Penang Properties in 2013
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Yes, most probably, Penang's property market will come to be affected by the global crisis. That is the simple answer to the question most people are asking; bu...
BJ Habibie – Leading a Country in Transition
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JEFFREY HARDY QUAH: You’re seen today as the transitional leader between the Suharto era and the post-Suharto era. But during your administration, did you...
The Lazy Traveller's Guide to Hoi An
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Hoi An is a Vietnamese town on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Unlike Penang though, one can afford to be relaxed and lazy when visiting it. In fact, this is a place where one can afford to do absolutely nothing.
Auditor-General Report 2011: Critique of Selected Education Projects
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Water seeping through the cracks of the walls in the school. Oil leaking from the pipe connected to the oil tank. Empty classrooms and abandoned teachers’...
Halal Hub in the Making
7 min read
The halal industry as a whole has expanded beyond its traditional association with food fit for Muslim consumption. The Penang state government, for example, ha...
Shaping George Town Festival
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How do you put together George Town’s biggest annual festival with very limited time, funding and space? That’s what Joe Sidek has to think about ev...
Cindy Gallop Connecting Change-makers
6 min read
Cindy Gallop would like to be remembered as somebody who changed the world, or at least as somebody who tried.
Off The Beaten Track in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong is not all concrete, and actually has quite a lot to offer to nature and outdoor enthusiasts. A favorite weekend pastime of Hong Kong inhabitants is hiking.
Legacies of Leprosy
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I first became interested in the Sungai Buloh leprosarium when I produced a documentary in 2007 about the people living there. Established in 1930, it used to be one of the biggest leprosarium in the world. It is now known as the National Leprosy Control Centre.
(Sun)burning for PSY
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The papers warned of a crowd 60,000 strong, which translated as a massive jam alert. Typical of Penangites, we fretted. In the end, it wasn’t the traffi...
Leapfrogging Development with ICT
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In November 2012, two important regional meetings on ICT were held. The first was the Asean ICT Ministers Meeting in the Philippines, which saw the launch of th...
Teeming, Tranquil Hanoi
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When you first wake up in the morning, you might not see Hanoi, but you can definitely hear it. This non-stop beep beep beep of motorbikes and cars accompanies the lifting of the nocturnal veil for this city of 6.4 million people.