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Tunku Halim

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Born

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Website

http://tunkuhalim.wordpress.com

Genre

Horror, Paranormal, Nonfiction

Member Since

June 2014

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Tunku Halim has lived in the UK, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia. He worked as Legal Counsel for a global IT company before turning to writing.

Twenty books later, he is dubbed Asia’s Steven King. By delving into Malay myth, legends and folklore, his writing is regarded as ‘World Gothic’.

His novel, Dark Demon Rising, was nominated for the 1999 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award whilst his second novel, Vermillion Eye, is used as a study text in The National University of Singapore’s Language and Literature course.

His short story has also won first prize in a 1998 Fellowship of Australian Writers competition. In Malaysia, he has had three consecutive wins in Malaysia's Star-Popular Readers’ Choice Awards between 2 ...more

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Dining Vegan in Penang

A friend’s vegan daughter is visiting Penang. So he asked me about what restaurants to go to. I often eat in a vegan way so here are some of my suggestions:

RUO TEA

Dine in a most Zen-like environment. The delicious food is Taiwanese inspired and served in an artfully Japanese way. You’ll come away feeling full. There is a minimum spend and you should book ahead. Young children are not allowed.

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Average rating: 3.19 · 1,438 ratings · 331 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	HORROR STORIES liked it 3.00 avg rating — 429 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Malaysian Restaurant In London by Tunku Halim (Goodreads Author), Chee Yang Ong (illustrator) 3.21 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark demon rising 3.45 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HORROR STORIES 2 3.16 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Lovely Skull & Other Skeletons 3.50 avg rating — 50 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scream to the Shadows liked it 3.00 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Prince Called "Charlie" 3.74 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Children's History of Malaysia 3.46 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LAST BREATH 1.95 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE RAPE OF NANCY NG: 13 NIGHTMARES 2.74 avg rating — 31 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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