Dignity is the basic human right
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The so-called Arab spring that began with the public suicide on December 17, 2010 of a miserable Tunisian vegetable seller whose cart was towed away by the po...
The Longest Journey Starts with the First Step
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The conference organised by Penang Institute and held on June 25, 2012 at the famed Eastern & Oriental Hotel is interesting for many reasons outside of al...
Can Penangites Discover Penang?
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I am sure it has not escaped anyone’s notice. Even at a long distance away, it cannot be ignored.Penang is buzzing – more and more.And this ye...
“HEAL MALAYSIA” – A Slogan for the Elections
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We can read books on Malaysia’s history by scholars of various persuasions all we want. In the end, the solution to the ills suffered by the country ove...
Of Female Liberation and Suppression
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For all movements of liberation, the key to successful initiatives lies in identifying what the means of sustained suppression are, and to know which area is...
Malaysian Envelopment
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How concepts relate to each other is always revealing. A close look at them always arouses new ways of thinking. The same goes for discovering the lost origin...
Feel Better, Be Bilingual
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Why is it so important to scientists to discover extra-terrestrial life forms? They know the odds are astronomically small.Well, they are hoping against hop...
A Monthly Dose of Penangiana
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It has now been two years since this magazine, Penang Economic Monthly, was revamped into a new colourful product meant for wider circulation and sale.The r...
Drivers Behaving Badly
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What would happen if every car is obliged by law to have a CCTV camera mounted in front of the driver, which immediately beams his face prominently onto an LE...
Securing Public Space In The Post-Imperial Age
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A history of Public Space in post-colonial countries is long overdue. Such a narrative would be a powerful one indeed if it also adopts the fall of empires as...
May We Remain Tentative When Understanding Others
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Calling a spade a spade is easy enough when you live in a small monolingual and mono-cultural society – such societies are necessarily small. But try do...
Must We Stay Victims of Past Strategies?
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From August 2, 2011, the name of the research centre that produces this magazine is changed from SERI to Penang Institute.While there are several reasons fo...