The Freedom Young Artists Can Enjoy
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Mohd Al-Khuzairie Ali’s Follow The Leader.Gauze sheets hung indoor over a “clothesline” with little wind, little shadows; “moody&r...
Dialects and Languages in Numbers
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Over 60% of Penang’s 654,828 Chinese population speak Hokkien. The Hokkiens not only dominate in Penang, they also constitute the largest Chinese group in...
A Man with a Mission
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SK Sundaram.Cashflow. Customers. Staff.These are the three critical factors an entrepreneur has to manage, according to SK Sundaram, CEO of Raviraj.Fr...
One More Nyonya Kuih for the Road?
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A Mother-Son VentureKei Vin (standing, left) and Lee Ngau (seated) with their team.With its colourful variety of nyonya kuih, Li Er Cafe has been tantal...
Planting Our Green Future
4 min read
Global warming is real. Human progress over the past centuries has steadily led to the decline of the environment, measured through the quality of water, air an...
Hin Bus Depot – Derelict No More
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It is a successful case of creative placemaking in Penang. Through multiple art initiatives, the previously derelict Hin Bus Depot was revitalised and transform...
A Migrant Worker’s Journey of Despair – and Hope
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I watched him strike my friend’s head with a steel rod. But I couldn’t do anything to help. I was paralysed with fear, and even if I did somethi...
Understand That Your Wisdom May be Worthless…
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In the age of free information flow, we do well in being hesitant about sharing.In my philosophy class in varsity, we studied Plato, who wrote narratives ab...
Suukee Nang: What it Means to be Hainanese
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Nineteenth century illustrative map of Hainan Island.Several factors spurred the Hainanese to pack their bags and make their way to fertile Malaya in the...
Penang Hokkien On Life Support
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Step into a market, any market, in Penang and there’s a high chance you’ll hear people speaking – sounding almost as though they’re sing...
Convent Green Lane Stretches Tall Again
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Convent schools – and missionary schools in general – have provided education in Malaysia since long before Independence. Establishing their first s...
Ropewalk Bagan – A Treasure Awaiting Hunters
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Mention flea markets and Lorong Kulit’s Ropewalk immediately comes to the mind of most Penangites.In the 1970s this famous flea market was actually foun...