Here, there and everywhere with Thomas Powell
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Thomas Powell.English artist Thomas Powell’s From Here to There art exhibition at the Hin Bus Depot Art Centre is a collection of intricate and laye...
Resisting the closing of the Malaysian mind
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It’s hard not to be impressed by Prof Latif Kamaluddin, author of poetry collections such as Lazy Lamas and Voodoo Genitalia, upon meeting him for the fir...
Penang’s frontline survivor
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One can glean that Kim Gooi has lived an amazing life just by looking at him: donning a slanting beret, his whole persona exudes the sense that he’s flirt...
Letting colonial literature reveal its wealth – and ambivalence
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Dr Mohamad Rashidi Mohd Pakri is from Baling, but has been living in Penang for the better part of the past 20 years. This is thanks to Universiti Sains Malaysi...
Cartoons for the people
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Who is the most controversial cartoonist in Malaysia, currently being investigated on a whopping nine charges under the notorious Sedition Act and facing a pote...
Living hyphenated
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With a writing style that’s thematically similar to Irvine Welsh (and with praise from the man himself on the front sleeve of his book), Malaysian-Austral...
Marina Mahathir: Malaysia is my colour movie
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Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir is the keynote speaker at the fifth George Town Literary Festival (GTLF), which takes place on November 27-29 . On a daily basis, M...
Taking Penang Chinese cuisine abroad
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At 51, Andy Leong is currently the executive Chinese chef at the exclusive Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok, the latest position in a long, eventful culinary career...
Sow dissent, harvest freedom
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When it comes to civil disobedience, Dr Khoo Ying Hooi is one of the first few names that pop up in the minds of Malaysians. Not only is the senior lecturer a...
In defence of the spirit of the Law
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The verdict was delivered on the same week that Dr Azmi Sharom was scheduled to speak at the Nusantara Forum in Penang on October 10, which was jointly organi...
A Dreamy Tribute in 35mm
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With an eagle etched over his throat, 30-year-old Samuel Carter looks more like a tattoo-parlour apprentice than a self-made vintage photographer. “Photog...
Dancing with Kindred Spirits
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The Moved by Padi project.Dance and theatre fans know Aida Redza for her extraordinary and fearless performances. While grounded in a firm knowledge of th...