The Storytelling Continues…
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As a child, I looked forward to bedtime. Sleeping was of course always a pleasure, but that was not the main reason....
Teaching Children to Code
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Are we shifting our focus from teaching children how to write, to teaching them how to code?“Since technology now dominates our lives learning basic com...
The Hainanese Influence in Penang’s Cuisine
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When I began writing the chapter on Hainanese influences for my first book, Penang Heritage Food, which was published in 2010, I wondered why the Hainanese...
Avoid Accidents with Jellyfish
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Jellyfish in GeneralJellyfish have roamed the seas for at least 500 million years and possibly as long as 700 million years or more – making them the ol...
A Lifeline for the Urban Poor
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It is said that the larger and more developed a city is, the greater the chances of seeing people living out on the streets. And so, when a city is big enough...
Teaching Sexual Education to Children
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The term “sexual education” in Malaysia usually calls to mind the sexual act itself, which is perhaps why it is not permitted to be taught as a stan...
Aiding the Autistic
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Dato' Dr Lai Fong Hwa.To Dato’ Dr Lai Fong Hwa, a retired consultant psychiatrist at Penang General Hospital, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers...
Education in South-East Asia: Disruptions Are Happily at Hand
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Dato' Dr Ooi Kee Beng.I am very happy that the first Asean-Australia Education Dialogue (AAED) is held here in Penang, my hometown. We like to think of Pe...
Heng Ee: A School that Practises Inclusiveness
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Father Julien.Heng Ee owes its humble beginnings to the lifelong dedication of Rev. Father Arthur Julien. Born in Belgium in 1917, young Julien embarked o...
The Travel Industry Will Never Be the Same Again
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WIT Indie, the latest edition of Web in Travel (WIT), Asia’s leading digital travel media and events platform, was held on April 13 at Penang Institute. O...
Ambassadress of Arabic Music
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April Centrone is a drummer, percussionist, teacher and music therapist based in New York and New Jersey in the US, who enjoys an international reputation as we...
Prominent Mosques of Penang: The Enclave of George Town
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Apart from being important places of worship, mosques function as points of orientation in time and space for Muslims. They are places where social ties, religi...