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(31 Oct) - What is Penang’s ban on foreign hawker food cooks about? Is it an affront to the foreigners who can cook just as well as anyone else or is it a bane for hawkers who want to make an easy buck while sacrificing quality? Penang's Gurney Drive hawker centre I grew up in a part of Penang where there were plenty... 

CapitaLand staged a lavish party last month to celebrate the completion of its Farrer Road project ("Big welcome for d'Leedon residents"; last Sunday). I was among those invited to this party, which featured a 10-minute firework and laser show. Such elaborate and ostentatious celebrations only serve to highlight the gap between... 

Fukushima nuclear power plant (October 29, 2014)  -  Scientists warned that an earthquake could take out Fukushima. The Japanese ignored the warning … and even tore down the natural seawall which protected Fukushima from tidal waves. Fukushima is getting worse.  And see this and this. Have the Japanese learned their...