A Caffeinated Career Journey
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COFFEE BREWING IN the past would conjure images of elderly men clad in white Pagoda singlets at the rear section of kopitiams pouring cups of dark fragrant liqu...
Melati Sarawak Debuts on Stage in Penang
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IT IS SAID that the first modern novel written in Sarawak, and very likely the first in Malaysia, is Melati Sarawak. Written in Jawi and self-published by Muham...
Penang Strives and Thrives Against Global Macroeconomic Headwinds
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ACCORDING TO THE latest World Economic Outlook report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), global economic growth has slowed from 6% in 2021 to 3...
The Educational Origins of Penang’s Skills Mismatch and Brain Drain
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EDUCATION IS REGARDED as a human right today. Therefore, most modern states, barring those who expressly consider public education to be a threat to their conti...
Social Capital Required for Upgrading Parks
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ONE OF THE main ways of environmental conservation is establishing nature parks or protected areas. Signatory countries of the UN’s Aichi Target 11 aspire that...
Rising Inflation and Escalating Cost of Living
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SUSAN (not her real name) is a home caterer who started her own business after losing her job during the pandemic lockdown. Though business had been good at fir...
