As Able to Work as Anyone Else
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Apart from her slight limp, Janice Kua is just like any other person. For years, she lived alone in London while pursuing her degree in Music, Media and Events...
February 2026
Our latest issue explores how third places—from bookstores and gardens to KOMTAR—shape community life in Penang, while reflecting on sustainability, inclusion, and the island’s rich history.
A Great New Way to Blast Machines Clean
4 min read
When Shivonne Lew decided to change careers after nearly a decade in the financial services sector, she took a leap of faith into a field she ha...
Art Heals – and Allows us to be Awed Again by Life
6 min read
Barakah Blue.Sufism may be perceived negatively in Malaysia for its mystical practices, but American rapper and poet Barakah Blue is not afraid to spread...
Rocking our Kopitiams
4 min read
Low plastic tables spill onto the five-foot way, while inside, patrons chat, slurp their noodles and sip their drinks.It is a fond, familiar scene. “The...
Malaysia: Absolutely a Secular State
7 min read
Whether Malaysia is a secular state or not has become a contentious matter. Since the nation’s independence, there has been constant demand from certain g...
The Saree Merchant
4 min read
Whether you fancy billowing silks, crisply starched cottons or intricate thread work motifs, a visit to a saree shop is most certainly a sensory treat, as you f...
Woman, Yes. Techy, Definitely.
4 min read
Nadira Yusoff’s journey as an entrepreneur began at a tender age – at six, to be exact. “When I couldn’t get things from my parents or...
Penang in the Age of Social Media
12 min read
In the twenty-first century, snail mail has become old school and social media platforms have taken over in connecting the world. The intricate term “so...
The City Stadium – Where Sports are Worshipped
5 min read
We do it at home, we do it at the mamak stall, we do it in front of the Astro store in shopping malls. Football matches are great fun to watch, but what’s...
Saluting Our Warriors
7 min read
Peace never comes easy. In Malaysia’s case, the population had to survive the harsh Japanese occupation, the Malayan Emergency and Konfrontasi.Freedom a...
The Art of Developing Balik Pulau
5 min read
Mural painted by local artist Lee Kok Liang.The once sleepy farming village of Balik Pulau is abuzz. Its greenery, simple life, and harvests are now offer...
Alma Mater to Master Artists
7 min read
Choong Kam Kow. Vitalizing the Qi-4 (Fit For Life 23 - Taiji Series 20). 2013. Acrylic. 122cm x 122cm.“Here’s looking at you, kid.”Thi...
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