Culture
Penang developers just erased a 138-year gesture of love from a Kapitan to his wife
For a while, Penangites were expressing their concern that a historic 138-year old grave belonging to Foo Teng Nyong, situated …
heritage
Culture
Lion dances might have been BANNED once in Malaysia during the 80’s. Here’s why.
[This article was originally posted in January 2020, but we made a small amendment to one of our points in …
Culture
Surprising downsides if Batu Caves gets the UNESCO World Heritage status
While the prettiness of Batu Caves’ new unicorn paint job is the talk of the town, the Batu Caves temple committee got …
Culture
This tiny island in Malaysia harbours a chilling, dark secret that not many know about
For some reason, when someone says ‘let’s go to Penang’, not many people would think of the mainland part. And …
Art
EPF is making the UK’s PRICIEST property deal EVER… but it might actually pay off.
If you’re a retiree or a current working adult who actually reads your monthly pay slips, you’d probably have heard of …
Automotive
Penang ferry will soon be renamed RAPIDFerry! But will it make it go any faster?
If we talk about traveling in Penang, we will always hear about what famous food to eat, or which famous location to go …
Culture
For the first time in history, Malaysian heritage buildings are going to be ‘de-heritaged’
If you’ve ever been to A Famosa or Dataran Merdeka, or driven through KL and seen this building… … or even this one… … you …
Culture
The curious case of the 180 Chinese aunties who bought 9 houses in Penang
Part of Penang’s allure is their unique culture. It’s not just a state with a lot of a lot of …
Culture
Johor wants to patent two heritage dishes. But what does that even mean?!?
Of the all the weird things we read in the news, this one seriously takes the kuih! The Star reported …