Meaning of Merdeka and M’sia Day
LAST week, my 11-year-old daughter Apsara asked me what Merdeka was. She was preparing for a Merdeka-themed drawing competition at her school.
Unearthing hidden potential
Opportunity has come knocking for Sabahans working in the Klang Valley to show their entrepreneurial side.
The race politics of road rage
TWO Malaysians were involved in a fender bender on a highway in Selangor. It ended up with one of them getting killed.
Getting goosebumps singing Negaraku
‘National’ issues are distracting us from celebrating our national events as a united nation.
What were you wearing?
Schooling a male government senator on the real world of violence against women.
The bitter truth about sugar
Watch out for that sugar intake or risk health complications later on.
Watching Malaysia’s House of Cards unfold
PEOPLE have asked me which television series best represents contemporary Malaysian politics.
A ticking time bomb at sea
WITH Bohey Dulang island in the background, a 30-something divemaster checked his surroundings.
Shakespeare in Malaysian politics
ON A morning when I was pumped up with Malaysian politics, I watched the rehearsal of OYIF (On Your Imaginary Forces), named after a line from William Shakespeare’s play Henry V.
Spare the rod, spoil the child
CAN a secondary school teacher cane a student for allegedly calling him “Ah qua lao shi” (ladyboy teacher)?
Where kidnapping is a business
When southern Philippines is a prosperous neighbour, then perhaps cross-border abductions will stop.
Is it Azmin or a deepfake?
In the age of sophisticated aI technology, you wonder if the sex video is real or doctored.