Antara Detik: Allowing The Community to Recognise Itself
3 min read
“What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.” — Leisure, William Henry Davies
A Taste of Penang's Own Coffee
5 min read
I can almost believe I’ve learned to make kopi—or at least understand that in Malaysia, coffee is a simple pleasure, and no less delicious than coffee made anywhere else.
Preparing the Young for an AI-Driven Future
4 min read
If education is meant to equip students for the realities of today and the uncertainties of tomorrow, we must rethink what it means to be literate, capable and future-ready in the age of AI.
The Financial Revolution That Is Upon Us: Tokenising Currencies with Stablecoins and CBDCs
6 min read
Stablecoins have become a vital asset to hedge against inflation in volatile economies. A survey revealed that 47% of participants in developing countries like Brazil, Turkey and Indonesia, use stablecoins for personal savings and cross-border remittances.
Highs and Lows in Penang's Urban Development
5 min read
Two major landmarks have sprouted up on Penang Island in the last quarter of 2025—the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre (PWCC) and the Lin Xiang Xiong Art Gallery.
Four Penang Stories of Teachers and Parents Who Build Rather Than Blame
5 min read
While many children are “farmed” out to schools, tuition centres, iPads and smartphones, there are still those who believe in showing up. We examine four distinct narratives, beginning with a Penang teacher, who once found his classroom in the homes of strangers.
Some Initial Lessons Learned when Training Large Language Models
2 min read
AI training aims at feeding, tuning and perfecting the content in LLMs. Behind facilitating “human thinking” is a great deal of labour-intensive work by many AI trainers.
A-Z Glossary in Artificial Intelligence
3 min read
AI has roots going back decades. The idea of creating “thinking machines” can be traced to philosophers and mathematicians who explored logic and reasoning, but the formal field of AI began in the 1950s.
Laughing in the Shadows: Stand-Up Comedy in Malaysia
4 min read
In Malaysia, a country juggling contradictions for decades, stand-up comedy quietly functions as both pressure valve and mirror.
Facing the Spectre of AI: The Real Challenge is to Restore the Conditions under which Thinking Happens
7 min read
Before we debate what teachers should do in the age of ChatGPT, Gemini and Deepseek, we must ask a more foundational question: Do our classrooms still offer the mental, emotional and social space that allows students to think at all?
AI Complicates Ownership of Intellectual Properties
5 min read
Advancement in generative AI over the last few years has disrupted not only the tech scene, but knocked businesses, entrepreneurs and professionals off-balance… with new opportunities and also threats.
Making State-Federal Relations Fit for the Purpose of Nation Building
4 min read
Have you ever wondered why, at times, it takes so long to repair certain potholes, alleviate congestion at bottlenecked road junctions or realign bus routes closer to housing communities?
