Chronicling Nyonya Cuisine
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AdvertisementInspired by the multicultural influences that have for centuries shaped Peranakan cuisine, Dr Ong Jin Teong decided to undertake an in-dept...
Penang Malays: Icons of Reform and Tolerance
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AdvertisementMuch of the discussion concerning Malays in Penang since Merdeka, spurred by the federally controlled Malay language mainstream media, ha...
A Model Village that Stays Vibrant
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Penang’s beginnings as a port city and its subsequent bloom into a cosmopolitan centre have left it a unique multicultural society with various strands...
Discover Penang Hainanese Food Before It’s Too Late!
5 min read
If taste can transport you into the past, then Hai Onn Restaurant is a special little time machine.
Aiming for Homes for All
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Childhood best friends Ming and Tan have a lot in common: their ages, careers as bankers and an unfettered love for chocolate.When it comes to housing choices...
More Women in Local Government Makes it More Relevant to More Voters
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The “lowest” form of government, the third tier of governance, the ones who examine drains and tend to trees – such is the perception of the r...
Making the Needs of Employees and Employers Meet
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Vocational education and training (VET) connotes pre-employment training, skills upgrading, retraining and remedial training, which are all meant to prepare ind...
Gen Y Homeownership 101
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Generation Y faces a dilemma – how does one find balance between the tradition of providing for ageing parents, and the modern urge to leave home early an...
Managing Changes in Tanjung Tokong
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It is one of the oldest villages in Penang. Known as Mukim 18, Tanjung Tokong was already a fishing settlement decades before Francis Light came to Penang.&ld...
The Little Big Hospital on the Hill
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The Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital (MMCH) in Fettes Park, Tanjung Bungah, gets the “Mount” in its name from the hill it sits on, while “Miriam&r...
Making Penang Their Home – By Cheering Up Others
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The sweet sounds of a four-part harmony choir fill the halls of orphanages, homes and charitable organisations twice a year whenever the International Women&rsq...
A Museum that Sounds Like No Other
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I texted Paul Augustin that I would be a little late to our appointment, mainly because Komtar had closed off parking that day for some reason and I had to leav...
