The Present comes before the Past
by
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
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Speakers’ Square
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Kwong Wah Yit Poh“ Lend me your ears...”As trite a saying as that may be, Penangites are taking advantage of Speakers’ Square at Esp...
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Labour stripped down to bare essentials
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A cover on migrant workers raises a lot more questions than we can hope to answer in a monthly magazine. But it is a worthy attempt nonetheless. We really nee...
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Baba Nyonya culture in Penang and Phuket
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Thalang Road, the main street in Phuket.When I First walked down Thalang Road in Tongkah, the old town of Phuket, several years ago, I was reminded of the...
Getting good bacteria to green Penang
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Phase 1: Demonstrations at Mayang Pasir (top) and Bayan Baru Market (below).High speed economic activity and demographic shifts, especially in developing...