Deaf No More
8 min read
A diagram of how a cochlear implant device works.The world can be silent for those with profound hearing impairment. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) occ...
Wandering Souls in a Forbidden Land
8 min read
Ruang Dapur (collection of Universiti Sains Malaysia). Note: Work shown is a replica, as original is on loan to a Singapore exhibition.Realiti B...
A Mini Beach Adventure in George Town
5 min read
Behind 8 Gurney.Sometimes you aren’t in the mood to head for the hills in your hiking shoes, preferring instead to just amble along the beach in you...
Meet the Mee Goreng Family!
4 min read
Mee Goreng.Certain skills are innate, others developed over the years, and sometimes it’s a perfect combination of both – this might not be tr...
Jazz – An Act of Liberation
6 min read
Cabocuba Jazz.It is the sort of day you don’t want to end. The casuarina trees are dark against the cobalt blue of dusk, as is the Miri skyline....
The Housing Question: Who Is My Neighbour?
5 min read
Vincent van Gogh's The Good Samaritan, After Delacroix.Oddly enough, the fundamental issue with housing today can be summed up in what perhaps is the most...
Is it a Plane, is it Superman? No, it’s a Bird!
6 min read
Asian openbill.Ruddy kingfisher.Chestnut-headed bee-eater.Mangrove pitta.Being an island blessed with a 130-mill...
Another Unesco Listing on the Cards for Penang?
5 min read
Penang is appreciated for its history, culture, architecture and street food. But did you know that the island is home to a 130-million-year-old undisturbed rai...
Tourism is Greener on the other side
13 min read
Cascading waterfalls at Bukit 300, Nibong Tebal.Tourism contributes substantially to the national GDP of many countries in the world. Its extensive produc...
The Botanic Gardens: A Tale of Gloom and Bloom
8 min read
The Penang Botanic Gardens is a much-loved oasis of greenery. It sits not far from George Town’s centre, and attracts plant-lovers, hikers, joggers and st...
Protected and Precious
6 min read
In Penang’s early days, botanists and naturalists from around the world came to scour its hills for their flora. While the rest of Malaysia’s forest...
Scholarships for All Classes
9 min read
The Penang Future Foundation (PFF) initiative kicked off by the Penang state government offers scholarships to deserving scholars to study Science, Technology,...