To any islander, travelling to the mainland can almost be like travelling to another state or country. Kampung houses litter the vast, serene landscape, with large, flat fields of greenery that’s increasingly rare on Penang Island. In a place like Permatang Pauh, everything seems simpler, as photographer Ong Ee Lynn discovers.
Who needs an iPad? Two kids play with a pair of screwdrivers after taking a break from selling drinks with their mother. Their mother says they spend most of their time improvising with everyday objects like pots and pans instead of high tech gadgets.Fong lives near a paddy field and used to recycle materials for a living.
It’s now the fifth anniversary of the political tsunami of March 8, 2008. It’s also the 50th anniversary of Malaysia, the 67th year of Umno and the...
The consolidation of oppositional forces in general, not only party-based ones, has been extraordinary. This makes the status quo untenable; something that the...
The Penang Paradigm is a comprehensive development agenda for Penang in the coming decade. Prepared by the Penang Institute, it seeks to strengthen three key pr...
Hybridity is the essence of cultural development, and it is largely for political and economic reasons that the process of cultural definition is carried, large...
Southeast Asia in 2013 and Beyond: Its Global Role and ChallengeKeynote Address: Jusuf Kalla Former Vice President, Republic of IndonesiaEconomic progress r...
