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Connexion: Silver trail in heritage living
By Joachim Ng Perak is caught in an old-versus-new dilemma: to preserve our past, or protect our posterity. Planters and…
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Connexion: Back to the Original Faith
By Joachim Ng Quite possibly, many senior officials of the State Government are not aware that the Orang Asli communities…
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Connexion: A neighbouring state gets cleaner
By Joachim Ng Perak and Penang. A tale of two states with a common border. But once you cross the…
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Connexion: Find a spot for high scorers
By Joachim Ng Orang Cina Kaya! You will hear shop assistants mouthing this quite often, perhaps half jokingly. The impression…
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Connexion: Vital democratic lessons from Orang Asli
By Joachim Ng Some 8,000 years ago, Perak was a region of bustling self-sustaining communities that managed a waste-free economy…
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Connexion: Who is more expert than you?
By Joachim Ng State governments need to get real: unless they empower local residents to manage their own neighbourhoods, Malaysia’s…
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Connexion: Preserve Vicky’s Multi-ethnic Mosaic
Ipoh-born Vicky Treadell, former British High Commissioner to Malaysia, remembers fondly her childhood days playing with Malay, Indian, and Chinese…
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Connexion: Kledang Hill and the long-term pain
By Joachim Ng Kledang Hill. Scouts with knapsack on their backs and a song in the air would trek up…
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Connexion: Rwanda overtakes Malaysia in hygiene
By Joachim Ng It is welcome news that a place of worship in Ipoh has directed the attention of its…
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Connexion: Earn in KL and Spend in Ipoh
By Joachim Ng The nation’s Millennials (24-38 years old) have gleefully welcomed the dawn of 2019, while much older folks are…
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