It might only be a matter of time before Noo Wan Aroonratana, 91, finds himself, along with the rest of the villagers of century-old Kampung Siam in Pulau Tikus, without a home.

While historic buildings within George Town's Unesco site are protected, the same cannot be said for those that lie beyond the border.

A peek into the life of one of Nepal's living goddesses, seven-year-old Diya Bajracharya.

What is Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting? Yasmin Bathamanathan speaks to experts in this area to find out.

A highly centralised government has certain drawbacks, but can decentralising the management of public goods result in a better Malaysia?

What might happen when CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, RHB Capital Bhd and Malaysia Building Society Bhd merge? The answer could be the biggest bank in Malaysia with a whopping US$200bil worth of assets.

The world's most populous Muslim- majority country tackles the IS threat.

Kee Thuan Chye recounts his role in George Town Festival.

Penang was given a taste of the 600-year- old Japanese traditional theatre during George Town Festival. Julia Tan speaks to master kyogen actor Mansai Nomura about his art.

Penang-born artist Christine Das finds her passion in nature.

The Pangkor Island Festival, in its second year, is about the community and its heritage.

With the whole country engulfed in celebrations of art festivals and related art affairs, Malaysia seems to be having an art-tastic year.

Venus Khor, co-founder of local production house RisingOneMedia, is determined to make that happen.