’s...

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Gender Segregation Holds Dire Consequences

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WHEN THE PAS-led state government of Terengganu decided to enforce segregated seating in accordance to gender in its sole cinema in Kuala Terengganu1, the annou...

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