Posts By Frances Wilks
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02Monkeying around in Penang: the history of the monkey god
This month’s Chinese New Year celebrations usher in the Year of the Monkey. Frances Wilks explores the mythology of this fascinating god...
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02The resurrection of Sia Boey: Penang’s new heritage arts district
Penang's 19th-century Prangin Market and nearby shop houses have fallen into disrepair, and the canal has become silted up and polluted. But...
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0CommunityA Brief Look at Penang’s Golden Age
Marcus Langdon has just published the second volume of his magnum opus on the early history of Penang.
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01CommunityThe cave of 600 paintings in Perak
Malaysia's got some impressive contemporary artists but, fascinatingly, the roots of art here go back thousands of years.
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0CommunityA Million Little Things by PenangPac
Frances Wilks attends the Ideas Agent Meetup hosted by PenangPac.
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0CommunityAn Expat’s Opinion on Health and Wellness
Whether it’s a job or not, wellness has certainly invaded the holiday market.
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02Entertainment5 Child-Friendly Activities in Penang
Frances Wilks looks at the various options for entertaining the young of the species in Penang with options for the more mature...
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0The Hakka Heritage in Penang
Although the Hakka community hasn’t traditionally had as high a profile in Malaysia as the Hokkien or the Cantonese communities, there are...
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0CommunityHaving Tea with the Pure Lotus Hospice in Penang
Yesterday I enjoyed a beautiful high tea at the E&O Hotel. Nothing particularly out of the way about that you might think...
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0CommunityAn Expat’s Experience Coping with Sciatica
As a sciatica sufferer, I have found that there is no real once-and-for- all fix-it cure.
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0EducationMeet the Headmaster of Penang’s Uplands International School
Matthew Bristow, the Headmaster of Uplands International School in Penang, looks to the challenges of the future while also celebrating the past....
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0CommunityA Visit to the Teochew Puppet and Opera Museum and a Look at Dark Skies in Penang
A Visit to the Teochew Puppet and Opera Museum and a Look at Dark Skies in Penang.
