Making Maths Accessible – and Fun
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With the momentum building up for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), Penang has to overcome hurdles that hamper our students’ abilities to s...
Tastes of India, from North and South
6 min read
Northern and southern Indian cuisines are celebrated for their distinctive cooking styles and skilful blend of spices. In northern India, most food varieties ar...
The Legacy of Taste
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There are some things in life that never change. Taste is one: a dish from childhood – the certain way a char siu is marinated and barbecued to the perfec...
Butterworth Food Trail
6 min read
Nasi Lemak Warung Kak Sadiah Sri Bandar Market Taman Bagan Baru, 12000 Butterworth Time: 5.30am-9.30am Closed on MondaysKak Sadiah started selling nasi...
A Whiter Shade of Apricot
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With its unique aroma, which may not be everyone’s cup of tea, heng jin teh has been a Penang favorite for decades and is usually taken together with eu char koay (fried dough stick).
You Can Eat Healthy in Penang
5 min read
Penang is deservedly famous for its street food, but street food is not especially famous for being healthy. As obesity and diabetes become more prevalent in th...
Bringing World Cuisine to Penang
6 min read
Much of Penang’s appeal lies in the myriad types of cuisine available there. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Syrian, Lebanese, Italian, American, German and Fr...
Taste, in Words
5 min read
Laparpo: Popularising Halal FoodPenang’s food-blogging scene abounds – naturally – with passionate subject-matter experts. Penang TuaPui and...
Slow Food is Good Food
8 min read
In 1986 a protest against the opening of a McDonald’s near Rome’s Spanish Steps took place. Carlo Petrini led the campaign against the founding of t...
The Warung – A Pit Stop for Refreshment and Some Culture
4 min read
The moment Pak Mat stands up from his chair, fixing his shabby East Coast batik sarong and reaching for his Kelantanese batik lepas headcloth that has been hang...
Preparing for Industry 4.0
5 min read
What is Industry 4.0? At a very high level, it is about the integration of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance the productivity, efficiency and flexibility of production processes. It is the pursuit of “smart factory” capabilities.
Magic in the Malay World
5 min read
The difference between divination and the divine is a fine one.
South-East Asia is a region with strong beliefs in the spirit world, blending modern rationality and traditional knowledge.