ASEAN’s Appeal Watered and Coloured
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Chow Chin Chuan's (Malaysia) The Unfading Past II.IN THE MIDST of the Covid-19 pandemic, an international watercolour exhibition has surprisingly attracte...
Discovering Penang through Its Rich Biodiversity
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A study in 2012 revealed that this Banded Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus pulchellus) is a new species, unrelated to the banded geckos found in other parts of...
A Broad Socio-economic Impact on Penang is to be Expected from Climate Change
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MULTIPLE CLIMATE HAZARD indices have categorised Malaysia’s Northern Region – Penang, Perlis, Kedah and Perak – as “middle” for it...
Youths and Climate Change: “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
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IT IS ANTICIPATED that Millennials will bear the full brunt of climate change in their lifetime. We live in the Anthropocene era, an age during which human acti...
Farms in Town to Inspire Green Thinking
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THE UN PROJECTS that by 2050, about 75% of the world population will live in cities; and 90% of this increase will take place in Africa and Asia. Presently, 75%...
Overcoming Challenges to Water Reuse
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LIMITED ENGINEERING AND social feasibility still hinder many countries, especially in the Global South, from fully implementing urban water reuse. Ideally, urba...
Penang Must Save Her Seas
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PENANG EXEMPLIFIES THE Malaysian image of a maritime nation. It is the product of a people whose communities were shaped by a shared culture and history that is...
The True Cost of Green Buildings
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THERE IS A commonly held belief in the Malaysian construction sector that green buildings are costly and require substantial investment to design and build. The...
Urgent Need for a More Effective Disaster Management and Prevention Regime
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WITH FLASH FLOODS and air pollution to the occasional landslides, Penang is no stranger to natural disasters. As general development continues at a dizzying pac...
Penang’s Ultimate Challenge to Hikers
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Penang Hill Forest Challenge signboard.EVER WONDERED IF there is a hike in Penang that would push you to your mental and physical limits? One that is chal...
The Decade-old GTLF Migrates Online During Covid-19
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THE INITIAL PLANS for the 2020 George Town Literary Festival (GTLF) were for it to be celebratory – to look back on 10 years of work, while also looking f...
Bioplastics Needed More than Ever
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HUMANS TRULY ARE an innovative species. The use and control of fire; the simple yet sophisticated wheel; cars, ocean liners, aircrafts, spaceships; and the Inte...