Jelutong, Home to Hearty Food
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Bukit Dambar.Today, Jelutong is a multifaceted place that is rich in history and peopled by folks of all races and creeds. At the same time, it is transfo...
Malaysia’s Dimensions of Conflict
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A discussion on the deeper dimensions of conflict and other aspects of the upcoming 14th Malaysian general election couldn’t be timelier, with the electio...
Penang Pushes on with Flood Mitigation
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2017 was a challenging year, and it was no exception for state executive councillor Chow Kon Yeow.Heading the Flood Mitigation portfolio for the state (along...
Can the Erasure of Malaysian Arts be Reversed?
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What does Malaysian literature mean today, and what is required for a work of literature to be considered national literature? Can literature in Chinese, Tamil...
Redefining and Refining Urban Living
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The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established by the UN in 2001 as “a nonlegislative technical forum”.1 Serving as an international conference focusin...
Energy Healing Comes in Many Forms
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The Asian traditions of energy healing have been around in one form or another for thousands of years. In modern times, it was until recently dismissed as a &ld...
Dialysis – A Path back to Normalcy
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Kidney disease is referred to as the “silent killer” because a person can lose up to 90% of his kidney function before experiencing any symptoms.&...
A Makeover for Batu Lanchang Market
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When one thinks of Batu Lanchang, its famous market comes to mind. Batu Lanchang Market opened for business in 1986, and was inaugurated in July the same year b...
Heritage in a Bowl of Bubur Kacang
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In 1945, at the corner of Jalan Dato Koyah, Nagore Merrah set up shop selling teh tarik. Nagore hailed from Kadayanallur, South India, and he started off laboring hard in cargo ships during pre-independence Malaya before moving on to sell the nation’s favorite beverage.
Justices of the Peace: An Institution at Risk of Being Forgotten
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As a colony of the British, Malaya inherited the tradition of appointing Justices of the Peace (JPs) from among its prominent individuals and community leaders....
A Lifeline for the Urban Poor
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It is said that the larger and more developed a city is, the greater the chances of seeing people living out on the streets. And so, when a city is big enough...
Teaching Sexual Education to Children
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The term “sexual education” in Malaysia usually calls to mind the sexual act itself, which is perhaps why it is not permitted to be taught as a stan...
