Penang's secret hash society
6 min read
I am a runner. I may not stride at a blistering pace, but I do run when and where I travel. I get out in the early mornings before it is too hot. Last summer my...
Homeless in Penang
5 min read
Penang is perceived as a food paradise, a world-class tourist destination and the all- round place to be. George Town is the cultural heart of the island state....
Earning the business in the airline business
8 min read
As Malaysia Airlines (Mas) senior vice president for global sales and distribution Duncan Bureau gave his presentation at the inaugural Asia Pacific Tourism, Ho...
Transforming transport the earlier the better
7 min read
Transport in Penang (and all around the world for that matter) relies on non-renewable sources of energy. Think 20 cars with one person in each vehicle, versu...
Letting Penang nurture creativity
4 min read
Let’s go back to your roots as a photographer. How do you envision photography contributing to society? Photography has been doing that for a long time, s...
The internet cloud-y future
5 min read
There comes a point in life when you finally have enough pieces of the puzzle to see the bigger picture. For Gary Thompson, this happened in 2009 when his wife,...
New housing policies to help Penangites cope
8 min read
The Penang state government has introduced a range of housing policy interventions which came into force on February 1, 2014. These are intended to protect exis...
PLAC – where the poor can seek justice
13 min read
The first time I met Teh Chin Lee, I noted that he wasn’t like most clients who typically marched into the office. He didn’t have the kind of swagge...
Nazi Goreng– A hard-hitting and entertaining story of a racialised Malaysia
7 min read
Marco Ferrarese is an animated fellow. The author of the controversially titled but highly entertaining and painfully truthful Nazi Goreng exudes high-octane en...
The written word in a democratised world
5 min read
Literature and the individualThe only subject I was really excited by when I went to school four decades ago was Literature, both as a subject and in the form...
Letting little things talk
6 min read
Ooi Kee Beng follows up with Tan Twan Eng to chat about what motivates him and finds out that oftentimes, it’s the little things in life that inspire the most.
A Festival For All The Senses
3 min read
Penang’s In-Between Art Festival – so called because it literally takes place in between the George Town Literary Festival and the Penang Island Jazz Festival – is an event for Penangites as much as it is for visitors from near or far.
