Keeping the Orphans Safe
June 2015 Feature

Keeping the Orphans Safe

5 min read
Situated along Penang’s Jalan Scotland, the Ramakrishna Ashrama has come a long way since it was founded in 1938. This orphanage survived World War II and the Japanese Occupation of Malaya.
by Emilia Ismail
Emilia Ismail
Schooling for Rohingya children in Penang
July 2015 Feature

Schooling for Rohingya children in Penang

5 min read
When the Burma Citizenship Law was enacted in 1982, 800,000 Rohingya were left stateless because it no longer recognised them as citizens. Stateless and vulnerable to abuse, they were subject to forced labour, harassment, rape, arbitrary land seizure and destruction of property.
by Emilia Ismail
Emilia Ismail
A Shelter for Strays
March 2016 Feature

A Shelter for Strays

5 min read
The story of 4PAWS, a no-kill not-for-profit animal shelter that houses stray and abandoned dogs, began in 2005 when Barbara Janssen, a German retiree, rescued two puppies from the roadside. She did not stop there, and over the years, the number she gave refuge to grew to over 600.
by Emilia Ismail
Emilia Ismail
Taste, in Words
December 2017 Feature

Taste, in Words

5 min read
Laparpo: Popularising Halal FoodPenang’s food-blogging scene abounds – naturally – with passionate subject-matter experts. Penang TuaPui and...
by Emilia Ismail
Emilia Ismail
Aiding the Autistic
June 2018 Feature

Aiding the Autistic

6 min read
Dato' Dr Lai Fong Hwa.To Dato’ Dr Lai Fong Hwa, a retired consultant psychiatrist at Penang General Hospital, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers...
by Emilia Ismail
Emilia Ismail