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On my birthday, I promise to continue being me
FEBRUARY 19 — I celebrate my birthday this week and as usual I follow my one birthday rule: not to work. Besides taking four days off work, I have also been having a break from...
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The solution for more sustainable palm oil isn’t with palm oil producers
FEBRUARY 18 — it’s with Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies (FMCG), with policy makers and ultimately with us, consumers. Current situation Only 20 per...
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Anda berani buat, anda beranilah tanggung!
17 FEBRUARI — Akhbar Berita Harian semalam melaporkan bahawa pihak polis telah membuka empat lagi kertas siasatan berhubung penyebaran berita tidak sahih mengenai jangkitan...
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Malaysia’s ignored hazard: Trucks with bad tyres
FEBRUARY 17 — Forget Covid-19 for a second. You know what’s really dangerous? Huge vehicles on the road. Because at any given moment, a lorry or bus whose driver who...
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Naim Daniel and the divine oath that is ‘Sumpah’
FEBRUARY 16 — It seems as if the annual Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) has hit a low with its 34th iteration as all that people remember from last Sunday night are the controversies...
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The challenges of a virus on Singapore
FEBRUARY 16 — So, Covid-19 rages on. There have now been 67 cases in Singapore. And despite rapid government response — airport health screening, work place temperature...
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Three films in Malaysian cinemas to cure your post-Oscars blues
FEBRUARY 15 ― Despite the predictable results in some categories, the very much hoped for (but not so realistically expected) sweep by Korean international smash Parasite,...
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Anwar wants to be PM, the clock’s on and citizens still baffled
FEBRUARY 13 — A foreign observer waded in — this is a peculiar country with quite peculiar distractions which possess no particular objectives other than to sustain...
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Malaysia needs to be a better place for the arts and content creators
FEBRUARY 12 — As per usual when an Asian country that isn't us wins a major award there will be the usual chatter about why Malaysia can't too. After all isn't “Malaysia...
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Malaysians must say ‘no’ to panic buying
FEBRUARY 10 — Imagine for a second your children suddenly hoarding food and supplies in their rooms: What would that say about your household? About the environment of trust and...
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Tidak sahih, jangan kongsi... faham tak?
10 FEB — Masalah penyebaran Coronavirus di seluruh dunia kini menjadi semakin genting. Ini kerana, bilangan mereka yang disahkan meninggal dunia di seluruh dunia akibat...
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New Asian ideas needed immediately
FEBRUARY 9 — The US political system appears to be stuttering. The attempted (and failed) impeachment of US President Donald Trump by the Democratic party has largely...
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Don't let zealotry break journalism's moral compass
FEBRUARY 9 — In choosing to be a journalist, one essentially takes up the responsibility of keeping the public posted on important and relevant information so they can form an...
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My Oscar predictions for this year
FEBRUARY 8 ― From what we've seen on the road to the Oscars this year, it really is looking like it's going to be quite an easy one to predict, as all the preceding awards, with...
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The minister who climbed the fence
FEBRUARY 6 — Is Syed Saddiq brave? In a world of high walls of indifference, witnessing a minister in charge of all things youthful scaling fences to evade a mob leads to...