A Discourse on Birds – and Biodiversity
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BIRDS POPULATE literature and folklore as symbols of transit and freedom, embodying fleeting moments of beauty.[1] In Farid-ud-din Attar’s The Conference of the...
A Quaint History of the Mystical Islet We Call “Pulau Tikus”
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IT IS SAID that Francis Light, after negotiations with the Sultan of Kedah to take possession of Penang, anchored his three ships off the islet, Pulau Tikus, an...
Appealing Lifestyles on Offer in Seberang Perai
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A CONURBATION IS an extended urban region where several towns, cities and urban areas have merged through physical expansion and population growth. Penang, a po...
Hong Seng Estate: The Urban Kampung by the Hill
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JALAN MOUNT ERSKINE, the busy thoroughfare beyond the western-most end of Jalan Burmah, cuts through vast tracks of Chinese cemeteries and links together the su...
Keeping the Local Tamil Literary Ecosystem Vibrant
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WRITER M. NAVIN was a contradictory character growing up. At school, he challenged the wits of both the discipline teacher and the school principal, swiftly bec...
Guar Kepah: Penang's Only Prehistoric Site
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Guar Kepah is significant for being the only prehistoric site found in Penang, as well as the only site in Peninsular Malaysia with ancient human settlements close to the marine environment.
Huastory: A Blog that Makes Stories about Ancient Women Relatable Today
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THE ADVOCACY for gender equality is a movement supported by many. Artists too, through various art forms, have been in the thick of the movement to highlight th...
Seeking Nash Equilibrium in the Tertiary Education Sector
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WHEN I WAS a student in China in the 1970s, it was the norm to crowd and shove people on entering public buses and trains. If one were to queue (as my sensibili...
The Largest Farmers’ Market in Penang: Tasek Gelugor
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Tasek Gelugor is a town located in Seberang Perai Utara on the mainland. Quiet and unassuming, it is not particularly known for much except for the largest farmers' market (pasar tani) in Penang, which operates there every Sunday morning, rain or shine.
Kuala Muda: A Border Village Full of Hope and History
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WHEN WE SAY “Kuala Muda” to people, most of them immediately think of Pasar Bisik Kuala Muda, the Kuala Muda Whispering Market. This is a market that acquired t...
The Critical Role of Domestic Enterprises in Penang’s Industrialisation
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PENANG BEGAN ITS industrial journey amid a challenging economic backdrop in the late 1960s; in 1967, the free port status of this trade-dependent entrepot was r...
Mount Erskine: Penang’s Forgotten Flagstaff Hill – Part 2: The Pulo Tecoose Boat Establishment
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THE MOUNT ERSKINE signal station was built for “the purpose of obtaining earlier communication with vessels entering the harbour”. Previously, incoming ships co...