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The Columnists
What You Think
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As SE Asian countries consider plain packaging for cigarettes, Australia reviews its failing ‘quit or die’ smoking policy — Jo Furnival
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Reflections on Christchurch — Kevin Fernandez and Greg Lopez
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Loan sharks and the police — P. Sundramoorthy
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Leading is learning: Need for greater student empowerment on Malaysian campuses — Abd. Lateef Krauss Abdullah
More Opinions
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Thivakar can’t get a job, or the tale of the Umno think tank
MARCH 14 — Four groups entered a bar to solve Malaysia’s race problems. An eager minister, equally eager men of a fresh opposition think tank, detractors of unsubstantiated...
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A clearer grand narrative for better days ahead
MARCH 13 — For theatre-goers, the Ola Bola musical was a return to past glory days when Malaysia ranked among the top footballing nations in Asia and qualified twice in eight...
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#MakanApa:The love we try to find in food
MARCH 13 — It is a defining characteristic of Malaysians that we are generally obsessed with food — talking about food, while we’re eating, and already planning the next...
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Why anti-Grab taxi drivers get no sympathy
MARCH 11 — Try this one day. Dress like a tourist. Pretend you don’t speak Malay. Carry a few shopping bags. Hang out at the entrance Pavilion. Then pretend to want to...
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Aisyah Aziz and breaking the quiet desperation (VIDEO)
MARCH 10 — The future of Malay pop may depend on collaborations with our brethren across the Causeway. Or with our female talents. Just listen to Aisyah Aziz’s latest single...
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Malaysia and Singapore heading for a water divorce?
MARCH 10 — Water. A fundamental requirement for all life as we know it. The human body, as any child knows, is over 60 per cent water. The average adult should drink two litres...
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'Captain Marvel' and a few other goodies in Malaysian cinemas this week
MARCH 9 ― The wait is half over. Avengers: Endgame might be the most anticipated film of 2019, thanks to Avengers: Infinity War's jaw-dropping ending, but the film's post-credit...
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The Chinese dilemma
MARCH 8 ― A Chinese friend once told me that he would only vote for a Chinese representative, no matter which party they came from. This is, of course, only one anecdote from a...
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Go positive, Pakatan
MARCH 6 — Do you struggle for motivation? Perhaps with a diet, thesis writing, project management or even rainy days and Mondays. Then I have to tell you, don’t bother asking...
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What to do when your telco/Internet provider lets you down
MARCH 6 — I find myself in the unenviable position of having to lodge a police report against my broadband provider. How did it come to this? It was supposed to be a routine...
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The priority skill our kids need to learn: Meditation
MARCH 4 — During the Tham Luang cave rescue last year, the 12 kids and their coach were trapped for more than a week before they were found by British divers. ...
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Jadilah manusia yang berprinsip dan bermaruah
4 MAC — Satu-satunya perkara yang membangkitkan minat saya semenjak kebelakangan ini adalah untuk mendalami sikap ataupun kerenah seseorang manusia. Minat tersebut timbul...
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Ageing population, rising retirement age?
MARCH 3 — Retirement, a time when you don’t have go to work every day. When your inbox becomes a pleasant place from which to send letters to distant friends and not a source...
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Alternatives and choices in 'Misteri Dilaila' and 'Happy Death Day 2U'
MARCH 2 ― Now that the 2019 Oscars are over, and however you may feel about the results (for the record, I'm fine with Green Book's win because I can now call the genius...
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Is the old way... the only way?
FEBRUARY 28 — In the old days, Semenyih was the place you passed on the Foh Hup 566 omnibus to Seremban. For the past month, every politician possible has made the trip,...