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GEORGE TOWN IS a living testimony to multicultural heritage and influence. These are reflected in the unique architecture, culture and…

FOR THE LONGEST time, I viewed Penang’s Chinese ancestral district associations, or huiguan, with a heavy dose of scepticism.…

BOATS NEGOTIATE MANGROVE-LINED waterways towards the Sepetang’s river-mouth, the smell of charcoal from domed kilns permeating the…

“DEDICATION” IS OFTEN used generously, almost casually, in the world of classical music. For Vincent Ong, dedication seems self-evident…

SINCE THE 1990S, demand for Chinese street opera has declined sharply from its heyday as both popular entertainment and part…

ALL THAT GLITTERS is not gold, yet Penang has long drawn generations of goldsmiths, carpenters and craftsmen to its shores.…

THE RELATIVELY UNFAMILIAR Penang San Kiang Association deserves an introduction. San Kiang (三江, lit., “three rivers”) initially included communities with…

DURING MY VISIT to the Broome Historical Museum to learn about its pearling industry, my attention was drawn towards an…

MY AUNT’S URGENT tone broke the funeral gloom. “Have you signed up to be a member of the Yeoh…

THE HAKKAS (客家), also known in Hok-kien as the Khek-lang, are one branch of the Han Chinese people.…

DZULKIFLI ABDUL RAZAK is the fifth recipient of the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society Award for Leadership in Public Health.…

WHAT DOES AN award-winning heritage project look like in a city confronting climate change? In George Town, the answer…