Top: Mat heading off to work. Above: Mat tends to his garden during the weekends. 42 . Penang Economic Monthly . Jan 2010THANKS TO THE Bayan Lepas Free T...
“Qigong” is the generic term for all the various forms of physical relaxation practised by the Chinese. But it is more than a newfangled form of repose. It is meant to allow the body to take over from the mind.
Penang, filled with factories on the island and in Seberang Prai on the mainland, has an unquenchable thirst for workers, both skilled and unskilled. Opinions differ as to how this demand cannot be met by local workers.