Renowned Malaysian visual artist Lim Kim Hai has been making waves around the world with his works, and is noted for his distinct artistic language in representing apples. An award-winning painter, his works from the period of 2008-2013 are now being exhibited at 69 Fine Art Gallery, and I find out all about it from artist Kim Hai himself, together with gallery owner Patrice Vallette.

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The Young Guns is HOM Art Trans' latest award, which has been created to give recognition to young artists at the top of their game. Set to be held tri-anually, this first installment, titled Nyala, features works by 13 young talents under the age of 33. Here to discuss the mechanics of this new visual arts award system are renowned visual artist Bayu Utomo Radjikin, who is Director of HOM Art Trans, together with a Young Gun, visual artist Zelin Seah.

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Anson Wong is one of the world’s most infamous wildlife traffickers, convicted twice of smuggling exotic wildlife across international borders. Working with anti-trafficking groups, Al Jazeera's 101 East went undercover to expose Anson Wong’s Malaysian-based operation – and the officials who allow it. Steve Chao joined us to discuss this undercover investigation.

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Featuring 15 photographs of Wayang Kulit performance by Eddin Khoo, the Founder of PUSAKA, the exhibition ‘Storm Clouds – Wayang Kulit in Photography’ seeks to illuminate the Wayang Kulit Siam tradition of Kelantan through the eyes of a long-time chronicler of Kelantanese culture and disciple of Wayang Kulit.

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In conjunction with the Movember campaign, everyone’s favourite funny doctor Jason Leong teams up with Hong Kong’s Vivek Mahbubani, the Philippines’ GB Labrador and Singapore’s Rishi Budhrani for the first time here in Malaysia, in the comedy show called Get Hard, Stand Up! We find out more.

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The local singer-songwriter movement, Moonshine is set to celebrate its 8th Anniversary and they are promising a carnival setting for the show with lots of dancing, food, drinks, love and of course, home-grown music and singing. Giving us the low-down are Reza Salleh, the organizer of Moonshine and local singer-songwriters, Melina William and Diandra Arjunaidi.

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Almost True Stories is The Instant Café Theatre Company's latest New Writing platform to tell stories that are playful yet deeply resonant. Jo Kukathas and Ghafir Akbar share why we need stories and why the penglipur lara is called the dispeller of sorrows and the reliever of anxieties.

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This full-length dance drama is based on the pivotal episode of the epic Mahabharata as envisioned by Poet Laureate Bharati written in Tamil. Performed by dancers of ASWARA Dance Company and Temple of Fine Arts (TFA), accompanied by live music from TFA, this marks the first major artistic collaboration between these two leading arts institutions in this country.

We find out more from Joseph Gonzales, the Dean of the Dance Faculty at ASWARA and producer of this show, and Shankar Kandasamy, the Music & Artistic Director. 

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Matt Ingeneri plays jazz guitar in the classic style of Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, and early George Benson.  A product of Washington D.C.’s famous Hard Bop jazz scene, Matt worked regularly with legendary Blue Note Records house bassist Butch Warren until moving to Malaysia in 2011.

We find out what's been keeping him busy music-wise and what he has planned for this Duke Ellington Tribute.

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A versatile musician, Teriver Cheung is not just a Jazz guitarist but also part of an active touring Neo-soul/Funk band ‘Nuf Said.

We get to know this international touring guitarist, who is currently based in New York City.

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