Preventing Youth Suicide
8 min read
Diana (not her real name) was 19 when she attempted suicide by overdosing on sleeping tablets. “You would not have pegged me as the suicidal...
Madagascar Stunningly Unique
6 min read
About a nine-hour flight away from Bangkok on an island 400km east of the African continent, lies a country largely populated and ruled by a French-speaking, non-Muslim Malay ethnic group, also known as the Merina.
Make Walking Our Way of Life Again, Please!
5 min read
Three-and-a-half million years ago, our human ancestors began to walk on their hind legs, distinguishing themselves for the first time from quadrupeds. Then, 1....
Penang Properties in 2013
3 min read
Yes, most probably, Penang's property market will come to be affected by the global crisis. That is the simple answer to the question most people are asking; bu...
BJ Habibie – Leading a Country in Transition
7 min read
JEFFREY HARDY QUAH: You’re seen today as the transitional leader between the Suharto era and the post-Suharto era. But during your administration, did you...
The Lazy Traveller's Guide to Hoi An
5 min read
Hoi An is a Vietnamese town on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Unlike Penang though, one can afford to be relaxed and lazy when visiting it. In fact, this is a place where one can afford to do absolutely nothing.
Auditor-General Report 2011: Critique of Selected Education Projects
4 min read
Water seeping through the cracks of the walls in the school. Oil leaking from the pipe connected to the oil tank. Empty classrooms and abandoned teachers’...
Halal Hub in the Making
7 min read
The halal industry as a whole has expanded beyond its traditional association with food fit for Muslim consumption. The Penang state government, for example, ha...
Shaping George Town Festival
3 min read
How do you put together George Town’s biggest annual festival with very limited time, funding and space? That’s what Joe Sidek has to think about ev...
Cindy Gallop Connecting Change-makers
6 min read
Cindy Gallop would like to be remembered as somebody who changed the world, or at least as somebody who tried.
Off The Beaten Track in Hong Kong
5 min read
Hong Kong is not all concrete, and actually has quite a lot to offer to nature and outdoor enthusiasts. A favorite weekend pastime of Hong Kong inhabitants is hiking.
Legacies of Leprosy
8 min read
I first became interested in the Sungai Buloh leprosarium when I produced a documentary in 2007 about the people living there. Established in 1930, it used to be one of the biggest leprosarium in the world. It is now known as the National Leprosy Control Centre.