A Grand Tour of the Genting Tea Estate
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THE GENTING TEA ESTATE is the private residence and research station of Henry Sackville Barlow, who has held several prestigious positions in his long career. A...
Placemaking is Really about Appreciating the Best that Penang Already Has
4 min read
IMAGINE A PENANG where public spaces are amalgamated with greenery, communal spaces, education hubs, lifestyle joints and offices. With these, we would have cre...
Recovering the Forgotten Art of Making Lem Peng
5 min read
LEMPENG, LEN PEN or leng peng? However you may identify it, this traditional Penang Chinese New Year delicacy is now virtually extinct. “Lem Peng” was describe...
Do Nothing and It Shall Be Done: Placemaking in Balik Pulau
6 min read
THE DRIVE TO Nada Natural Farming café itself is a treat. Past the Balik Pulau old town, you make a turn that takes you winding through traditional Malay villag...
Humanity at the AI Crossroads: Balancing Privacy, Bias and Progress
5 min read
WE ARE APPROACHING a turning point in artificial intelligence (AI) development. As computers become increasingly omnipresent, and as algorithms grow uncannily p...
Penang Offers Spaces for Musicians to Dare to Grow
4 min read
FROM TRADITIONAL Chinese Malaysiana folk music to modern jazz, Penang Island has been home to many genres of music for generations. And not dissimilar to other...
The Bel Retiro Roundtable Wonders about Penang’s Far Future
4 min read
SURVIVING THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL crises of these past years, it would be all too understandable if Penangites doubled down and dug into the trenches to just surv...
Yoga: From Ancient Traditions to Modern Healing
2 min read
“SOMETIMES, you have to slow down in order to speed up,” says Jojo Struys, a former television host turned wellness speaker and yoga teacher. She spent 20 years...
Easing the Weight of Truth Through Theatre
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THE SILENCE IS haunting as Darynn Wee breaks down in tears, surrendering to her character’s anguish in between breaths— In. Out. In. Out.Darynn did not expect t...
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The Crowning Jewels of Penang's Biodiversity: Wild Orchids of Penang Hill
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PENANG HILL, with its cooler climes and dense forest coverage, is a renowned tourist destination and a favourite hiking spot. It harbours rich biodiversity, key...
The Deep Cultural Significance of Hindu Ornaments and Jewellery
5 min read
WEARING JEWELLERY IS part and parcel of being an Indian woman, traditionally. Apart from marking auspicious occasions, accenting feminine beauty, or signifying...