Penang in the Age of Social Media
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In the twenty-first century, snail mail has become old school and social media platforms have taken over in connecting the world. The intricate term “so...
AIESEC Goes Rojak!
4 min read
AIESEC has been making its impact on the world since the Second World War, when a group of young people determined that cross-cultural understanding was essenti...
Would You Like Some Devil In Your Curry?
8 min read
A fusion of East and West, and centuries of intermarriages have led to the creation of a community with a rich hybrid culture, language, customs and also cuisin...
A Key Meeting Between Penang Institute and World Bank
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The World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President Victoria Kwakwa and its Country Director for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand rec...
The Hungry Ghost Festival – A Symbol of Community Solidarity
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The Hungry Ghost Festival, which takes place annually throughout the seventh month of the lunar calendar (which falls around August this year), is when many from the Chinese community would give offerings to wandering ghosts.
Politics is a Game: Keeping Tab on Malaysian MPs
5 min read
LET’S FACE IT, practically every day now, the competency of leaders all over the world is being questioned, what with the threat of World War III, soaring infla...
Dear People of Penang, Let's Support Creativity
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What is a creative economy? Malaysia’s National Creative Industry Policy understands the term under the three broad categories of Multimedia Creative, Culture Art Creative and Culture Heritage Creative.
The Man Who Sets Up Chowrasta Market Every Morning
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At 3am, when the fried bee hoon seller arrives, Tan helps her set up the stove before proceeding to the more demanding task of moving the pots and trays of food from the economical rice seller’s car to her stall.
The Creative Industries as Cultural and Economic Catalyst
8 min read
In the normal practice of evaluating education through measurables and eventual market worth, the need to encourage creativity in students is often neglected as it is considered to be a talent that is inert, and not one which can be developed.
A School for Forward Tech Thinkers
6 min read
THE ROW OF heritage shop houses along Lebuh Acheh fronts a revolutionary school for new technologies. Forward School is the brainchild of tech aficionado Howie...
Selling Bread and Being Part of a Charitable Chain
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ROBERT CHEAH IS a familiar face around George Town. On his four-wheel motorcycle, he rides around the city selling baked goods from the Adventist Bakery, from c...
Crafting Ideas That Sell
6 min read
COPYWRITING IS VERY much part and parcel of the advertising industry in that it creates messages that sell. But the terminology is fast changing: “The pre...