A dream for Penang
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I HAVE A DREAM. That one day Penang will become a cultural hub and that it will not only be one for the Malaysian north but for the region as well.I have a dr...
Must progress be ugly?
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It seems to me that in the last couple of decades, Penang, especially George Town, has been allowed to develop haphazardly. If I have to use one word to describ...
In search of good Penang fiction
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Map of the Invisible World by Tash AwWhy has penang not produced a writer of note for more than two decades? The last Penangite who could be considered of...
A personal Penang treasure that can be revived
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The hamlet of Sungai Bakap used to be on the North- South trunk road, and when it was, it steadily flourished, together with its neighbours Simpang Ampat and...
A man who always made an impression
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I was stunned when a friend called from Penang on June 19 to tell me that Gan Teik Chee had just died. As far as I knew, Teik Chee had been health-conscious, wa...
Days of wine and Adelaide
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I was very pleased to hear that the Penang state government has recently proposed a revival of Adelaide Week in Penang, and Penang Week in Adelaide. The last on...
In between heaven and earth
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You were born and bred in Penang. How did you find growing up there?I loved growing up in Penang. I was lucky enough to live on Gurney Drive, in one of a row...
Things tourists cannot experience
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Above: The PalanquInn Heritage Suites.I WAS SURPRISED when I visited Penang recently to discover that there’s a boutique hotel operating on Bangkok...
What Is The Truth About The Baling Talks?
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WE TEND TO THINK OF the Baling Talks of 1955 as a serious attempt by the government to negotiate peace with the Communists.But if we were to study the actua...
Fair Election Postponed Is Democracy Denied
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WILL the next general election be fair? This question has become urgent and pressing as claims are surfacing that the electoral roll is not clean, and fe...
How did we tolerate the ISA for so long?
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Is the Internal Security Act (ISA) really going to leave us? In name as well as in spirit? Will its body be laid to rest forever and its soul consigned, not to...
Let’s Stop Malaysia Going Greek
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The United Malays National Organisation (Umno) is beyond redemption. At its general assembly in December, the message it sent out was suspicion of others and...