Heartland Voices
GE13: Far from the madding crowd
IT is easy to like Sunarti Atings from Lubok Antu. The 34-year-old mother of two is warm, chatty, and so refreshingly honest with her life story that you want to laugh, cry with her and hug her at the same time.
GE13: Sabahans all for 1Malaysia
Sabahans have their pet peeves about fellow Malaysians in the peninsula but most are content to leave things as they are.
GE13: It's business as usual
Kelantan may have been ruled by one party in the last 23 years, but the people are vibrantly diverse, even in their politics.
GE13: Put a stop to the mudslinging
A politically savvy lot, folks in Terengganu want the coming general election to be a clean game.
What the people want
FROM issues on politicians being held accountable and the armed intrusion into Lahad Datu to rising cost of living, Pahang folks have their own take on things.
Waking up to the facts in Perlis
PERLIS is the hottest state in the country with a recorded temperature of 41.1°C in Chuping. Economically, socially and politically, however, the state is not so hot.
Growing expectations
ABOUT two months ago, Ru- zita Abu Yazid, 50, found out just how important security was.
Holding out for the right one
IN the Belum-Temenggor forest of north Perak, Kampung Air Banum’s village head Tok Batin Abu’s heart aches each time a lorry passes by, laden with fat logs ripped from the forest.
Stability, change and apathy
In Negri Sembilan, the mood is for continuity although there are small voices for change.
Diversity in historic town
MALACCA is a hotch-potch of expressive voices with fewer but more personal axes to grind.
Some like it, some like it not
BILLIONS of ringgit in investments have been pouring into Johor of late, grabbing news headlines. As the state transforms, what are the people saying?
Rooting for a caring society
What is the coffeeshop talk these days? How different is the conversation in rural areas from the towns and does it vary very much among the states? The writer is driving around the country to find out. She starts with Selangor.
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