Insular Yet Global. Is That Not the Essence of Penang?
          by 
          Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
        
    
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            Minden Barracks – A Little-Known Part of USM’s History
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        IN 1971, the main campus of Universiti Pulau Pinang, now known as Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), was launched. Envisioned as the premier tertiary institution... 
    
    
    
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