A Pitstop for the Hungry and Needy
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The Pitstop Community Cafe is located in a picturesque pre-war building in downtown KL, an area where the homeless congregate late at night.Volunteerism a...
The 2008 Revolution Continues to Bear Unforeseen Fruits
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Mention cycling in KL and Jeffrey Lim’s name is bound to come up, sooner rather than later. This graphic designer and avid cyclist has become synonymous w...
The Borneo Market – Celebrating East Malaysia in Serdang
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Vegetables popular in Bornean cuisine are sold at the market.From a distance, the 20 red canopies set in a row look like part of any other weekend...
Grow Your Own Greens Today!
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Beatrice Yong and the resident chicken of Eats, Shoots & Roots.Growing a garden of edible plants sounds marvelous – and it is.But it does take...
Malaysia’s Oldest Pipe Organ Is Back In Shape
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We heard footsteps climbing cautiously on the narrow stairway of the church, and soon, a tall Dutchman emerged onto the upper floor of the Church of the Assumpt...
Zero Waste for Quality Living
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It has been 10 months and counting since Tin Fong Yun and her husband Lau Tzeh Wei, both 28, began their Zero Waste journey. Throughout 2016, they aim to throw...
Adapting Art to Tell Stories of Sabah
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Modern drawstring bags made out of traditional Rungus fabric, old-fashioned beads paired with lava rocks to become a sassy bracelet, or perhaps, tattoo motifs e...
Imagined Communities, Real Women
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AdvertisementExpelled from school at 14 for social activism and then going on to set up a fiery women’s group; leading a march for independence be...
Sharing Saved Stories Saves Identities
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Lee Kim Sin.Whenever Malaysians think of Kajang, they think of satay. People come here to eat satay, and in turn, satay shops here have expanded to other...
Fishing for the Future
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Bounding down the rocks, Raut Kading swings an empty plastic bottle that he brought with him. As he reaches the banks of the Tengoa River, he smacks the bottle...