Free breakfast (100 pac) will be provided.
PROGRAM :
Gotong Royong – Dengue Prevention and Control
Free Health Screening – BMI, Blood Pressure, Glucose test, Cholesterol test, Mental health screening, Pap Smear screening.
Exhibition and Explanation on Crime prevention – Scam, Traffic,
Exhibition of Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting Demonstration
The road to Ba is a long, long way
Still, I make this perilous journey of ten thousand li
In the melting snow beneath jagged mountains at night
A stranger in a strange land
Alone, gradually growing distant from family and friends
And closer instead to my companions
How does one bear moving from place to place,
What will the New Year bring?
At midnight, the north wind brought a heavy snow; the snow that was given to us by the gods just arrived on New Year’s Eve, which showed the harvest of the coming year.
Hold the glass of the half-baked Tusu wine, it has no time to celebrate the New Year, and I should use the grass to write the peach symbol of the spring on snow.
Good to know:
Tusu wine was medical liquor in the old days, and was infused with Chinese herbs and then placed in a thatched cottage that was decorated with an herb named Tusu, hence the name of this wine. Its functions were driving out the chill and protecting from plague and epidemic.
The old year has passed in the sound of firecrackers, and the Tusu wine is enjoyed with a warm spring breeze.
The rising sun shines on thousands of households, and the old peach symbols are removed and replaced with new peach symbols.
The rain, like [a sheen of] oil on Heaven street, falls lightly,
though one sees the color of grass from afar, if one looks closely it is not really there.
The most beautiful spring scene of the whole year is this very one,
far better than the willows that hang everywhere over the city.
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Penang Institute and History Section, School of Humanities of USM, in collaboration with Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, are proud to host the launch of “A Story of George Town Pulau Pinang Malaysia c.1780s to c. 2000s”.
Since its opening in 1786 as a port-of-call of the English East India Company (EEIC), George Town has had a place in the local, regional and international field of trade and commerce. Trading and commercial enterprise had been its forte, from its beginnings to the late 1960s. After having its free port status lifted in the late 1960s, Penang turned to the then up-and-coming electronics industry. In two decades, Penang earned the flattering moniker of ‘Silicon Valley of the East’. Penang too came to be adulated as the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ for having beautiful beaches, salubrious hill environs, and rich and diverse sociocultural traditions that drew visitors from near and far. From 2008, following attainment of ‘Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca’ listing into the UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS), tourism entered its heyday.
A Story of George Town demonstrates that George Town, in the past and in contemporary times, had and continues to celebrate multiculturalism. Peaceful and harmonious ties between the various ethnic communities have long been the hallmark of George Town and Penang. Hopefully, it will act as a catalyst that will stimulate more historical writing about the city and Penang, and about Penang’s significance in the regional and international context.
About the Author:
Ooi Keat Gin FRHist, PhD, is an award-winning author with specialization in the socioeconomic and sociocultural history of Southeast Asia. Currently, he is professor of history and coordinator of the Asia-Pacific Research Unit (APRU-USM) in the School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia and founding-editor-in-chief, International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (IJAPS) (www.usm.my/ijaps/).
His major works are, as editor: Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, From Angkor Wat to East Timor, 3 vols. (ABC-CLIO, 2004); and The Works of Nicholas Tarling on Southeast Asia. Critical Concepts in Asian Studies, 7 vols. (Routledge, 2012). Recently completed is the final volume of a trilogy on the history of Borneo, viz. Borneo in the Cold War, 1950-1990 (Routledge, in press) to accompany previous volumes, The Japanese Occupation of Borneo, 1941-1945 (Routledge, 2011), and Post-war Borneo, 1945-1950: Nationalism, Empire, and State-building (Routledge, 2013. Another recent book-length (commissioned) work is Historical Dictionary of Malaysia, 2nd ed. (Historical Dictionary Series) (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018).
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Demands remain mere noise unless they are raised in Parliament to be transformed into legislation and practices. Studies have shown that women representatives in Parliament are more likely to speak for and act for women compared to male representatives. Some argue from their experiences and gender roles and have introduced more women-friendly policies. However, there is also evidence showing that when there are more women in Parliament, at a certain point, they tend to fail in raising issues or in making policies that are women-friendly. This has invited concerns and criticism from women groups. Furthermore, there are also studies which show that less women in legislatures does not mean that women-friendly policies are not introduced. Current trends show more men raising women issues in more pronounced ways than women representatives; and at the same time, less women are showing interest in debating women-related issues. This forum discusses whether women representatives still matter in the parliament.
Moderator:
YB Kasthuriraani Patto, Member of Parliament for Batu Kawan
Speakers:
1. YB Chong Eng, Penang EXCO for Women & Family Development, Gender Inclusiveness, and Religions Other Than Islam
2. YB Steven Sim, Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports and Member of the Board of Directors, Penang Institute.
3. Dr Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan, Senior Lecturer at Universiti Utara Malaysia
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