Covid-19 Exclusives: The Virus Blights the Art World
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VISUAL ART activities have been badly impacted by the Covid-19 Virus global pandemic. Museums, festivals, art fairs, biennials are closed, often with immediate...
Breathtaking Views into the Distance and the Past, Courtesy of The Habitat Penang Hill
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Since the early days of Penang's colonisation, botanists and naturalists from around the world have come to scour the 130-million-year-old rainforest on Penang...
Sports in Numbers
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PENANG IS HOME to numerous top athletes in Malaysia. Among them is Datuk Nicol Ann David, who won numerous titles across all the most prestigious tournaments in...
eSports: From Bane to Boon
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ONCE THE BANE of parents everywhere, competitive video gaming or eSports is a growing industry, with dozens of professional sports leagues and major governing b...
One Long Adrenaline Rush on Offer
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THE GRAVITYZ isn’t for the faint-hearted. Situated at Level 65 of Komtar, the high-altitude sports adventure course features a series of adrenaline-pumpin...
Retiring into an Active Cycling Life
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JOSEPH TAN WAS an avid cyclist in his youth. But adulthood, abound with priorities and responsibilities, soon took over, and his passion was promptly forgotten....
Para-athletes Need Support, Not Sympathy
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“Sad ? Go and buy her tissue lah. She doesn't need your sympathy.” My friend Rizal quips when I told him I felt sad upon learning that the former na...
Confessions from a Marathon Sweeper Bus
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FOR THE CREW of the sweeper buses during the Penang Bridge International Marathon (PBIM) last November, work starts a good three hours before flag-off. Statione...
The Wellness Industry Should Do Well in Penang
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THE WELLNESS INDUSTRY globally is booming. As evidence mounts surrounding the different ways in which lifestyle affects health, more people are looking at diet,...
With Malaysian Politics on A Knife’s Edge, What Challenges Will Muhyiddin Face?
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If Malaysia ’s new government under Muhyiddin Yassin is a solid one, then one could perhaps begin declaring a new era in the country’s politics.Bu...
Covid-19 Exclusives: What Next for Malaysia?
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ON MARCH 1, 2020 Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as Malaysia’s 8th Prime Minister amid a chorus of “betrayal&rdqu...