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Why chess is definitely a sport
DECEMBER 9 — First of all, congratulations to Yeoh Li Tian for taking the chess gold medal at the 30th Philippines SEA Games. As a guy whose school team couldn’t even get to...
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Save the Singapore Marathon
DECEMBER 8 — I am not a runner. I would like to be but I lack the discipline and endurance running requires. Allowing the human body to do better, go faster, run further is a...
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Four films in Malaysian cinemas you might want to check out now
DECEMBER 7 ― As we enter the month of December, which is usually reserved for Oscar bait and Christmas movies, and movies for kids since it's the school holidays here in...
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Where are you YB, democracy is a cold room without you?
DECEMBER 5 — Eighty per cent of life is showing up, according to writer-director Woody Allen. Obviously, this is lower in Malaysian politics, as MPs struggle to stay seated in...
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Complementary treatment for high blood pressure
DECEMBER 4 — Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a most common chronic health disorder amongst Malaysians. Some healthcare professionals argue that blood pressure goes up as...
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Dear politicians, governing isn’t a moneymaking scheme
DECEMBER 4 — It isn’t Malaysian politics if there isn’t infighting though one political party seems determined to win that category in the Malaysian Politicking Olympics....
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So is it Pakatan Harapan or Pakistan Harapan?
DECEMBER 2 — Four guys caned for having gay sex. A radical preacher from overseas remains protected. Child marriages remain legal. The LGBQT community remains threatened. A...
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Powering Singapore for over 100 years
DEC 1 — A hundred years ago, St James Power Station was established as Singapore’s first electric power station. Somewhat fittingly today, it is about to become a major...
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A people’s Constitution
NOVEMBER 28 — Both are lawyers but they can’t be any more different. Still, they lend urgency of the matter: the need to revisit our Constitution. Tamper it, if we must. Siti...
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Winning against employees on wrongful dismissal
NOVEMBER 27 ― As a follow up to my previous article “The Growing Role of People Managers in Human Resource Management”; Against the backdrop of the steeping rate of lawsuits...
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When your country doesn't love you back, you look for love elsewhere
NOVEMBER 27 — I angered quite a few people from a certain minority race in Malaysia with my last column. Truthfully it was not my intent but neither do I have regrets. Can you...
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Carousell sells a new way to shop online... especially for Singaporeans
NOVEMBER 24 — I have a 4.5 rating. It isn’t my ride-share or food-deliver rating. This is my Carousell rating. Carousell is a fast-growing online marketplace in Singapore....
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Three films still playing in Malaysian cinemas you should not miss
NOVEMBER 23 — We’re now deep into November, so even if the summer blockbuster season is long gone, this is more or less the time that the major Hollywood studios start...
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Global community standards to shield Malaysian kids: Gen X to steer away from Boomers
NOVEMBER 21 — As our G58 Huzhou-Beijing train hurtled across China’s eastern seaboard at over 300km per hour, delegates in my study tour utilised various VPNs (Virtual...
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Is consuming too much refined starch a health hazard?
NOVEMBER 20 — What’re Triglycerides (TGs)? These are fat molecules from refined carbohydrates and sugars. Calories not immediately used are converted to TGs, which are our...