As the Sun Warms the Valley…
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I AM IN the foothills of the peninsula’s main mountain range, off Gopeng. It is early morning, 7am. From…
Renewable Energy In Malaysia: The Hard Truth And The Way Forward
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MALAYSIA IS AT an energy crossroads, but most Malaysians don‘t even realise it. For decades, the global narrative on…
Wealth Tax Systems Needed in ASEAN
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THIS YEAR, Malaysia chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). But ASEAN is not just about government-to-government ties, neither…
Stamp Collecting: The King of Hobbies
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THE SAYING GOES that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”—that’s how it began for Ng…
Unclogging Penang Roads Through Improved Means Of Law Enforcement
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THE MOST AUTHENTIC driving experience in Penang would definitely include getting stuck in traffic, struggling to secure a parking spot,…
Faded Landscapes: Alex Face's Journey Across Fleeting Time
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ALEX FACE (Patcharapon Tangruen) is a Thai artist whose name has become synonymous with street art, along with deep reflections…
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Rewang: A Wonderful Malay Tradition Losing Out To Urban Living
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DRIVE-THRU KENDURI[1] is an ongoing joke among my siblings. Why not? It is fast, cheap and convenient! In fact,…
Penang Energy Framework: Meeting the State’s Energy Ambitions
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AS PART OF the commitment to the Paris Agreement to reduce the carbon intensity of the country by 45% by…
Places of Worship In Penang Photographed by The Traveller, Jules Claine
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JULES CLAINE WAS a French explorer and diplomat who spent a year travelling across Malaysia in 1889 and 1890, photographing…
In Response to “Who Gets to Cook Penang’s Iconic Dishes” By Carolyn Khor
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ON A RECENT trip to George Town, I took a break after an afternoon of wandering the narrow streets to…
A Tale of Two Coastal Cities: There is Much Penang Can Learn From Tongyeong’s Marine Conservation Efforts
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FOR CENTURIES, coastal cities have thrived at the intersection of human civilisation and the natural world, drawing their identity, economy…
