Enjoying Extravagant Chicken Rice
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HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE is an often-overlooked Penang hawker delight among its celebrated cousins like Char Koay Teow and Laksa. Chicken rice can be found throug...
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Are Chinese Religious Rituals Threatened by Porkflation?
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IN PENANG, where there is a large percentage of ethnic Chinese, pork is an essential food. It is the community’s preferred protein source, and plays an importan...
If You Love Eating Bamboo Shoots, Try Ones You Forage Yourself
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DURING THE PANDEMIC lockdown, when the supply of fresh vegetables was badly disrupted, I took to foraging. I discovered some edible greens in my neighbourhood,...
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Does Artificial Intelligence Threaten the Future of Humankind?
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THE TERM “Artificial Intelligence” was first coined in 1956 by John McCarthy, an American computer scientist. Now considered one of the founding figures in the...
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Some Notes on AI Use in Education, Fishery and Medicine
7 min read
THE NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROADMAP, also known as AI-Rmap, was released during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. It came at a time when millions of compa...
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Navigating Social Situations With Autism
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PARENTS OF CHILDREN with autism face many challenges, particularly when managing their behaviour in social situations. Firdaus Fishal, a special needs educator...
The Rise and Rise of Generative AI
3 min read
THE ERA OF artificial intelligence (AI) is well underway, with increasingly more AI features becoming an integral part of our daily lives. “Generative AI is per...
Raising The FLAG To Make Leadership A Common Concern
4 min read
PENANG INSTITUTE is in the process of launching its Forum for Leadership And Governance (FLAG) Project. The venue for its series of initiatives will be the newl...
Early Days of Motor Buses in Penang
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It is often thought that the first motor buses, four Thornycrofts, were introduced in Penang in 1921 by the municipality. While Ric Francis and Colin Ganley cov...
Cultivating A Future For Skateboarding In Penang
6 min read
HARD SLAMS REVERBERATE from the morning all through the night at Youth Park — echos of wheels meeting asphalt and ramps. While I nurse my spine and sense my mus...
