A Great New Way to Blast Machines Clean
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When Shivonne Lew decided to change careers after nearly a decade in the financial services sector, she took a leap of faith into a field she ha...
Art Heals – and Allows us to be Awed Again by Life
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Barakah Blue.Sufism may be perceived negatively in Malaysia for its mystical practices, but American rapper and poet Barakah Blue is not afraid to spread...
Bridging Distance and Ideology through Art
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It was a dog day afternoon with the mercury level crunching at 360℃, despite the “cooling” lake surrounds of Liaoning’s Celebrity Island. In t...
Why Do Films Fail in Depicting Malaysian Life?
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Visual narratives may have the power to leave vivid impressions, but they always beg the question, whose narrative is being fed to the audience?“Films h...
Women Against the Flow
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Women in colonial Malaya lived under unquestionable patriarchy – inequality was prevalent, and very few women were fortunate enough to make a difference i...
The Art of Leading by Enabling
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What inspired you to write When the Chicken Dies Everyone Cries?In May 2015 I was invited to speak at TEDxWeldQuay. The theme was “Momentum”. I de...
Bangsa Malaysia – A Dream Worth Fighting For
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After over 20 rounds of Transformasi Nasional 2050 (TN50) dialogues held at various locations throughout the country, Khairy Jamaluddin, the Minister of Youth a...
George Town’s Diversity Safeguards its Religious Harmony
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All cities are arenas of contestation. The “harmonious city” is both a distant ideal and a contradiction in terms of a situation where residents joc...
A History of the Malay Left: Part Two
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The fall of Singapore on February 15, 1942 saw the release of Ibrahim Yaacob and the resumption of Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM)’s activities.1 For the sake...
From Persia to Penang: Boria Bops On
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In the age of the smartphone, where conversation is replaced with status updates and Snapchat posts, oral traditions and expressions are becoming a thing of the...
Of Heroes Unsung, and Mortals Undead
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One of the most anticipated literary events in the region, the George Town Literary Festival (GTLF) returns November 24-26 for its seventh edition, promising...
State exco YB Chow Kon Yeow speaks...
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Penang Institute’s first dialogue session with policymakers and influencers was held in August, with an enlightening session with state exco member Chow K...
