On Urbanity and Wealth, and the Future of the Countryside
by
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
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How about a Homestay Instead, When You Balik Kampung?
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RURAL FOLKS WHO have moved to the city for job opportunities have always looked forward to the festival seasons to balik kampung and celebrate with their famili...
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A Time to Thrive: Promoting and Sustaining Rural Community Tourism
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I recently made trips to the Lenggong area in Perak, which is just a two-hour drive away from Penang. Lenggong touts one of the most important archaeological and geological sites in the country, going back to between 1.83 million and 1,700 years ago.
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