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21 hours ago · ADDRESS : NO. 53 GAT JALAN PRANGIN Celebrating of Penang`s communities, known `Chingay’. It has been claimed that Chingay processions, teams balancing and tossing large flags, as well as lion and dragon dances originated in Penang, Malaysia. This piece, celebrating Chingay is a light hearted, confident and glorious celebration of the multiracial nature of Penang, both in terms of the figures ...
21 hours ago · SCULPTURE 16 : HIGH COUNTER. 04 July, 2024. ADDRESS : NO. 313 LEBUH CHULIA. This cartoon plays on the high counter found in a traditional pawn shop. We can see, through a small window, that the broker is examining a ring with his magnifying glass. Today in Malaysia, while pawnbroking, or `pajak gadai’ is strictly regulated by government, it ...
21 hours ago · ADDRESS : NO. 52, LORONG LOVE An occupation that draws uni riots between rival secret societies. One of the most intriguing aspects of these riots is that both sides were multiracial, with the Muslim Red Flag association and the Hokkien Toa Peh Kong Society united against the Muslim White Flag and the Cantonese Ghee Hin. The most serious riots broke out in August 1867 at Lebuh Cannon area. In ...
