Malaysian Artists Invade the Web
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ZAS visit to Prof Madya Ramlan Abdullah’s studio-workshop in Shah Alam.Session with Anniketyni Madian and Maxine Xie Xian Xin.IDLE TIME AND re...
From Engineering to Art, From Sarawak to Scotland
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Iona explains "A Cross to Bear”, an artwork based on paternal influence. Photo: Esther Ping DominicAS A CHILD, Iona Danald would watch her maternal...
Getting Women into Politics Takes Effort from Above and Below
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THE TWO-DAY WORKSHOP Sidang Wanita is the outcome of the 2016 Gender Electoral Forum. Held last October, the workshop was organised by the Penang Women’s...
Gender Segregation Holds Dire Consequences
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WHEN THE PAS-led state government of Terengganu decided to enforce segregated seating in accordance to gender in its sole cinema in Kuala Terengganu1, the annou...
The Forgotten Travails of Indentured Indian Women in Malaya
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Women coolies drying rubber. Photo: Arabis.orgTHE MIGRATION OF indentured labourers from India to Malaya – via the kangani or independent hiring sys...
Can Malaysia’s Youths Be the Future of Change?
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MUST YOUTHS CONTINUE to be constrained by the status quo of Malaysian politics, or can they break through to the forefront of change?“As a youth activis...
Some Finer Points about Nonya Delicacies
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**Although the Penang public is familiar with the spelling of "Nyonya", for the purpose of standardisation and to reflect the author's intent, "Nonya" is spelle...
A New Era Approaches for Young Muslim Women
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Dr. Annisa R. Beta.THE SANDS ARE shifting. Young Muslim women of Southeast Asia are reconnecting to an earlier tradition of strong female voices seeking t...
Hands-on Business Training for Home-based Chefs during Covid-19
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Asnita Abd Hamid sells baked goods for a living.THE FIRST MCO was especially paralytic for women from the lower tiers of the B40 and M40 groups, who sold...
In Search of the Legendary Isle of Batu Ferringhi
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WHEN ONE THINKS about hiking in Penang, it is with the idea of climbing hills. But the Pearl of the Orient is not known only for its verdant high grounds, it bo...
Recalling the Music Scene in 1950s Penang
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From left to right – Noel (Bull) Remedios, Jacob Chin, Leander Jeremiah, Frank Rozells, William Scully and Stevie Ooi, circa 1960s. Photo: Penang Ho...
Gender Relations: A Wrestle or a Dance?
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SOCIOLOGY IS THE study of how a certain society functions, and central to that ambition is the study of how different genders relate to each other in that socie...
