Penang as a Heritage Linguistic System
June 2026 Feature

Penang as a Heritage Linguistic System

5 min read
George Town’s heritage is carried not only in buildings and festivals, but also in the languages woven through its streets and daily exchanges. As urban change reshapes the city, this piece asks what it truly means to preserve a living heritage rooted in multilingual life.
by Miriam Devaprasana
Miriam Devaprasana
The Deeper Language of Myths and Legends
November 2025 Feature

The Deeper Language of Myths and Legends

5 min read
Every city has its whispered tales, restless spirits and forgotten figures that resist verification, and yet, refuse to disappear. Penang—for all its documented histories and colonial records—exists just as vividly in these half-remembered myths and community fables.
by Miriam Devaprasana
Miriam Devaprasana
The Majie in Penang: A Proud Heritage of Woman Power
September 2025 Feature

The Majie in Penang: A Proud Heritage of Woman Power

8 min read
The majie may not have fitted the image of modernity, but she embodied its deeper transformations. Through financial independence, migration and lifelong labour, she was both breadwinner and caregiver, sustaining families across borders through decades of uncertainty, war and independence.
by Miriam Devaprasana
Miriam Devaprasana