A Hard Climb to Success
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My Home Town - Padang River, Tapah, Perak, Malaysia 霹雳州打巴，我的家乡 (61x76cm, 1976).Chinese Temple Malacca 马六甲神庙 (61x92cm, 1979)....
A Hokkien Play? No Big Problem!
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The stage at Sinkeh Studio is dimly lit; the vibe is electric, the performers pregnant with emotion. Nancy, Beh Hu Beng (or “Fishmonger Beng” in Hok...
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
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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
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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...
The Abdoolcaders: Prominent Sons of Penang
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When one speaks of the Abdoolcaders, most Malaysians are immediately reminded of the late Eusoffe Abdoolcader. One of the five Supreme Court judges sacked in th...
Prominent Mosques of Penang: Serving Communities Throughout the State
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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...
The Deep Historical Significance of GE14
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Whatever one’s politics may be, one has to admit that the origins of the Federation of Malaysia are complicated and are overlaps of compromises made over...
Public and Affordable Housing in Numbers
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The Penang state government places much emphasis on the development of public and affordable housing, aspiring to make owning a home possible for all househol...
Not Leaving the Coop Has Its Advantages
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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
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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...