Housing maintenance in Penang
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A well-managed and maintained housing development can enhance quality of life and wellbeing, promote neighbourliness and strengthen community ties. Poorly maint...
Bridging the arts between Malaysia and Singapore
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City of artGeorge Town never rests. Well into its golden years, it would seem as if this quaint remnant of British Colonia is experiencing its second youth, a...
Asian Financial Crisis Act II?
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In the mid-1990s, the Renminbi and Yen devalued while rising US interest rates led to a strong US dollar. These, together with the withdrawal of capital from As...
English is vital to Vision 2020
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In Malaysia today, people are feeling more divided than ever before – by race, religion, political leanings, location, class… and proficiency in En...
Time for a second federation in Malaysia?
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Syngman Rhee at a welcoming ceremony in Seoul, Korea, October 1945.Queen Elizabeth II.Malaysians tend to have a very rigid notion of nat...
Reviving a state of mind that can save our urban legacy
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One Sunday morning, I got up at the break of dawn to head into the heart of old KL with my parents. I had been hearing about a volunteer group called Rakan KL...
The Future Must Be Green
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The bird catchers came on Sunday, three men smoking cigarettes and talking in loud voices. They settled in the tiny padang beside my garden. “Catching bir...
TEDx Weld Quay's Artistry within offers Penang a different stroke
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On October 12 this year, Penang hosts the TEDx Weld Quay, named after the charming clan jetties at the water edge of George Town. To be held a...
Embracing Islam's Diversity
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What is the historical background of the Sunni-Shiite conflict?There are two major schools among Muslims: the As-Sahabah school (the companions, disciples,...
Time to mainstream forensic science
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During my studies in the UK, the murder trial of Stephen Lawrence was something no forensic science student could afford to overlook. With double jeopardy laws...
The GST & YOU
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The likelihood is very high that the National Budget being tabled on October 25 will introduce the country to a Goods and Services Tax (GST). This move is drive...
Make our main roads Welcoming for Walkers
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Penang Island has undergone tremendous changes in the popular mode of transport over the last few decades. In the 1950s and 1960s, when there were not too many...