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Thu, May 17, 2012

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Shake off apathy on Batang Kali

Posted on 17 May 2012 - 05:02am

Yap Mun Ching

EARLIER this month, Britain’s High Court heard for the first time testimony by Scots Guards soldiers admitting that they had killed and covered up the 1948 massacre of 24 unarmed rubber plantation workers in the village of Batang Kali.

Do you know what Hitler did?

Posted on 25 April 2012 - 08:15pm
Last updated on 25 April 2012 - 10:14pm

Yap Mun Ching

I WAS scrolling through my Facebook wall recently when I noticed a new profile picture posted by a former colleague working at a high-profile government agency.

When it’s time for a break

Posted on 23 April 2012 - 05:07am

Petra Gimbad

ON Easter Sunday, I re-watched the film Chocolat and picked up Karen Armstrong's Compassion. Both provided valuable reminders: how love is found in humanity and what we do, and how imperative it is for individuals to practise non-judgment and compassion when surrounded by suffering.

No quick-fix way to fitness

Posted on 20 April 2012 - 05:02am

Daniel Chandranayagam

FOOD! The one thing Malaysians love. And in Malaysia, it comes in all varieties, quantities, and is available at almost every location, any time of the day. Moreover, food comes within all kinds of price ranges. The one thing that is relatively constant is that it has made our folk somewhat obese.

Some people, however, have come to realise that they need to lose weight.

Myanmar casts spotlight on neighbours

Posted on 28 March 2012 - 08:03pm
Last updated on 28 March 2012 - 10:00pm

Yap Mun Ching

ON several occasions since 1997, the original six member states of Asean (Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines) have had to face unpleasant criticisms over their decision to widen the grouping to include the four remaining Southeast Asian states.

When sleep is better than sex

Posted on 16 March 2012 - 05:04am

Daniel Chandranayagam

AH, sleep! The pursuit of which remains ever elusive. How many of us say, "We'll catch up on sleep during the weekend," only to find ourselves running errands, driving our children around, or seeing to other miscellaneous tasks neglected during the week?

Citizenship rights and poverty

Posted on 15 March 2012 - 05:02am

Petra Gimbad

THE UN Convention on Statelessness defines a stateless person as a person who is not considered as a national by any state under the operation of its law. However, the lines are blurred in practice.

Do something, for goodness sake!

Posted on 17 February 2012 - 05:02am

Daniel Chandranayagam

WE'VE just celebrated Chinese New Year, and to help us keep our healthy and trim figures, the Health Ministry made available a booklet, Healthy Eating for Chinese New Year, to help educate the masses on the nutritional and caloric value of CNY fare.

The booklet also provides a table measuring the caloric content of food weighted against the amount of activity it takes to

Grounded faith

Posted on 9 February 2012 - 05:06am

Petra Gimbad

SPIRITUALITY has often been a contentious subject. For a long time, I was confused by relatives who attended church, but also found solace in temples during times of unhappiness.

See the best in others

Posted on 31 January 2012 - 05:02am

Petra Gimbad

THE end of the year tends towards reflection. It is heartening to be reminded of how we believe that we can be better people, given time. Perhaps it is a matter of what hope enables us to see – the best in others and ourselves – and not about whom we aspire to be.

That said, we lose faith in ourselves so easily.