Events in July
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CONCERT⠀The Out of the Depths: Bach Cantata Lecture Concert Tour features two incredibly moving Bach cantatas presented by the Malaysia Bach Festival Singers an...
Study While You Work? Try GDVT
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IT IS COMMON knowledge by now that the German Dual Vocational Training (GDVT) offered at Penang Skills Development Corporation (PSDC) is designed to upskill the...
Rediscovering Paradise Lost
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It has been said that the day you think about the future, is the day you leave your childhood behind. In that sense, the day our children consider “you are goin...
Snapshots of Chinese Women in Penang Educated in the Post-WWII Period
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THE FIGURE ABOVE is an article that appeared in Nanyang Siang Pau on 23 October 1930, advocating for women’s liberation in Penang. The title reads:Women! Becaus...
Ramli Ibrahim: The Doyen of Odissi
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“DID YOU KNOW that Rukmini Devi would actually try to catch a glimpse of me cycling to Adyar K. Lakshman’s class from her car?” I was green with envy at the tho...
Penang Initiatives at Enabling Decentralisation
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Penang Initiatives at Enabling DecentralisationON 30 MAY 2022 at the newly renovated Penang State Assembly building, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow released the I...
Penang Potters Showcase Works Inspired by Life on the Island
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Dao Shang Shao島上焼: Earthly Investigations 2022 格物, a pottery art exhibition which has been delayed due to MCO since last July was finally held at Penang In...
Mount Erskine: Penang’s Forgotten Flagstaff Hill – Part 1
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TANJUNG BUNGAH, an affluent suburb on the North Coast of Penang Island, is known for its international schools, well-established neighbourhoods, mid-range beach...
Active Ageing Becoming a Norm
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AS TECHNOLOGY, science and the standard of living improve, more people are living a longer life. Like many other countries, Malaysia, with 7% of its population...
Politics is a Game: Keeping Tab on Malaysian MPs
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LET’S FACE IT, practically every day now, the competency of leaders all over the world is being questioned, what with the threat of World War III, soaring infla...
The Future of Journalism Depends on the Ideals of the Next Generation
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Journalism, as it is promoted to eager mass communication students in university, is of noble ambition. Lecturers boast: ‘The press is the Fourth Estate in a de...
Rising above the Constraining Environment for Data Journalism
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THE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT in Malaysia is not conducive for data journalism. Accessible open data being limited to Malaysian journalists makes it challenging for the...
