Rocking our Kopitiams
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Low plastic tables spill onto the five-foot way, while inside, patrons chat, slurp their noodles and sip their drinks.It is a fond, familiar scene. “The...
Malaysia: Absolutely a Secular State
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Whether Malaysia is a secular state or not has become a contentious matter. Since the nation’s independence, there has been constant demand from certain g...
The Saree Merchant
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Whether you fancy billowing silks, crisply starched cottons or intricate thread work motifs, a visit to a saree shop is most certainly a sensory treat, as you f...
Barking Up the Right Tree
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In the finest example of Nature in painting, Datuk Sharifah Fatimah Syed Zubir has “bud-grafted” the bark of the eucalyptus onto her canvas, with it...
Penang in a Glove
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It has been a very fruitful year for potehi, a traditional form of glove-puppet theatre originating from southern China that’s seeing a healthy revival...
Climbing the Tiger
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A cyclist freewheeling down the cement trail to Air Itam Dam from the Iron Cross.Penang Hill is a series of peaks separated by small valleys, rivulets and...
Being There for Needy Families
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Yeap Meng Chee.The Penang Family Health Development Association (PFHDA), formerly known as the Family Planning Association, was established in 1961 to pro...
Developing Sustainability is the Goal
7 min read
On September 25, 2015, member states of the UN adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a more equitable and sustainable world, providing a roadmap f...
Imagine Malaysia Anew!
7 min read
It’s been 54 years since we got together as Malaysia. That is already more than half of a century – a long time indeed.Our forefathers came togeth...
The Art of Dismantling Cultural Pluralism
5 min read
Malaysia is a special place for its natural geography and its human history, but most importantly of all, because of its demographic complexity.The peninsula...
The Waterman of Penang
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Datuk Ir Kam U-Tee.In 1994 the Malaysian Water Association’s inaugural Manager of the Year award was given to a former chairman of the northern bran...
Know Your Saree
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“What type of saree is this?” is a simple question that saree wearers are often asked, but the answer isn’t always so straightforward.In gen...