The MICE Industry Matures
15 min read
A Subterranean ShowcaseBy all accounts, its landmark opening was a relatively small and private affair. The Setia SPICE Convention Centre welcomed employees o...
Dialogue with a KL cabbie
4 min read
I paid at the counter for a taxi at KLIA2 a few weeks ago to take me to Bandar Sunway. My cabbie was an elderly Malay man who liked quoting Shakespeare. (He was...
The Sights, Sounds and Smells of Butterworth are Getting Stronger
1 min read
Times are changing fast in Butterworth. Once overlooked – not only by tourists, but locals as well – there is a newfound energy, a quickening and re...
The Hokkien Vernacular
3 min read
In lieu of a normal editorial, and in keeping with this month’s cover story being about Penang Hokkien, I am providing here in a somewhat truncated form...