The Sikhs and Their Fighting Spirit
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THE ARULMIGU SRI MAHAMARIAMMAN Temple, along Queen Street in George Town, apparently used to house two statues of Sikhs on their gopuram, the ornate entrance to...
Batik in Penang—Surviving on Different Fronts
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There are three types of batik businesses in Penang today: traditional traders, artisanal proprietors and social media entrepreneurs. These batik proprietors differ from each other in how they value batik, their business model as well as the challenges they face from market demands today.
Covid-19 Caretakers’ Fatigue: When Caretaking Crushes Family Members
4 min read
AT THE PEAK of the health crisis, the news media were saturated with reports about medical professionals suffering from burnout and compassionate fatigue. The p...
Palliative Care’s Meandering Path
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There comes a time in a very ill person’s life when they (and their caregivers) will inevitably ask, ‘How do I continue to make the best out of life with my ser...
How to Stem the Deluge of Waste We Ourselves Generate?
4 min read
MALAYSIA’S LANDFILL SITES occupy an area of nearly 1,200ha, about the size of 2,000 football fields. More worryingly, open dumps are double that, covering the...
InvestPenang on the Past, Present and Future of Penang’s Industrialisation
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Dr Beh May Ting of Penang Institute spoke to Dato’ Seri Lee Kah Choon, Special Investment Advisor to the Chief Minister of Penang and Dato’ Loo Lee Lian, Chief Executive Officer of InvestPenang, to discuss the State’s investment trends and the economic outlook for Penang in the coming years.
The Evolution of Food Discourses in Malaysia
8 min read
SOME LESSONS MAY be gleaned from the past at a time when we have become more conscious about food security, self-sufficiency and sustainability, even while traw...
Snapshots of Chinese Women in Penang Educated in the Post-WWII Period
7 min read
THE FIGURE ABOVE is an article that appeared in Nanyang Siang Pau on 23 October 1930, advocating for women’s liberation in Penang. The title reads:Women! Becaus...
Ramli Ibrahim: The Doyen of Odissi
7 min read
“DID YOU KNOW that Rukmini Devi would actually try to catch a glimpse of me cycling to Adyar K. Lakshman’s class from her car?” I was green with envy at the tho...
Penang Potters Showcase Works Inspired by Life on the Island
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Dao Shang Shao島上焼: Earthly Investigations 2022 格物, a pottery art exhibition which has been delayed due to MCO since last July was finally held at Penang In...
Mount Erskine: Penang’s Forgotten Flagstaff Hill – Part 1
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TANJUNG BUNGAH, an affluent suburb on the North Coast of Penang Island, is known for its international schools, well-established neighbourhoods, mid-range beach...
Politics is a Game: Keeping Tab on Malaysian MPs
5 min read
LET’S FACE IT, practically every day now, the competency of leaders all over the world is being questioned, what with the threat of World War III, soaring infla...
