December 2022

IN 1971, the main campus of Universiti Pulau Pinang, now known as Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), was launched. Envisioned as the premier tertiary institution...

OVER SEVERAL CENTURIES, armadas of Chinese junks journeyed southwards with cargoes of coveted luxury goods and treasures, calling on ports along the Straits of...

In Chinese families, a bowl of hot herbal soup and a saucer of premium soy sauce are an almost-daily tableau on the dining table. Despite being traditional foods, manufacturing them has seen many rounds of innovation through the years, involving cutting-edge technologies.

SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, human beings have felt the need to commemorate special occasions—be it as individuals or communities. We celebrate the universal experien...

MARKET SUNDAYS WITH Grandma was always an exhilarating experience. I am always a four-year-old when I gingerly shuffle across the slippery pitted concrete. The...

PENANG’S State Legislative Assembly was not dissolved in tandem with Parliament for the 15th General Election. This was in accordance with the stance taken by t...

THERE IS SOMETHING to be said about cooking with open fire. Imagine hot embers burning meat of different sorts, cooked slow and low in its own juices or seared...

SNUGGED WITHIN THE eateries and businesses that line Beach Street, an unassuming Taiwanese tea house provides an interlude from the chaos of Penang’s undecided...