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The Columnists
What You Think
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A legal view of the MOU between the government of Malaysia and Pakatan Harapan — Philip TN Koh
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Allow the High Court ruling on children born overseas to take its next legal course — Hafiz Hassan
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In defence of the Defence White Paper — Liew Chin Tong
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What does it mean to be Malaysian? ― Na'im Brundage
More Opinions
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'Annette' and 'Cinderella': Two new Amazon Prime musicals for two very different cinematic taste buds
SEPTEBER 11 — Out of all the major movie genres out there, I’d have to say that the musical is the one I’ve explored the least, even after all these years. And all this...
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‘Patty Ice’ — Being cool under pressure
Five years after overcoming a debilitating back injury that put him out of the game for more than two years, American Patrick Cantlay reached the PGA Tour summit by winning the...
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‘Can the owner of Malay, come to aisle Malaysia?’
SEPT 9 — Perfect time to ask one of THE Malaysian identity questions, who owns Bahasa Melayu — the Malay language? Before, this column rabble-roused whether Malay is used...
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Will our new normal be a safe normal for everyone?
SEPTEMBER 8 — I got my hair cut on Monday. It was an afterthought; being in the area for a dental appointment, it made sense to stop by the hairdresser. There was fear and...
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Is there Chinese privilege in Singapore?
SEPTEMBER 5 — In his annual National Day speech, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said claims that there is Chinese privilege in Singapore are entirely...
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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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'Dachra', 'The Last Matinee' and 'Teddy': Three new foreign language horror treats to check out
SEPTEMBER 4 ― One of the great blessings of the relentless forward march of streaming is the increasing acceptance of foreign language content in the mass market scene, with...
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Bad time to die, the unfortunate death of a Malaysian Indian guard
SEPTEMBER 2 — The CCTV footage is surreal. Perhaps not as much as our national realpolitik and its effects on justice at local levels. Covid-19 had a supporting role in kicking...
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When my rice cooker is smarter than some politicians
SEPTEMBER 1 — My body’s stress response is predictable and often inconvenient: I fall asleep. Perhaps it’s a failsafe to prevent my blood pressure from rising or to...
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‘Alamak’, it is Kamala
AUGUST 29 — The US vice president Kamala Harris visited Singapore last week. It was the first stop of a very brief South-east Asia tour. From Singapore, she flew to...
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‘The Green Knight’, ‘Stillwater’, ‘Demonic’ and ‘Reminiscence’ — a bounty of new movies to stream
AUG 28 — Just like the cinema release schedules from the pre-Covid era, some weekends feel very dull when it comes to new streaming releases while other weekends feel like you...
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The harmony mask we love to celebrate, or that deleted video
AUGUST 26 — No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate,...
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Of shattered glass, terrible couriers, and claypot chicken rice
AUG 25 — I had a bad Monday. Trying to be safe and responsible, I ordered new fluorescent bulb replacements online but they arrived shattered and bent thanks to a certain...
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As the world watches
AUGUST 22 — Last week, the world watched the Taliban take control of the city of Kabul and virtually the whole country of Afghanistan. “Kabul falls to the...
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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...