Mothers At Work
7 min read
Many mothers are finding creative ways to balance family and work. Through freelancing, part-time jobs or starting their own businesses, they trudge forward to...
Air Itam: So Busy. So Beguiling.
9 min read
Like clockwork, it begins.As the first rays of sunlight hit the roof of Air Itam Market, a steady rumble of activity builds up in the town centre. Old, foldable...
Lending the Lesser-abled a Hand
10 min read
The Cerebral Palsy (Spastic) Children’s Association of Penang (CPCAP), which turns 56 this year, houses a fully functioning school that prepares children...
The path not taken
9 min read
The movies all end the same way.The athlete whose journey we’d been following raises her hands in triumph at the finish line, the audience rises in a st...
Saintly relics for Penang church
6 min read
“What have you been waiting for?”The question was vague and certainly not what Fr Martin Arlando was expecting when he answered a late morning cal...
Best to breastfeed
6 min read
It was looking to be one of the more unusual interviews I would do. Sitting in my living room and armed with the usual pen and paper, I had an extra “acce...
A city of cafes
7 min read
A lot has changed in George Town in a few short years. Food of all sorts can now be found around the clock. Cafes of all sorts and sizes have popped up, turning...
Plan, plan and you will succeed
7 min read
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” From small undertakings to the creation of cities, this holds true and many have found themselves in unfort...
An air ferry for Penang
6 min read
The announcement, in all honesty, came as a surprise. With work on an RM6.3bil undersea tunnel slated to begin next year, few were expecting news on any further...
Building Batu Kawan Brick by Brick
10 min read
The vast and vacant territory of Batu Kawan – formerly a backwater – is now buzzing with activity and anticipation. It lies at the start of the Seco...
Butterworth beckons A bright future awaits East Penang
13 min read
It lies just 3km across the North Channel from George Town, but for most islandside Penangites, Butterworth is a world away.Seemingly limp and lifeless, the m...
Is Penang’s tourism on the right track?
15 min read
The messages started flying on social media in early July. The word was that some 4,000 tourists from China were arriving for a company holiday in Penang &ndash...