Men Who Ran PFS and Inspired Generations
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This article first appeared in our October 2016 issue. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we put together for you in this issue some of our most me...
April 2026
Our latest issue explores efforts to preserve and innovate local traditions, support creative industries, and promote sustainable growth in small towns across Malaysia.
Slowing Climate Change
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This article first appeared in our May 2013 issue. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we put together for you in this issue some of our most memorable arti...
Paradise Being Lost, All Is Not Well on Penang’s Beaches
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This article first appeared in our September 2011 issue. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we put together for you in this issue some of our most...
The Man Who Industrialised Penang
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This article first appeared in our July 2010 issue. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we put together for you in this issue some of our most memorable art...
Only Aquaculture Can Make Seafood Production Sustainable
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International students attending summer course at CEMACS. This was their field trip to the oyster culture farm. With them is Pak Su, the owner of the oyster c...
Teach a Woman to Fish…
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One worker in two in the seafood industry is a woman. Worldwide, the seafood industry – all activities included – gives work to 120 million people...
Looking Seawards: The Benefits of the Blue Economy Await Penang
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Penang’s economy, culture and environment are defined as much by the water that surrounds its shoreline as it is by the land on which its people live an...
Art Events Can Be Sumptuous Affairs
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Food catering at art exhibition openings/launchings and events is an art in itself – that of balancing budget, prestige, expanding clientele-followers bas...
Snack a Spicy Path through Penang
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Everyone has the urge to snack every now and then. That includes me, and I am sure, you too. Here is a list of savoury snacks that can be easily found across Pe...
The Apom Sellers of Pulau Tikus
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As the perfect side to the morning’s breakfast or as accompaniment to one’s afternoon tea, the apom is a light, healthy and inexpensive snack.For...
Choong Kam Kow: Fusing Eastern and Western Aesthetics
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Born in Ipoh in 1934, Choong Kam Kow began his art journey in the 1950s. Trained in Taiwan and later New York, he built a career in art education while shaping his identity through contemporary art over seven decades.
Kuih Kapit – Love Letters to be Consumed Crisp and Fresh
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The melt-in-your-mouth kuih kapit is a huge favourite, and not just during the Chinese New Year celebrations. Legend has it that kuih kapit was once used by lovers to communicate covertly, hence its more poetic name, love letters.
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