Green Homes at the Edge of George Town
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It was the 1930s and the coconut oil business in Penang was booming.Well-known self-made tycoon Yeap Chor Ee sensed the potential and bought over an oil plant...
A Model for Libraries of the Future
5 min read
As the Digital Age develops, we find ourselves constantly experimenting with new ways to improve what we are already doing: from publishing to manufacturing to...
Malaysia is Like a Plate of Nasi Kandar
5 min read
Nasi Kandar as we know it today would be almost unrecognisable to those living during the time of its origin. In the bustling streets of colonial George Town, m...
A Rite of Passage
1 min read
The Rohingya, an ethnic group that is predominantly Muslim, originate from the Rakhine state in Myanmar where they are being violently persecuted in what has be...
The Word and the World(Part One)
12 min read
Transmitting Culture through TranslationTranslators are the unsung heroes of the literary world. Their products are widely enjoyed and consumed but their names...
Let’s Talk Food – Across Religious Divides
2 min read
Most religions are defined by their rituals and by the regimenting the collective behaviour of its followers. That is what ultimately defines a “religious...
