Eyes Set on Industry 4.0
4 min read
Major changes are coming. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, the integration of physical and digital technologies, is underway. Within the manufacturing industry...
Staying Alive in the LGBT World
6 min read
Mika“I’m a female, but I dress like a male. I do not conform to the typical gender binarism, and that’s why I’ve struggled with findin...
Malaysia – Where politics must be ethnically inclusive and exclusive at the same time
5 min read
As truly as Malay dominance is an inescapable reality for Malaysia, a central policy direction that is ethnically inclusive is unavoidable for sufficient harmony to be achieved so that its economy can gain the trust of both domestic and international investors, and grow to its full potential.
Penang as an Entrepreneurial State
12 min read
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng talks about Penang as a high income model for Malaysia at Merton College in Oxford University.
Festivals of Significance: A Writer’s View of Literary Festivals
11 min read
Tan Twan Eng, Malaysia’s most noted writer of intricate and sensitive stories rooted in the country’s history, shares some experiences from the global journey of meeting admirers – and other authors.
In Malaysia, Every Year is A Year of Festivals
4 min read
Timing is everything, and for local writer Keith Hockton to have released his book, Festivals of Malaysia, this year, well, one might have thought he had insider knowledge.
The Path Not Taken
9 min read
What happens when you put necessity before passion? The high achievers who brought prestige to Penang in their younger days and then chose other pursuits tell their stories.
Can Budget 2016 Strengthen Malaysia Against External Economic Headwinds?
5 min read
Budget 2016 has been touted as a people’s budget. We decided to examine if it is capable of weathering external economic headwinds.
A Right Time for Novel Fashion, Retail and Architecture
8 min read
Situated along Jalan Kelawai is a breathtaking piece of structural design. Two blocks of 43-storey residential units and a 10-storey office tower rise over a futuristic mall, which houses a secret: a century-old heritage building within the mall itself.
A balanced society? The planning must start now
13 min read
Malaysia follows a plan-led development system, with top-down multilevel plans ranging from the National Physical Plan to State Structure Plans and Local Plans;...
Novel businesses on the block
5 min read
There has been a steady sprouting up of new businesses in Pulau Tikus – from bakeries to boutiques. But behind the scenes, there is a radical transformati...
Penang People Are More Diverse Than You Think…
10 min read
Pulau Tikus is known for its Burmese and Siamese communities that settled there almost two centuries ago. But one should not forget its colourful Eurasian community either; it has sadly all but disappeared from the confines of Pulau Tikus.
