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March 2017

18 posts
More Women in Local Government Makes it More Relevant to More Voters
March 2017 Feature

More Women in Local Government Makes it More Relevant to More Voters

7 min read
The “lowest” form of government, the third tier of governance, the ones who examine drains and tend to trees – such is the perception of the r...
by Cheah Wui Jia
Cheah Wui Jia
Doors of Perception and Translation
March 2017 Books Unbound

Doors of Perception and Translation

15 min read
Beyond a handful of specialists, knowledge of historical French connections with Penang and the wider Malay archipelago is thin. Perhaps this should not come as...
by Gareth Richards
Gareth Richards
Making the Needs of Employees and Employers Meet
March 2017 Feature

Making the Needs of Employees and Employers Meet

6 min read
Vocational education and training (VET) connotes pre-employment training, skills upgrading, retraining and remedial training, which are all meant to prepare ind...
by Elizabeth Su
Elizabeth Su
Tackling the Immigrant Issue Seriously
March 2017 Oddly Enough

Tackling the Immigrant Issue Seriously

5 min read
US President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to ban immigrants from seven Muslims majority country provoked strong negative reactions in the country and...
by Steven Sim
Steven Sim
Gen Y Homeownership 101
March 2017 Feature

Gen Y Homeownership 101

6 min read
Generation Y faces a dilemma – how does one find balance between the tradition of providing for ageing parents, and the modern urge to leave home early an...
by Ch’ng Chin Chin
Ch’ng Chin Chin
The Uncle of All Burgers
March 2017 A Day In The Life

The Uncle of All Burgers

3 min read
Wong Keat Hin.One can find all the flavours of the world at Tanjung Bungah. From Bulgarian to Mexican cuisine, the variety reflects the multiculturalism t...
by Regina Hoo
Regina Hoo
Managing Changes in Tanjung Tokong
March 2017 Feature

Managing Changes in Tanjung Tokong

4 min read
It is one of the oldest villages in Penang. Known as Mukim 18, Tanjung Tokong was already a fishing settlement decades before Francis Light came to Penang.&ld...
by Nidhal Mujahid
Nidhal Mujahid
The Little Big Hospital on the Hill
March 2017 Feature

The Little Big Hospital on the Hill

5 min read
The Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital (MMCH) in Fettes Park, Tanjung Bungah, gets the “Mount” in its name from the hill it sits on, while “Miriam&r...
by Dr Mustafa K Anuar
Dr Mustafa K Anuar
Making Penang Their Home – By Cheering Up Others
March 2017 Feature

Making Penang Their Home – By Cheering Up Others

5 min read
The sweet sounds of a four-part harmony choir fill the halls of orphanages, homes and charitable organisations twice a year whenever the International Women&rsq...
by Carolyn Khor
Carolyn Khor
More Than an Air Force Station
March 2017 Window Into History

More Than an Air Force Station

7 min read
It was Australia’s biggest single engagement with Asia.At one point in the 1970s there were thousands of Australians in Penang, but few here now know wh...
by Louise Goss-Custard
Louise Goss-Custard
A Museum that Sounds Like No Other
March 2017 Feature

A Museum that Sounds Like No Other

7 min read
I texted Paul Augustin that I would be a little late to our appointment, mainly because Komtar had closed off parking that day for some reason and I had to leav...
by Jeffrey Hardy Quah
Jeffrey Hardy Quah
Between Rose and Thorn
March 2017 Penang Profile

Between Rose and Thorn

4 min read
She is known as Roja to her customers. She is 36 years old, and a maven in Penang’s escort industry. “I’ve been in business for 17 years now,...
by Regina Hoo
Regina Hoo
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