Sow dissent, harvest freedom
7 min read
When it comes to civil disobedience, Dr Khoo Ying Hooi is one of the first few names that pop up in the minds of Malaysians. Not only is the senior lecturer a...
In defence of the spirit of the Law
7 min read
The verdict was delivered on the same week that Dr Azmi Sharom was scheduled to speak at the Nusantara Forum in Penang on October 10, which was jointly organi...
Doing heritage diplomacy in Europe
5 min read
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was recently in the UK and France as the head of a state delegation to talk about Penang as an economic model and as an intelligent...
Days and nights at Claremont
7 min read
Diary, June 19-23, 1989June 19, Monday:It’s up Penang Hill for a few days to unwind from the stress of Singapore’s workaholic lifestyle. Bluster...
To the summit, anyone?
5 min read
Long, long ago, leisurely trips up Penang Hill were reserved for privileged people escorted upon sedan chairs. Each such chair was borne on the shoulders of fou...
Who gains and who loses in Budget 2016?
8 min read
Budget 2016 is the first of five budgets to be tabled under the five-year 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP). One of the aspirations of that Plan is the completion of Ma...
The Hills ‘r’ Us
3 min read
Natural resources are always good to have. If rightly used, they are the basis not only for an economy’s path of growth, but also for its international...
Postcards from the Hill
1 min read
As an amateur photographer in the 1990s, while taking pictures of historic George Town, I eventually came to appreciate photos typically from postcards taken in...