George Town's "Mr Festival"
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Lee WuShu Art (Malaysia).With only RM400,000 from the state and a tight six-week deadline, the first George Town Festival (GTF) was inaugurated in 2010...
December 2025
Our December issue examines the flavours, practices and foodways that define Malaysian life, from home kitchens and inherited techniques to the diverse cultural influences that shape Penang’s palate.
The Creative Economy Appears Devised for Penang
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THE TERM “Creative Economy” sometimes sounds like an oxymoron in that human creativity is more often than not associated with the arts, executed more for passio...
Events in April
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ACTIVITIESGather ‘round your little ones for a fun Easter outing at Hin Market! There are plenty of fun family-friendly activities from the easter egg hunt to p...
Content Creators and Influencers Play Key Roles in Digital Marketing
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CONTENT CREATION HAS become an essential part of digital marketing. To grow and maintain brand visibility, content creators, popularised by the rise of social m...
Early Election
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Speculation is rife that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak will call for the 13th General Election this year. Rumours are aplenty on the actual date &...
Having to Belong Everywhere
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The writing takes you along. If you faithfully follow the characters’ traits, very little can go wrong. Then it is up to the readers or audience to decide what they want to take away from those characters.
A Disturbing Focus on The Man Through His Women
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In the recent production of The Sandpit: Womensis, actor Anne James played Santha, a conservative Hindu woman scorned, not so much by her husband taking another...
The Economic Transformation Programme Forum
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The Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) was launched on September 21, 2010. It is meant to be a comprehensive plan to drive Malaysia's economy to meet the W...
A review of the ONE-YEAR-OLD ETP
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In March 2010, the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) was launched by the federal government’s Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) to...
GEORGE TOWN FESTIVAL 2012 Highlights
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"Mak Yong".SILAT – OUR HERITAGE FOR THE WORLD The gala opening of the festival features the world premier of “Silat – Our Herita...
The Foreign Minister's Diminished Role
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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosting a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Anifah Haji Aman on May 14, 2009 in Washington,...
In Search of A New, Competent Foreign Minister
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Source: National Audit Department.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak should take the opportunity of the leaving-but-staying long good bye of Datu...
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