12 Destinations in 12 Months: A Dream Made True
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EVER SINCE I was a child, I have dreamt of travelling around the world. Over the years, this dream evolved…
An Ode to a City in Transition
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I AM WALKING down Jalan Gurdwara towards Hin Bus Depot—and though I have walked this route many times this…
Easy Walkways Promise Endless Benefits: The Case of Batu Ferringhi
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PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IS not a priority on Malaysian roads. Why? According to a Stanford University study, it is because Malaysians…
Hotel Fees: A Boost For Penang Tourism
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ONE OF PENANG’S crucial industries is tourism. The state has continuously drawn visitors from near and far, and efforts…
Off the Beaten Track With WiT’s Yeoh Siew Hoon
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Trailblazer Yeoh Siew Hoon, the Founder and Editor of Web-in-Travel (WiT), found her niche by combining travel and technology, growing…
Wise to Have Travel Mishaps, Misfortunes and Misadventures Covered
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TRAVEL HAS SURELY picked up with the pandemic now in our collective rearview mirror for the most part. The numbers…
Owning the Profound Art of Batik Making
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I HAVE A strong affinity to textiles—probably because when I was a wee girl, I would often wan -…
Dr. Wu Lien-teh: Malaysian’s Forgotten Plague Fighter
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I’VE HEARD OF many great people who contributed to the development of Malaysia and our region—from Mat Salleh’…
PDC Repurposes and Enhances Urban Spaces
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WHILE RENOWNED FOR creating industrial parks, townships and residential developments, Penang Development Corporation (PDC), since its inception in 1969, has…
Facts, Anecdotes and speculations: A Review of 63-65 Notes From A Separation
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The Present
AN ALTERNATIVE PRESENT haunts Boo Junfeng’s “Happy and Free”, a speculative karaoke video commemorating “a Malaysian Singapore…
The Langur Project: Penang Bridges Urbanisation With Wildlife Wellbeing
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BEING BORN IN the year of the Monkey, I am often reminded of my connection to them. As soon as…
WorldFish: Helping to Supply Proteins to a Hungry and Wasteful World
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THOSE RESIDING IN Penang may not be aware of international institutions operating in the state outside the presence of multinational…
