The Changing Harbour Front
11 min read
It was inevitable that George Town should evolve beyond its role as a harbour and centre of maritime trade. The historic port, which once greeted the ancestors...
Rice Miller: A Projection of Penang’s Pioneer Spirit
10 min read
The hotel lobby.Residence living room.Located right in the heart of the inner city, facing the old jetties that sustained many of Penang...
Penang and Kuching Redefine Malaysia’s Urban Cool
5 min read
Saying that Penang and Kuching have a lot in common can disorientate – they sit at two separate ends of the nation, with an ocean of differences in betwee...
A Pulsating Play that is a Stroll of Rediscovery
4 min read
Singaporeans Lim Yu-Beng and Tan Kheng Hua are no strangers to Malaysians – especially Tan, who is famously known as Margaret Phua from the long-running h...
Public Transport Must be Affordable, Convenient – and Sustainable
8 min read
In recent decades, development in Asia has been phenomenal. And so has the building of roads. From Bangkok to Beijing, the endless spaghetti of super highways h...
Zooming in on Bugs
5 min read
Few of us think of insects as incredibly interesting animals, but it was exactly the sight of bugs that brought together Husni Che Ngah, 45, from Kuala Terengga...
How Does Brexit affect Malaysians?
4 min read
The UK defied expectations from opinion polls and bookmakers, and voted to leave the European Union (EU). Apart from the inevitable plunge of the British pound...
Rich Music Resonates From Mount Santubong
5 min read
The Rainforest World Music Festival last month took audiences – and this writer – to new heights of musical ecstasy.
Hearing the Painting Before Seeing it
4 min read
“Can art be read?”That is the question that “Reading Art”, a month-long exhibition held in conjunction with George Town Festival, is...
Pedestrians shall be King!
4 min read
A campaign was launched in November last year to improve Penang’s low walkability index and address the growing number of apathetic motorists on the road....
Pedalling to a Paradise
3 min read
Half-folded Brompton bicycles.Guar Petai lies north of Bukit Mertajam. With beautiful blue ponds amid a green landscape surrounded by reddish-brown hilloc...
It's Time to Cycle to Commute!
7 min read
Penangites are taking to cycling like ducks to water. Granted, some have been doing it their entire lives while others are just beginning to get on the bandwago...