One of the first settlers of Balik Pulau were primarily comprised of the robust Hakkas, who toiled on the hillside estates dotting the area.

According to Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics founder Datuk Joey Yap, although the Earth element symbolises sluggishness, it also means it is a good time to be prudent and analytical as well as to seize opportunities to accumulate wealth through investments.

“This is a labour of love that I believe will contribute towards sustainable ecotourism, conservation, education and research. ‘Rumah Lat’ is not about my legacy, but instead is about capturing and preserving the traditional Malay kampung way of life as I knew it.”

Lat’s work has been translated into, and published in 15 foreign languages... 

From Kampung Boy to Family Man, Malaysia’s renowned cartoonist talks of home and hope

Permaculture is a practical agricultural approach that can be adopted by anyone and practised anywhere, from private home gardens to shared community gardens or from small window boxes to large-scale farms.

“It’s not about trying to get ourselves to ask what the country or politicians can do for us, but what we can do instead to contribute to our country and our community. In Malaysia, we need to start by helping ourselves. We need to do more and talk less.”

Hands in the soil, tending the earth, sowing seeds that sprout, and growing food that nourishes the body and gives just as much sustenance to the soul. This is Eats Shoots and Roots.

Take a peek at a side of Butterworth you may not have seen before. Local artists show their stuff on the walls of buildings in this northern town.

Makers & Co creates most of its pop-up markets based on themes, such as festive or holiday events; while for some, the motif is inspired by the locality of the pop-up, based on areas of interest in the vicinity of the chosen area.