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Opinion
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Apa sudah jadi?
NOVEMBER 11 — Gelagat manusia sekarang makin hari makin kalut dan gila. Perkara yang tidak sepatutnya dilakukan dan diharap tidak berlaku akhirnya menjadi kenyataan. Lebih...
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In Singapore, policymakers face a predicament over PMDs
NOVEMBER 10 — Last week, the Singapore government prohibited the use of PMDs (Personal Mobility devices) — basically small electric scooters — on footpaths. This sparked a...
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Four films you can still catch in Malaysian cinemas this week
NOVEMBER 9 — The biggest film opening in Malaysian cinemas this week is undoubtedly Doctor Sleep, courtesy of it being a sequel to the much beloved The Shining. ...
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Poor kids are kids too, no?
NOVEMBER 7 — The reactions were telling. No more than 13 years of age, he rammed into the only parked vehicle on an empty street in bright daylight. He was the only one...
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How long more can bookshops in Malaysia survive?
NOVEMBER 7 — I swear to God, every time a bookshop closes a unicorn dies. And many unicorns have been dying. I recall feeling a disturbance in the horned horse force when MPH in...
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Malaysia’s troubling love of monopolies
NOVEMBER 6 — For all the talk we hear from politicians about making Malaysia more conducive for business, we are doing very little to enforce the anti-competitive legislation we...
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Industri media boleh bangkit kembali
4 NOVEMBER — Industri media di Malaysia ketika ini nampaknya tidak begitu memberangsangkan. Harian berbahasa Inggeris Malay Mail ditutup pada Disember tahun lepas setelah wujud...
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Cancel vigilante culture in Singapore... and everywhere else
NOVEMBER 3 — I often say stupid things. Sometimes because I wasn’t thinking, sometimes I just lose my temper and sometimes it is because I was just ignorant of all the facts....
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Three thrilling new horror films you should consider catching
NOVEMBER 2 ― It's taken until November, but I may have finally found some true horror films that have a shot at making my favourite films of 2019 list later this year. The only...
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Tanjung Piai: A silly race in the south
OCTOBER 31 — Shock and horror this Halloween, as the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Gerakan get to square off finally after 50 years at the Tanjung Piai by-election on...
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Keeping our kids safe at night
OCTOBER 30 — In 2017, eight teenage cyclists died after being hit by a car at 3am. As predicted, because the driver and cyclists are of different races, it has become a prime...
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Hargai pengorbanan pihak polis
28 OKTOBER — Tak buat salah, buat pun salah. Begitulah yang terjadi kepada pihak polis setiap kali mereka menangkap atau menangani kes-kes yang berprofil tinggi. Polis...
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Building communities with better use of public spaces in Singapore
OCTOBER 27 — My home changed colour last week. The public housing block I live in was repainted as part of a refurbishment. Now I can’t say I’m a fan of the new orange...
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Four new genre films to freshen up your viewing schedule
OCTOBER 26 — I just realised that it’s been quite a while since I last got the chance to really sit down and binge on new genre releases, especially the indie ones that...
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Tamils, LTTE and arrests
OCTOBER 24 — I called him Vino’s quiet cousin. He kept to himself, the Sri Lankan Tamil Brahmin. Probably 12, I’m guessing, and the war had just kicked off proper back in...
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A love letter to the people who don't feel like living anymore
OCTOBER 23 — With skies of grey and days of constant rain, it's not hard to see why many people are getting a case of the blues. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a real...
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#UMProtest: Why the convo 'stunt' may have been wrong but really isn't
OCTOBER 21 ― There is an on-going debate over Wong Yan Ke’s solo protest at the recent University of Malaya convocation, and whether or not what he did was right and...
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So where are our Nobel Laureates?
OCTOBER 20 — “The Merchant of Death is Dead” — that was the headline of the obituary published for Swedish businessman Alfred Nobel in 1888. It was an appropriate...
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Kidding ourselves in an estranged land
OCTOBER 17 — How should Malaysians deemed not constitutionally Malay teach their children citizenship? To explain belonging, when mum and dad aren’t sure if they belong. I’m...