A Market Made Marketable
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Ch'ng Shi P'ngFor many local residents, flocking to the centrally located Pulau Tikus Market is a morning ritual. It is a popular place for groceries and...
Thrilled by the Western Twang
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Miri’s festival makes it the region’s centre for country music. The date is February 27. Stepping into the gazebo of ParkCity Everly Hotel Miri feels like walking through the swinging doors of a Western saloon.
The Cherished Clubs of Penang
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In an age when young and old tend to be glued to their mobile devices, there exists an avenue for healthy socialising: sports and recreational clubs. These club...
Making Extreme Sports Common
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Speed, height, maximum physical exertion and specialised equipment: check. A high level of inherent danger: check.Extreme sports like skateboarding, skim boar...
Penang a Mecca for Marathoners?
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Imagine running 50km, 100km or 100 miles – which is a whopping 165km. One could technically be running from Penang to Taiping and back, with a few kilomet...
The Future Starts Now
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It’s almost 10pm, and Frederick Tan and I are still chatting in his office. Downstairs, the Penang Sports Council’s Chinese New Year celebration is...
The Panthers are Back!
7 min read
When Ola Bola was released earlier this year, the buzz it created was sensational. Interest in local football surged, thanks to the movie, which portrays a fict...
Water is Everywhere, and it is Always Precious
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Water is one of the most overlooked and limited resources that is fast depleting. Most of the water we see, such as the ocean, is salt water and not suitable fo...
Three Who Found the Call of Music Irresistible
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Jazzing Up the IslandIt was the 1970s and everyone was playing the guitar. Paul Augustin was no exception. The St. Xavier's Institution boy was in the t...
The Common Ice Cream Goes Upmarket
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Penang may be famous for its hot food, but let us not forget its fabulous desserts. Its ice kacang and cendol are often included in top ten lists of all sorts....
PDC – Making Penang Lead
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Bayan Lepas, like Komtar and the Penang Bridge, are symbols of the robust development Penang underwent in the early 1970s. The story of how Tun Abdul Razak Huss...
Musica Sinfonietta– Born of Penang’s Cultural Bosom
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It was over 30 years ago when June Ong and Lo Mei Yoke first crossed paths. Pursuing post-Grade 8 studies with noted Penang piano teacher Joe Emuang, the duo kn...