David ST Loh
David is a photojournalist with The Malaysian Insight. You can follow him on Instagram.
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Kuala Sepetang's cockle farms a shell of their former selves
COCKLE breeding is a multi-million-ringgit industry in Malaysia. At its peak in 2005, it produced 100,000 tonn...
Kedah's Siamese community observe Sard Duen Sib Festival
THE Sard Duen Sib Festival, or the Tenth Lunar Month Festival, is an important celebration for Southern Thai people as w...
A refuge in school
OPERATING from a small rented shop lot at the Gangsa Business Complex in Alor Star, Kedah, the Catholic group New Thessa...
St Anne's festival
EVERY July, the main trunk road off Jalan Kulim at Bukit Mertajam is closed off as pilgrims flock to St Anne’s Church to...
High on Penang Hill
A COMMON reaction when you ask any Penangite about Penang Hill is that there is nothing to do there. Everyone...
Unesco-listed George Town... a decade of change
SINCE earning Unesco World Heritage Site status on July 7, 2008, George Town’s traditions have been the focus of Penang’...
Gurney Drive’s transformation
DREDGING ships, sand barges and excavators dot the offshore of Gurney Drive, preparing the seabed for the Gurney Wharf p...
A mak yong performance in the north
MAK yong or mak yung is an ancient theatre form that combines acting, vocal and instrumental music, gestures and elabora...
Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta gets up and away
INTERNATIONAL and local hot air balloonists gathered at Padang Polo, Penang for the annual Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta...
View from The Gravityz, the world's highest rope course
JUST when you thought you had seen everything George Town has to offer, you can now enjoy the city from a platform 239m...
Welcoming the year of the dog
IT’S the time of year when families get together for a reunion dinner and enjoy traditional Chinese dishes. Every year...
In pictures : Thaipusam 2018
THOUSANDS of Hindu devotees started their annual Thaipusam procession across the country yesterday. This year̵...
A daughter’s diary
JOHN Tan’s family decided to let a beloved husband, father and grandfather to spend the last weeks of his life at home w...
Penang 'senget' shophouses
VERY few pre-war and pre-1900 buildings remain in Asian cities now. China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok have almost...
Wayang kulit rages against the dying of the light
A WAYANG kulit performance and workshop conducted by the Wak Long Music Centre in Penang recently invited people to lear...
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