Teaching in the Vernacular
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Chinese and Tamil vernacular schools are essential parts of the vibrant fabric that is the Malaysian education system.Teachers and school heads are appointed...
Sharing Saved Stories Saves Identities
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Lee Kim Sin.Whenever Malaysians think of Kajang, they think of satay. People come here to eat satay, and in turn, satay shops here have expanded to other...
Sounds of the Midnight Jungle
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Priscillia Miard.When a team of scientists went hiking at night along The Habitat Penang Hill's trail to survey for bats, they sensed something very diffe...
Photo Studios Softly Fading Away
5 min read
Photography became popular – along with printing machines and gramophones – at the end of the nineteenth century.By the 1920s, photography had bec...
Twilight Time for a Once-Vital Village Industry
6 min read
Surrounded by a quaint mix of 1980s terrace rows, mint bungalows and semi-detached houses, the unassuming Dhoby Ghaut village can be found at the confluence of...
Prominent Mosques of Penang: Serving Communities Throughout the State
7 min read
Masjid Batu Uban.Penang’s mosques, apart from serving the communities around them, have unique identities. They may vary in size and location, but a...
Not Leaving the Coop Has Its Advantages
6 min read
Aiman Azahari recently moved back to stay with his mother after 25 years.There are various reasons why some working adults in Malaysia continue to live wi...
Living in George Town: Even Deep Roots Eventually Move
6 min read
30, Stewart Lane. The house has been in the family since 1954, or thereabouts. It was built much earlier of course – Stewart Lane being part of an old qua...
Making Sure All Can Have A Home
10 min read
With land and construction prices rising, securing a home for many of Penang’s residents can be an uphill task. This is ever more so for public housing an...
Millennials Moving into Politics – in Malaysia and in Indonesia
6 min read
In six months’ time, Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country, will be holding its presidential election, known as pilpres, simultaneo...
Greener Pastures for the Rainbow Spectrum
5 min read
“I didn’t identify as a gay man until I was 23 while attending college here in the US,” says John Ong, founder of the much-loved Penang Hokkie...
Penang’s Justices of the Peace Invest in Community Mediation
5 min read
Malaysia has a strong tradition of people involved in a dispute to seek the assistance of an elder or penghulu to guide them towards a resolution. Community med...
