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Penang Port Charterd Ferry for Penang Bridfe Sunset Cruise https://thesun.my/spotlight/penang-port-charters-ferry-for-penang-bridge-sunset-cruise-HP11870513

Link to article on Community Farming in Penang https://thesun.my/local_news/community-farms-start-to-flourish-in-penang-DO11860210

Julian Kam, better known as ‘Lefty’, takes storytelling to the next level and breathes life into every stroke of his pen – his graphic narratives transcend mere ink on paper, portraying real-life scenes, people, experiences and authentic moments. This art form, called ‘documentary comics’ combines journalism and biography, presented through sequential art, or comics. Lefty employs the use of sensory ethnography to capture the essence and vibrance of the themes or geographical locations within the projects he undertakes. “What I do is fully immerse myself by relocating to the vicinity of the project I’m involved in. I observe, indulge in local cuisine, get to know the people, gather data, conduct research, and then integrate these facts and experiences into the storyline,” elucidated Lefty, who is left-handed, just like his namesake. The 'Ferry Tales’ from the Sama-Sama: George Town series depicts Penang’s iconic ferry services that traverse the 11-kilometre-wide Penang Strait...

Link to theSun's article published on 16 Nov 2023.

Here are two articles that I wrote for MSN Malaysia, which are no longer available on their website. I have included the articles below for your convenience: 1) 50,000 Signatures sought for Chee Gaik Yap 2) Prosecutors fail to deliver justice on Chee Gaik Yap's case Unfortunately, I cannot locate more links to my previous articles, and if I do, I will update them to my portfolio. ***************** MSN Malaysia News Thu, 04 Jul 2013 02:30:00 GMT  |  By Carolyn Khor 50,000 Signatures sought for Chee Gaik Yap 50,000 Signatures sought for Chee Gaik Yap A total of 2058 signatures were collected during a signature campaign in Farlim, Penang to petition against the discharge and acquittal of a suspect involved in the rape and gruesome murder of the Chee Gaik Yap. Chee was abducted while jogging around her neighbourhood in Sungai Petani seven years ago. Shahril Jaafar, 32 walked free after the high court ruled, last Thursday, that the prosecution failed to prove a prima facie   c...

If you're interested in learning more about music or piano, I invite you to visit my music blog, The Music Room . As a piano teacher with over 30 years of experience, I have shared my personal insights and expertise in a variety of articles that may be of interest to students, parents, and teachers alike. Whether you're looking for tips on how to improve your playing technique, reviews of new music books and sheet music, or insights on music theory and history, you'll find a wealth of information on my blog. 

Penang Monthly is a Malaysian magazine that covers a wide range of topics related to Penang, including history, culture, arts, politics, and economics. The magazine publishes informative and insightful articles that are relevant to the people of Penang and the broader Malaysian society. I am pleased to share that some of my articles have been published in Penang Monthly. If you're interested in reading them, here are a few titles and links: Making Penang Their Home by Cheering Up Others A Taste for Waste A Cleaner Penang Requires People Getting Their Hands Dirty I have provided the links above to the articles that I could locate at the moment. However, there are more articles that I will add to the list as soon as I find them. Please be aware that the articles are exclusive to Penang Monthly subscribers and cannot be reproduced on this platform.

The word "now" might seem to have an impatient connotation to it. However, being present in the now requires simply a state of mind that is calm, aligned and aware of the present circumstances. As Julian Barbour said, "Time is a series of nows". The concept of being here in the present can be easily understood by filling a drinking straw with water and then keeping the water in the straw by closing off one of the ends with a finger. When we release our finger which acts as a valve, water then flows out of the straw. It takes time for the water to flow out of the straw, from the top to the bottom. From this experiment, we can experience the "now" that happened in the past, the "now" in the present, and the "now" in the future. However, while the water is still in the straw, time becomes still, happening all at once - the past, present and future, simultaneously. Focusing on the now is relevant to many areas of our lives. For ...

A time to remember Altantuya: Human Rights Day by Carolyn Khor Malaysia is still rated fairly free despite fall in Human Development Index ranking Ironically, the existence of a Human Rights Day conveys an apparent lack of human rights in the world, even with laws which are supposedly meant to protect the innocent. In 1950, the United Nations General Assembly declared 10 Dec as Human Rights Day. It is twenty years since 1993 a mandate of High Commissioner was created for the promotion and protection of all human rights during the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna the same year. Women’s Rights are now acknowledged as a fundamental human right. Discrimination and acts of violence against women are at the forefront of the human rights discourse. Human Rights in Malaysia According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in a survey done under Human Development Index (HDI), Malaysia has backslidden in her ranking from 61 st place in 2011 to 64 th pl...

All this useless fighting over who will be PM should stop immediately. Since PH won in 2018, Anwar's camp just kept on disrupting the government and asking the PM to step down. Why did PH lose the government? Because Anwar kept pressuring Tun M to step down. So, Tun resigned, but did Anwar become PM? No. All the manipulation, provocations and secret phoncalls to lobby for support, without any thought for the welfare of the people at all. Anwar supporters must be so proud of themselves for the situation we are in today. When TSMY steps down, will Anwar be the next PM? I'm afraid it's no, again. Why? Because he doesn't have the numbers. And his numbers depended on UMNO's support which he doesn't have now. PH consists of only 33 Malay MPs as opposed to 58 non-Malays. If you think this number is going to make him the PM, then it is wishful thinking. Now we hear claims of Anwar courting AA and Zu's support to make him the PM. The question is why is Anwar so despe...