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Alternative to holiday traffic jams
JANUARY 24 — So it’s Chinese New Year again. Thousands of families will be looking forward to reuniting and usher in the new year. Given the quasi-lockdown of CNY 2021,...
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Scams and banks
JANUARY 23 — I like to think of myself as savvy enough — which is to say when waiting for my lift at the void deck, I find the posters that caution against sending money to a...
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Two leftover films from 2021 you shouldn’t miss
JANUARY 22 ― With streaming becoming even more ubiquitous in our lives now, to the point that almost every major Hollywood studio out there is getting in on the action with...
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Umno stays ahead only to be rudderless
JANUARY 20 — If Malaysia votes today, an ecstatic Umno will gleefully march to win. Even though coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) will probably lack a simple parliamentary...
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Why can’t we trust poor people with money?
JANUARY 19 — Last year, the Social Welfare Department (JKM) announced it would be dispersing payments to welfare recipients via cashless means through the JKM Pay cards....
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Why hasn’t ‘Pendidikan Moral’ been scrapped yet?
JANUARY 17 — There’s a minor debate on social media about the role and necessity of Pendidikan Moral (or Moral Studies) classes in schools. Perhaps times have...
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Keeping cats on regulation
JAN 16 — I am a pet person. I will cross roads, miss buses, skip entire parties to hang out with the nearest dog or cat. In all honesty, I have sometimes encountered a...
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Three new movies you can catch in Malaysian cinemas this week
JANUARY 15 ― At long last, things are starting to feel like they’re back to normal in local cinemas. It’s been a while since I last found myself in the position of not...
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Fathers — the other half of parents
JANUARY 13 — “Will you help me? I want to see more of my son.” An old friend called and asked me to write about him wanting to spend more time with his child. His wife left...
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We must do right by the disabled and vulnerable
JANUARY 12 — “Is it true Khairy (Jamaluddin) faked his vaccination?” That was not the question I was expecting from a friend this week. My friend is not a conspiracy...
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Boosters: Allow walk-ins at PPVs by disabled
JANUARY 10 — So this happened during my shift as a volunteer at a Pusat Pemberian Vaksin (PPV) in Cheras last week. A woman told me her 25-year-old disabled son did not...
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My favourite Blu-ray releases of 2021
JANUARY 8 ― Long after being pronounced “dead” years ago, the market for physical media, especially of the niche kind, has never been in better health the last few years. If...
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All set and ready to go
JANUARY 6 — After last season’s success, my goal is to beat it. My goal is always to do better each year. It’s hard to say because I’ve had such a consistent year (15...
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#KeluargaMalaysia calls out for leadership
JANUARY 6 — Mani Ratnam’s 1991 epic Tamil film Thalapathi defines the social ascension of superstar Rajinikanth into South Indian nobility. Equally, it has continued to...
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Will 2022 be another year of 'not this again'?
JANUARY 5 — Political commentary feels pointless in a country where every other kopitiam uncle is a pundit now, thanks to Facebook. Just the other day my eyeballs threatened to...