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Alwyn Lau
Bookworm. Contrarian. Proud Malaysian. Or thereabouts. Tweets at @alwyn_lau
More from Alwyn Lau
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Covid-19 fatalities in Malaysia: Reported, actual and real
SEPTEMBER 27 — Last Wednesday I casually asked my students if they knew what the fatalities for Covid-19 were. Without hesitation they gave a number between 300 and 400. I...
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Can the New Normal have zero office toxicity?
SEPTEMBER 20 — The first time I experienced what most today would consider “toxic” office behaviour was during my first year of work (back during the time Zinedine Zidane...
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Ziyad's tragedy of minutes
SEPTEMBER 4 ― The recent unfortunate incident of the gold medal withdrawal of Muhammad Ziyad Zolkepli is a sad case study of how, when all is said and done, rules are rules and...
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Covid-19 and obesity
AUGUST 20 ― I know this is just a theory but is it possible that one reason — among the many — why Malaysia has for a few months now seen such a high number of Covid-19...
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The AirAsia F-bomb incident: What would you have done?
JULY 31 ― It appears social media remains abuzz with the on-going controversy over Thai AirAsia CEO Tassapon Bijleveld's use of profanity towards a subordinate during a...
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Does Malaysia have a trolley problem?
JULY 26 — No, I don’t mean an issue with the supply of trolleys at the supermarket. The trolley problem is a popular scenario involving ethics. Imagine you see a runaway...
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Social media’s negativity bias #MentalHealthAwareness
JULY 12 — No matter how many studies we read on the damaging effects of social media on one’s mental health (and it could be somewhat ironic that this article appears online),...
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Are private schools immune to the gig economy?
JUNE 21 — At first glance, one can easily imagine that private tuition teachers could have/should have/would have replaced private schools by now. Even before the...
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Christian Eriksen and the intimation of mortality
JUNE 14 — Two nights ago, Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during the Denmark-Finland game. For about 10 excruciating minutes, the whole world...
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Do our frontliners need to listen to our moaning?
JUNE 7 — About two weeks ago, I went to #cucukMyAZ. The whole process went smoothly; no long queues, everyone was helpful, etc. But I did notice something...
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The four irons laws of post-graduate studies
MAY 31 — Maybe it’s the pandemic or just the over-supply of post-graduate programs in the country, but have you noticed that more and more folks are talking about continuing...
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Why do zombie movies remain popular?
MAY 24 — Warning: There are no spoilers ahead. Last week, director Zach Snyder released Army of the Dead. This movie sees a motley crew of generalist shooters, a...
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When MCO means 'must come office'
MAY 6 — So MCO 3.0 (for Selangor) is here. As usual, we’ll await government SOPs, crack our heads over which district lines can be crossed, witness a few people get fined...
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Corruption in Malaysia 'not yet a pandemic'? Really?
APRIL 20 — Recently, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Azam Baki declared that corruption in Malaysia is worrying but “not yet a...
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A former alcoholic shares his story
APRIL 15 — A few months ago, I wrote about Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias and how, possibly, he was afflicted by sexual addiction. Since then, I have received numerous...