Parables, Prophets & Pillocks
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Parables, Prophets & Pillocks is divided into four “testaments” in which run four different themes. The first testament takes on political shenanigans both local and abroad.
A matrix to predict Penang’s population distribution
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There is a policy document, I am told, that says 40% of Penangites shall, in the near future, be living on the island and the other 60%, on the mainland. One...
New life for old masters?
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Abdullah Ariff , “After the storm”, 1956, 38 x 56cm, watercolour.At the first Henry Butcher (HB) Art Auction Malaysia, the profile of pioneer...
E&E sector as a National Key Economic Area
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2010 promises of economic transformation in Malaysia. The key message is loud and clear – Malaysia must not become a middle-income country which loses its...
A Bowl of Porridge Doesn’t Come Easy
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Hawkers are everywhere in Penang, and their stalls are an irreplaceable part of its street life. In fact, there wouldn’t be much of a street life if they were not as numerous as they are; in markets, coffee shops, hawker centres and along roads. Let’s meet one of them.
Penang’s development still depends on the PDC
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Ever since the PDC was formed in 1969, it has spearheaded Penang’s development into a modern economy. The PDC’s groundbreaking industrialisation efforts included establishing Malaysia’s first Free Industrial Zone at the Bayan Lepas Industrial Park in 1972...
Emilies of Emerald Hill
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Emily of Emerald Hill is a classic drama that traces the life, loves, travails (and recipes) of an overbearing Singaporean Nyonya trapped in her gilded cage.
No liveable city without good coastal access
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Penangites are a lucky lot. Besides luxuriant hills, a city centre worthy of being classed a Unesco World Heritage Site and endless tasty street foods, they get to enjoy long stretches of sandy beaches.
What’s up with Penang properties?
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What Are The Key Factors that are bringing investors into the property market in Penang?There have been some recent significant changes, as can be seen in how...
Penang girl Judy heads UN Peacebuilders
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When UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Penang girl Judy Cheng-Hopkins as Assistant Secretary- General for Peacebuilding Support (PBSO) on April 17, 2009, she became the highest ranking Malaysian in the organisation.
Penang’s vanished spot on the pilgrim route
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IN THE FIRST hundred years of Penang’s history as a British trading settlement, Muslim pilgrims in the region were transported by Arab and Indian Muslim sailing ships. These called at Aceh, Penang, Malacca and Singapore.
City of birds
10 min read
OVER 200 YEARS have passed since Captain Francis Light of the British East India Company established Penang’s capital city George Town, and it would be fair to say that the city’s character has remained virtually unchanged.