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CRACCKKK! “Oi! Hati-hati! (Careful!)” a concerned voice called out as a tree branch came crashing from above. In an instant, I saw my life flash past me. Out here, in this verdant green forest was NOT where I intended my life to end.

I REMAIN deeply committed to the belief that Malaysia, the land of my birth, merits every effort to uphold and protect. The divisions we face now seem unparalleled, a far cry from the days of my youth, when racial differences were secondary to our collective pursuit of Wawasan 2020 and the dream of becoming a unified Bangsa Malaysia. Those times, now blurred by the distance of memory, were marked by […]

IN this nondescript school nestled within the dense forests of Perak’s hinterlands, every day can be far from ordinary. Here, amidst the lush wilderness, where tigers occasionally wander through the school grounds and disgruntled elephants have been known to uproot water pipes, the Orang Asli students sit in rapt attention as Cikgu Shawn Stanly Anthony Dass holds court during science class.

WHAT was I thinking? Following a man back to his studio/apartment alone? It’s for an interview, of course, but it somehow feels a tad inappropriate. Even if the person in question looks like a pleasant enough fellow with laugh lines and a disarming smile. My mother would surely disapprove.

MOHAMMAD Khairuddin Aziz, or better known as Khai Aziz, has a one-track mind. And it’s not a bad thing at all. “I want you to write about my drug-free initiatives,” he tells me on WhatsApp.

In this current climate, characterised by the proliferation of racial rhetoric from a certain former prime minister, it becomes imperative for us to reevaluate our nation's historical narrative. Understanding how politics have been strategically employed throughout history to create division, incite anger, and instil distrust among Malaysians, is now more crucial than ever.

IT would seem that Andreas Vogiatzakis excels when the going gets tough. His tenure in Asia, beginning in 1997, has been marked by a series of formidable global and economic challenges.

AN undeniable inner strength radiates from the woman seated across me this evening. As the relentless storm rages on outside, it seems to mirror the tempest within Beatrice Leong.

AN undeniable inner strength radiates from the woman seated across me this evening. As the relentless storm rages on outside, it seems to mirror the tempest within Beatrice Leong.