The Path Not Taken
9 min read
What happens when you put necessity before passion? The high achievers who brought prestige to Penang in their younger days and then chose other pursuits tell their stories.
Can Budget 2016 Strengthen Malaysia Against External Economic Headwinds?
5 min read
Budget 2016 has been touted as a people’s budget. We decided to examine if it is capable of weathering external economic headwinds.
A Right Time for Novel Fashion, Retail and Architecture
8 min read
Situated along Jalan Kelawai is a breathtaking piece of structural design. Two blocks of 43-storey residential units and a 10-storey office tower rise over a futuristic mall, which houses a secret: a century-old heritage building within the mall itself.
A balanced society? The planning must start now
13 min read
Malaysia follows a plan-led development system, with top-down multilevel plans ranging from the National Physical Plan to State Structure Plans and Local Plans;...
Novel businesses on the block
5 min read
There has been a steady sprouting up of new businesses in Pulau Tikus – from bakeries to boutiques. But behind the scenes, there is a radical transformati...
Penang People Are More Diverse Than You Think…
10 min read
Pulau Tikus is known for its Burmese and Siamese communities that settled there almost two centuries ago. But one should not forget its colourful Eurasian community either; it has sadly all but disappeared from the confines of Pulau Tikus.
PARK(ing) Day: Reclaiming urban space, one bay at a time
3 min read
Fancy a game of 4v4 football? (PARK)ing Day in Dallas, US.It began in 2005 when Rebar, an art and design studio, converted a single-metered parking space...
Election fever! Memories of a by-election gone by
5 min read
In the true style of festive Malaysian élan, the Permatang Pauh by-election campaign that went on from the end of April through to early May this year pa...
Saintly relics for Penang church
6 min read
“What have you been waiting for?”The question was vague and certainly not what Fr Martin Arlando was expecting when he answered a late morning cal...
P. Ramlee: A Penang superstar
7 min read
The Penang air was hot and dusty, and the corrugated iron roof of his house was no help. Seeking relief from boredom and the heat, a skinny boy zipped down the...
A Day in the Life of a Tutor
5 min read
Connie Koay, a self-employed tutor in Penang, reflects on 35 years of tutoring. She highlights the challenges of maintaining discipline, balancing parents' expectations, and the changing role of tutors in modern education.
Keeping Penang delightfully impure
10 min read
THE FIRST TIME Penang appeared on my radar wasn't while I was watching a “Malaysia Truly Asia” commercial or a show on the Travel Channel. It wasn't...