All posts tagged "Opinions"
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0An Expat's Journey Through the Streets of Penang
In Penang, there's a great difference between then and now of course but what is also interesting is while some things have...
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0CommunityAn Expat's View on Enjoying Malaysia's Pleasant Weather
Though Malaysia doesn't enjoy the changing of seasons that many expats find familiar, it's not all bad.
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0CommunityThe Ghost of Christmas Past for An Expat in Penang
"I am not exactly haunted by the ghost of Christmas past, but I do find that images from earlier festive seasons overlay...
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0CommunityThe Battle with KL's Taxi Drivers
Can a free app change the world? That remains to be seen, but there's no doubt that technologies like mobile internet, gps,...
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0CommunityConstruction Misery in Bangsar
Another high-rise condo has just started to be built less than thirty metres away from one expat's condo in Bangsar. Read on...
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0CommunityA Helping Hand at the Airport
Everyone needs a helping hand from time to time. As Editor Chad Merchant recently discovered, sometimes that hand can come at the...
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0CommunityHi There (November 2013): Malaysia's Subsidies
Last month, our Group Editor, Chad, wrote about the subsidies in Malaysia and the long-term risks associated with leaving them in place....
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0CommunityHi There (December 2013): Changes in Malaysia and the Rise of The Expat Magazine
"When I returned to Malaysia in the mid-'90s as an aspiring entrepreneur and decided to launch a local magazine for expats, a...
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0CommunityLangkawi and Penang: A Tale of Two Islands
Teviot Fairservis muses on the difference between Penang and Langkawi, two islands separated by a few short sea miles, yet so different...
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0What are Global Nomads?
Quite a few expats might have considered themselves to be global nomads. Read on to find out what we mean.
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0CommunityLife of a Global Trekker in Malaysia
David Bowden is a Malaysia-based expat travel writer who writes for many publications around the world, including The Expat. Read what he...
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0CommunityAn Expat's Experience at the Immigration Department
Read one expat's experience as she visits the Immigration Department to renew her maid's visa.
