Penang2030: Latest Updates
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MUCH HAS HAPPENED since the launch of the revamped Penang2030 website by Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow in November last year to reprioritise the vision’s themes...
Interview With Dato' Seri Paduka Maimunah Mohd Sharif: Navigating Cities and Crises Effectively
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HER WHIRLWIND TOUR to Japan, Singapore and Malaysia has brought Dato Seri Paduka Maimunah Mohd Sharif, the reelected Executive Director of the United Nations Hu...
From Kopi-O to Espresso: Easy Crossing of Boundaries in Coffee Houses
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ARTISANAL CAFÉS ARE now as ubiquitous as kopitiams in Penang.In the early 2010s, new Melbourne-inspired independently owned cafés serving coffee along with West...
A Glimpse of Penang’s Cosmopolitan History
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GEORGE TOWN HAS been regarded as a cosmopolitan city since its founding in the 18th century. The rich blend of ethnic groups continues to be reflected in street...
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Blockchain and NFT Pump Up Malaysia’s Creative Industry
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BITCOIN HAS USHERED a tidal wave of decentralised digital currencies (also known as cryptocurrencies) that include Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Tezos (XTZ), Ca...
USM Places 4th in Institutional World Sustainability Rankings 2022
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BEING THE SOLE APEX (Accelerated Programme for EXcellence) university in the country has finally yielded results on the global stage for Universiti Sains Malays...
A Hiking Adventure up Bukit Batu Kawan
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MENTION BATU KAWAN and what comes to mind are scenes of a growing township, featuring new industrial estates, design outlets and posh residential areas. It bega...
Penang: Once Cosmopolitan, Always Cosmopolitan
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URBAN CENTRES, by their very nature of having concentrated populations, tend also to place people from different backgrounds in close proximity to each other. T...
