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Listen! Are Those Not Sounds of Borneo Echoing Down the Streets of Penang?
October 2019 Feature

Listen! Are Those Not Sounds of Borneo Echoing Down the Streets of Penang?

4 min read
With a name like Sada Borneo, one would think that the band had its start in Sarawak. But guess again.Sada Borneo was in fact formed in Penang, more specifica...
by Regina Hoo
Regina Hoo
Our Children Need to Understand Sexuality
October 2019 Feature

Our Children Need to Understand Sexuality

5 min read
Late August this year in the Klang Valley, an 11-year-old girl wrote a note to a boy in her school saying she wanted to have sex with him.“Please,&rdquo...
by Rahula Loh
Rahula Loh
Letting A Teen Think Like An Entrepreneur
October 2019 Feature

Letting A Teen Think Like An Entrepreneur

4 min read
It was not an easy competition to start with – beginning at the school level, it proceeded to the state level, and then national and international. Each c...
by Emilia Ismail
Emilia Ismail
Embracing Life Despite Cancer
October 2019 Feature

Embracing Life Despite Cancer

5 min read
At 17, Alicia Ong was excitedly on the precipice of adulthood when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), or in her words “the good s...
by Regina Hoo
Regina Hoo
How Different the Kelantan of My Youth Was
October 2019 Feature

How Different the Kelantan of My Youth Was

4 min read
Our lives revolve around locating ourselves within the unfamiliar, and coming to terms with all the differences that we chance upon in our surroundings. There a...
by Izzuddin Ramli
Izzuddin Ramli
Resisting the Post-Print Era
October 2019 Feature

Resisting the Post-Print Era

7 min read
The Tai Tong restaurant on Lebuh Cintra is an unusual place for a literary discussion, but it is where a friend insists on introducing me to a website that host...
by William Tham
William Tham
A Balanced Society? The Planning Must Start Now
November 2019 Feature

A Balanced Society? The Planning Must Start Now

13 min read
 This article first appeared in our September 2015 issue. In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we put together for you in this issue some of our most...
by Stuart Macdonald
Stuart Macdonald
China Cuisines Expand Penang’s Food Scene
December 2019 Feature

China Cuisines Expand Penang’s Food Scene

3 min read
They are distinct somehow from our local Chinese restaurants. Perhaps it’s because most of them have signage purely in Chinese, loud and usually in red....
by Enzo Sim
Enzo Sim
Feeding the Multitudes – at Sea and in the Air
December 2019 Feature

Feeding the Multitudes – at Sea and in the Air

5 min read
Large-scale food production involves complex processes ranging from menu-crafting and addressing a series of dietary needs, to ensuring safety and maintaining h...
by Regina Hoo
Regina Hoo
Stay Super Fit – with Nasi Ulam!
December 2019 Feature

Stay Super Fit – with Nasi Ulam!

4 min read
With over 20 years’ experience cooking genuine Peranakan dishes, Debbie Teoh has garnered herself a formidable name as a celebrity chef. But she has one m...
by Peter Soh
Peter Soh
Hospital Food? Oh, Yes Please!
December 2019 Feature

Hospital Food? Oh, Yes Please!

4 min read
Hospital food, however healthy it may be, still does not enjoy high repute. When mentioned, visions of lukewarm, bland food usually paired with a side of fruits...
by Enzo Sim
Enzo Sim
Halal: More than Food – and Much More Holistic
December 2019 Feature

Halal: More than Food – and Much More Holistic

4 min read
The global halal product market is burgeoning. It is expected to grow from having been worth US$45.3bil in 2016 to over US$58.3bil in 2022.1 Islamic finance dom...
by Nidhal Mujahid
Nidhal Mujahid
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