Kopitiam: Discursive Cosmopolitan Spaces and National Identity in Malaysian Culture and Media

Khoo, Gaik Cheng

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“…Due to urbanisation and the introduction of Western culture into the Malaysian lifestyle, international coffee chains were introduced during the 1900s. The introduction of cafés like Starbucks and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf has contributed to the upgrade of kopitiams to a more modern version like Old Town White Coffee (Khoo, 2009, as cited in Khazanah Research Institute, 2019Lee, Rajaratnam, and Konar, 2018). These international chain cafés also caused a change in the trend of coffee consumption.…”

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“…Historically Malaysians have preferred drinking tea as their main beverage, however recently, the country has also started a strong culture of drinking coffee. The coffee culture in Malaysia started in the Colonial era with the Hainanese Chinese opening of kopitiams ('kopi' means coffee in Malay and 'tiam' is Hokkien/Hakka for shop) (Khoo, 2009, as cited in Khazanah Research Institute, 2019The Sun, 2017). These kopitiams started as small stalls that are found in neighbourhoods or side streets that sell cheap coffee along with snacks (Khazanah Research Institute, 2019).…”

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Coffee Consumption and the Sustainability of the Coffee Industry in Malaysia

Ramanathan

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2021

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Malaysia’s popular beverage has always been tea; however, current trends show an increase in coffee consumption among its population. The introduction of international coffee chains and the adoption of the coffee culture among the overseas educated has led to an increase in coffee consumption in Malaysia. Hence, the objective of this research was to determine the status of coffee consumption in Malaysia; to investigate the demographics and reasons for coffee consumption and to study the efforts carried out to sustain the Malaysian coffee industry. The study was conducted via an online self-administered questionnaire uploaded in Google Form. Results, obtained from 174 respondents, showed that 77.6% of participants consumed coffee. The main reasons for coffee consumption are the taste (69.6%); “to boost energy” (60.0%) and “to start up the day” (58.8%). 92.5% make their coffee at home or in the office. A low disposable income and restrictions imposed by the current pandemic has led to 62.7% of the respondents purchasing coffee less than once a week. 55.5% buy their coffee from branded outlets (Starbucks, Coffee bean and tea leaf, McCafé) compared to 46.7% from non-branded outlets (kopitiams, office canteen). So, when people do purchase their coffee, they do not mind splurging out on the occasional cup of branded coffee. Study of the literature shows that efforts are being carried out within Malaysia to improve its coffee industry, especially with respect to coffee farming. This alternative cash crop would aid in stimulating the failing Malaysian economy.

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Coffee Consumption and the Sustainability of the Coffee Industry in Malaysia

Ramanathan

Ali²

2021

TUR

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“…There were three specific research questions that motivated the research. First, to what extent did the locality follow the perceived trend in many globalized cities (Khoo 2010;Radice 2009) towards the acquisition of habits or a capacity for diverse individuals to Crescent Community Association (QCCA), the council officer for the market redevelopment, the manager of the local library, the heads and governors of the local schools, the editor of the Kentish Towner, a local architect, the Chair of the community garden, the police, the Chair of Gospel Oak ward, members of the residential associations, the leader of the mosque. Several shopkeepers and traders representing a range of businesses from tailoring, grocery, halal meat, to the newsagent, off-licence and fruit and vegetables were also interviewed.…”

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Watson

2016

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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“…Throughout the world street food is regarded as something special for various reasons: Street vendors sell traditional dishes that their customers would or could not prepare at home anymore (Swislocki, 2009), they create a space for casual meetings (Khoo, 2009) and a sense of place (Shamsuddin & Ujang, 2008); (Wijaya et al, 2013). They provide cheap calories to workers (Etzold, 2013), and with their sometimes almost artistic performances they are also tourist attractions (Henderson et al, 2012); (Steel, 2012).…”

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Managing Diversity: The Government Of A Malaysian Hawker Place

Backhaus

2020

Malaysian Management Journal

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Selling and consuming street food has a long tradition in urban areas of Asia. While the preparation of food, the appropriation of space, and the sale itself follow certain rules, some of them are informal and not always in line with government regulations. However, even though the street vendors (or hawkers) are practicing their trade in a gray area between formality and informality many hawker places function surprisingly well. It is the aim of the paper to analyze the functioning of such a hawker place. As case study serves Changlun, a small town in the Malaysian state of Kedah, where qualitative interviews with hawkers but also officials were conducted. Results indicate that the government of this hawker place is a consequence of an intricate entanglement of practices, which include a tolerant administration but also compliant hawkers and customers liking this place. However, this entanglement is not without conflicts and problems. The hawkers are economically vulnerable and do not have many alternatives to generate income. Consequently the paper ends with recommendations that should enable the functioning of a hawker place as a traditional and well-regarded place to meet and eat and a space for underprivileged people to earn an income.

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Kopitiam: Discursive Cosmopolitan Spaces and National Identity in Malaysian Culture and Media

Cited by 11 publications

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Coffee Consumption and the Sustainability of the Coffee Industry in Malaysia

Coffee Consumption and the Sustainability of the Coffee Industry in Malaysia

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Managing Diversity: The Government Of A Malaysian Hawker Place

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