Marc de Faoite - Penang Monthly

Jeju and Penang: Two Islands, But Two So Very Different Bus Rides

7 min read

JEJU, PRESENT DAY: The electronic readout at the chrome and glass sheltered bus stop tells me my bus is two minutes away. The bus stop provides free Wi-Fi, so I...

by Marc de Faoite

Marc de Faoite

An Updated Classic to Remind Us of Malaysia's Cultural Splendour

5 min read

THE BABA OF Melaka: Culture and Identity of a Chinese Peranakan Community in Malaysia is an updated edition of a book originally published in 1988, written by M...

by Marc de Faoite

Marc de Faoite

Crafting Stories Set in Southeast Asia for the World

4 min read

WRITER WAN PHING Lim (her preferred name order) was born in Butterworth and lives in KL. Many of the 14 stories in her recently published debut short story coll...

by Marc de Faoite

Marc de Faoite

Giving Words to Growing Pains

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Home Groan: A NutMag Anthology Anna Tan.PENANG’S LOCAL WRITING scene is celebrated in Home Groan: A NutMag Anthology, compiled and edited b...

by Marc de Faoite

Marc de Faoite

Is It Not Time Yet for Motorists to Go Electric?

6 min read

IN THE DAYS just after the first MCO, when the clean air and clear skies that came with the lockdown started to fade and the air quality index climbed again, it...

by Marc de Faoite

Marc de Faoite